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, Wayland and Android apps. The best Desktop Dimmer alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Desktop Dimmer are Redshift, Solace, LightBulb and Red Moon.

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Desktop Dimmer alternatives page was last updated Nov 23, 2024

Away From Keyboard (AFK)
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Away From Keyboard is an app that reduces eye strain with reminders to take a break.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Platforms
Mac
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Hyprshade
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Hyprland shader configuration tool.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Python
Linux
Wayland
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wl-gammactl
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Small GTK GUI application to set contrast, brightness and gamma for wayland compositors which support the wlr-gamma-control protocol extension. Basically this is the example from here: https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/blob/master/examples/gamma-control.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
Linux
Wayland
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