Desktop Dimmer Alternatives

Desktop Dimmer is described as 'Enable darker-than-dark dimming for internal and external screens' and is a Screen Dimmer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Desktop Dimmer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Wayland apps. The best Desktop Dimmer alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Desktop Dimmer are Redshift, LightBulb, Red Moon and RedshiftGUI.

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  1. Shady icon

    Shady

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    Shady puts a shade over your screen to help soothe your tired or dazzled eyes. You can use it to reduce your Mac's brightness far below the usual minimum, without any risk of damage to your screen.

    49 Shady alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Lux Auto Brightness icon

    Lux Auto Brightness

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    Lux Automatically Adjusts Your Screen Brightness.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Calise icon

    Calise

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    A Python program that calculates ambient brightness and sets screen's correct backlight using a camera.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Brisync icon

    Brisync

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    Synchronize your external monitor brightness with built-in display. Application reads current brightness of your built-in display and passes it to external monitors via DDC interface. You can adjust brightness by menu in system status bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. NEC Brightness Controller icon

    NEC Brightness Controller

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    Brightness Controller easily allows windows users to set the brightness level of your LCD screen (It is very useful when your screen doesn't allow settings to be remembered without having to push many buttons on your screen!).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. myPoint Shade icon

    myPoint Shade

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    Stop burning your eyes! myPoint Shade is caring for your eyes' comfort.

    If you work in a dark room or struggle with eye strain and headache, myPoint will tune up your displays - this way it will care for your health and comfort.

    myPoint allows you to adjust the brightness o.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    myPoint supports both Common shade for all screens and Per screen shade.
     
  10. Lumen icon

    Lumen

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    Lumen - magic auto brightness based on screen contents. You control Lumen simply by using your brightness keys - it'll automatically learn your preferences.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. SunshinePal icon

    SunshinePal

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    SunshinePal is your daily sunlight companion designed to help you track your exposure, set healthy goals, and reconnect with nature for better sleep and mood.

    51 SunshinePal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
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    • SunshinePal is the most popular iPhone alternative to Desktop Dimmer.

    • SunshinePal is Freemium and ProprietaryDesktop Dimmer is Free and Open Source
  12. Z Image icon

    Z Image

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    Z-Image is a 6B-parameter Single-Stream Diffusion Transformer for fast, photorealistic image generation and editing. It runs smoothly on 16GB consumer GPUs, follows complex bilingual (Chinese/English) instructions, renders crisp text, and is fully open for developers via public...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Gamma Dimmer icon

    Gamma Dimmer

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    Dim any screen and keep color accuracy.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. EyeAway icon

    EyeAway

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    EyeAway is a beautiful, privacy-first macOS app that helps reduce digital eye strain using the proven 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds - your eyes will thank you.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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