Day Night Alternatives

Day Night is described as 'desktop app made to kill procrastination by showing you how much time is left for tasks in percentages' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Day Night for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet. The best alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Day Night are Redshift, LightBulb, Gammy and RedshiftGUI.

Day Night alternatives are mainly Color Temperature Tools but may also be Screen Dimmers or Anti Procrastination Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Day Night.

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Day Night

Paid • Proprietary

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Day Night is a desktop app made to kill procrastination by showing you how much time is left for tasks in percentages.

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f.lux
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Free • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
54 alternatives to f.lux
Software that makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.
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f.lux Features
1. Dark Modef.lux supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Blue light filter
Color temperature modes
Time Scheduling
Colour control
Simple installation
Backlight brightness control
Scheduling
Display Management
Temperature Monitoring
Reduce Eyestrain
f.lux vs Day Night
pros, cons and recent comments
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F.lux is a display color contttrol app while Day Night is like a Pomodoro App.
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Redshift
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
49 alternatives to Redshift
Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime.
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Redshift Features
1. Dark ModeRedshift supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. LightweightRedshift consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. PortableRedshift can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Command line interfaceRedshift either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Blue light filter
Color correction
Display Management
Cross-Platform
Fedora Repository
Debian package compatible
System management
KDE Widget
LightBulb
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Windows
50 alternatives to LightBulb
LightBulb is an application that reduces eye strain produced by staring at a computer screen when working late hours. As the day goes on, it continuously adjusts gamma, transitioning the display color temperature from cold blue in the afternoon to warm yellow during the night.
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LightBulb Features
1. LightweightLightBulb consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableLightBulb can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Dark ModeLightBulb supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Customizable
Optimal performance
Configurable
Blue light filter
Support for Hotkeys
Application whitelisting
Sane defaults
Auto Update
Location-based
Fullscreen Pause
Gammy
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Windows
Linux
52 alternatives to Gammy
Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.
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Gammy Features
Automatic brightness dimming
Backlight brightness control
Blue light filter
Automatic Lighting Control
Graphical User Interface
Color correction
Discontinued
The project is no longer being worked on and the repository has been archived
RedshiftGUI
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Windows
Linux
42 alternatives to RedshiftGUI
RedshiftGUI changes the color temperature of your monitor to better match that of your surrounding. This means that it sets a cooler color temperature during the daytime (due to natural lighting) and sets a warmer temperature at night (due to indoor lighting). Similar to f.
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RedshiftGUI Features
Color management
Reduce Eyestrain
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.4, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
Dimmer
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Free • Proprietary
Screen Dimmer
Windows
53 alternatives to Dimmer
Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.
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Dimmer Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsDimmer supports the use of multiple displays.
2. PortableDimmer can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Adjusting brightness
Dims background windows
Automatic brightness dimming
Iris mini
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Freemium • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
48 alternatives to Iris mini
Iris mini is free and minimalistic version of Iris. Small. Minimalistic. Free. Portable. Automatic. Awesome for everyone. Just double click and it will work.
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Iris mini Features
Blue light filter
Windows Night Light
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Free • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Windows
48 alternatives to Windows Night Light
To schedule Night Light so it turns on automatically, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Night light > Night light settings.
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Windows Night Light Features
1. Dark ModeWindows Night Light supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. LightweightWindows Night Light consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Support for Multiple MonitorsWindows Night Light supports the use of multiple displays.
Display Management
Reduce Eyestrain
Blue light filter
Desktop Dimmer
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Free • Open Source
Screen Dimmer
Mac
Windows
Linux
46 alternatives to Desktop Dimmer
Enable darker-than-dark dimming for internal and external screens.
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Desktop Dimmer Features
Display Management
Automatic brightness dimming
Discontinued
The last commit to the project is from November, 16 2017 and it gave some users a bunch of deprecation errors when they tried to install and run it.
SunsetScreen
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Paid • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Windows
49 alternatives to SunsetScreen
Whether you're a morning lark or night owl, SunsetScreen allows you to set the time of the sunset and sunrise, so you can have full control over your sleep cycle.
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SunsetScreen Features
1. PortableSunsetScreen can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightSunsetScreen consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Customizable shortcuts
Display Management
Customizable
Temperature Monitoring
Reduce Eyestrain
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts