Prevent MacBook Pro 2016 from sleeping (High Sierra)

Use this on the terminal :

caffeinate -u -t <time_awake_in_secs>

It will keep the screen awake, avoid any restart till the time specified.

Use only

caffeinate

if you want to endlessly keep the system awake.

To end this mode press control c or kill the terminal


Anti Sleep is a free app available on the App Store. It prevents Mac from going into sleep mode.


NoSleep is a MacOS X kernel extension, preventing sleep when you close the lid.