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CLUSTER DESKTOP-UTILITY-COMPUTER · 27 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-01-21

Desktop sleep prevention utilities

This cluster comprises desktop utilities that manage system idle and sleep behavior—preventing sleep, simulating activity, scheduling shutdowns, and adjusting screen dimming. The dated history is sparse, with a single entry in 2020 and then a cluster of entries in early 2026, suggesting sporadic development rather than a consistent trend. Traction leaders are keepawake, AI-Task-Keeper, and stayawake, each with 0 stars, indicating minimal user activity.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JAN 2020: 1JUL 2025: 1JAN 2026: 1MAY 2026: 3AUG 2026: 1SEP 2026: 17OCT 2026: 3
JAN 2020OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 2 ai-built · 4 hand-coded · 14 unlabelled

Operator · 16 hobby · 3 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01keepawake0★12 daysliveai-builthobbyWindows utility that prevents sleep, screen-off, and lock while long-running tasks or remote sessions are active, with no installation required.
  2. 02SideDim2★7 days—hobbyDesktop utility that dims every monitor except the focused window, with an optional spotlight, to reduce distractions during gaming and focused work.
  3. 03awake-daemon2★8 days—ai-builthobbyCommand-line utility that keeps a Windows system awake by blocking idle sleep, screen off, and hibernation, with per-app watch rules.
  4. 04bring-later1★15 dayslivehobbyDesktop app that snoozes windows by hiding them until a chosen time, then restores them and alerts the user.
  5. 05CursorNudge0★13 days—hobbyCross-platform desktop utility that periodically moves the cursor to keep the computer awake.
  6. 06AlwaysOn0★1 day—hobbyDesktop utility for Windows that prevents the screen from turning off and the computer from sleeping while running in the background.
  7. 07Windows-Latency-Tuner0★23 days—hobbyWindows tuning utility that disables UI animations, telemetry, background tasks, and power throttling to reduce latency, with one-click rollback.
  8. 08mouse-mover0★17 daysliveDesktop utility that prevents screensaver and screen lock by moving the mouse cursor at randomized intervals on macOS and Windows.
  9. 09INSOMNIA0★24 days—hand-codedhobbyWindows system tray utility that prevents automatic sleep and workstation locking according to a schedule and detected Wi-Fi networks.
  10. 10AI-Task-Keeper0★14 days—hobbyDesktop utility that keeps Windows awake during long-running tasks and dims the screen, with manual activation and automatic exit.
  11. 11MouseJiggler1★1 mo—hobbyDesktop utility that prevents screen sleep by simulating mouse movement with one-click activation.
  12. 12WaveUp Tasker Plugin0★2 molivehand-codedopen sourcePlugin for an automation app that lets users enable or disable a screen-wake utility from their automation tasks.
  13. 13aweak0★24 days—hobbyWindows utility that prevents the system from sleeping and optionally keeps the screen on, with timed and process-bound modes.
  14. 14GhostLock1★27 days—hobbyDesktop utility that simulates subtle mouse and keyboard activity to prevent session lockout while blocking physical input on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
  15. 15steppedout1★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyDesktop utility that locks the Windows screen after a period of real inactivity while leaving downloads and background work running.
  16. 16Stimulator0★2 moliveopen sourceDesktop utility that prevents a computer from sleeping, locking, or dimming its screen while in use.
  17. 17Stims0★27 daysliveopen sourceApp that keeps the screen awake while user-selected apps are in the foreground and restores normal sleep behavior otherwise.
  18. 18jellyfin-sleep-guard0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyUtility that keeps a Windows PC awake while a media server is playing and releases sleep when playback stops.
  19. 19anti-afk-macro0★29 days—hobbyWindows tool that sends a harmless keypress on a schedule to prevent games from marking the user idle while away.
  20. 20screen-off0★29 days—hobbyDesktop utility for Windows that turns off the monitor instantly with one click or global hotkey while keeping running apps, downloads, and network active.

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