Best Amphetamine alternatives for Mac
Amphetamine is a free app in Menu bar and Utilities. We found 24 Mac apps that cover the same ground. Of those, 6 are completely free, 5 are free to start and 6 are open source. Bartender leads on overlap and community votes, followed by Lungo and Pure Paste.
The app you want to replace
Amphetamine
Keep your Mac awake on demand
Free · Menu bar and Utilities
24 alternatives to Amphetamine
How we picked: every app here shares at least one category with Amphetamine. Apps that also share features rank higher, and community upvotes break ties. Price and licence never buy a better spot. How we rank apps
- 1
Bartender
Organize your menu bar icons
106PaidMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 2Hot
Lungo
Prevent sleep from the menu bar
89$4Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 3
Pure Paste
Paste plain text by default
63$4.00Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 4
Stats
Free system monitor for the menu bar
43FreeMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- Open source
- 5
Dropover
Floating shelves for drag and drop
39Free + in-appMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- 6
Maccy
Lightweight clipboard manager
29$9.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- Open source
- One-time purchase
- 7
iStat Menus
Detailed system stats in your menu bar
23$11.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 8
PCalc
Scientific calculator for Mac
19$9.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 9
MonitorControl
Brightness keys for external displays
10FreeMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Also in Utilities
- Menu bar
- Open source
- 10Featured
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- 14
System Color Picker
Pick colors from anywhere on screen
125FreeDesign & photo- Also in Menu bar
- Menu bar
- Open source
- 15
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Little Snitch
See and control outgoing connections
116PaidMenu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 17
- 18Hot
Unclutter
Notes, files and clips in a pull-down drawer
113$19.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 19Hot
Klack
Satisfying keyboard sounds as you type
110$4.99Menu bar- Also in Menu bar
- Menu bar
- One-time purchase
- 20
- 21Hot
- 22
- 23Hot
- 24
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best alternative to Amphetamine on Mac?
- Bartender is our top pick. It shares Menu bar and Utilities with Amphetamine and has 106 upvotes from the community. Lungo and Pure Paste are close behind.
- What is the best free alternative to Amphetamine on Mac?
- Stats is the best-ranked free alternative to Amphetamine. 6 of the alternatives listed here are completely free.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Amphetamine?
- Yes. 6 alternatives are open source, including Stats, Maccy and MonitorControl.
- How many alternatives to Amphetamine are there for Mac?
- Mac App Index lists 24 apps that share a category with Amphetamine: 6 completely free, 5 free to start and 6 open source.