Desktop Dimmer Alternatives
Desktop Dimmer is described as 'Enables darker-than-dark Desktop dimming for your displays'. There are more than 25 alternatives to Desktop Dimmer 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 Desktop Dimmer are Redshift (Free, Open Source), LightBulb (Free, Open Source), Red Moon (Free, Open Source) and RedshiftGUI (Free, Open Source).
- 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. View 54 alternatives to f.lux
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
f.lux vs Desktop Dimmer
lepi Redshift can't seem to be configured and it's only temperature, while Desktop Dimmer can just darken your screen - Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime. View 47 alternatives to Redshift
- Background application that adjusts screen gamma, making the colors appear warmer at night, reducing strain on your eyes. View 48 alternatives to LightBulb
- The app is free on F-Droid and on GitHub but you can buy it on the Google Play Store to support the developer. View 32 alternatives to Red Moon
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
- RedshiftGUI changes the color temperature of your monitor to better match that of your surrounding. View 41 alternatives to RedshiftGUI
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.4, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- The app filters the blue spectrum on your phone or tablet after sunset and protects your eyes with a red filter. The filter intensity is smoothly adjusted to the sun cycle based on your local sunset and sunrise times. View 37 alternatives to Twilight
- Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux. View 49 alternatives to Gammy
- Iris mini is free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker free brightness software. View 46 alternatives to Iris mini
- Brightness control software for all your monitorsDimmer is a small and free application for Windows designed to help control the brightness of your computer screen, monitor or... View 47 alternatives to Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your screens as well as external monitors. View 41 alternatives to PangoBrightNo screenshots yet
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
PangoBright vs Desktop Dimmer
minhnhatx Simple, no installation needed, works with multiple monitors, not a software to adjust temperature but it was exactly what I was searching for.