Dimmer Alternatives for Linux

Dimmer is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is f.lux, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Dimmer and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Dimmer are Redshift, Gammy, RedshiftGUI and Iris mini.

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

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Dimmer

Free • Proprietary
Screen Dimmer
Windows

Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

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f.lux
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Free • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
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Windows
Linux
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iPhone
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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.
2. Lightweightf.lux consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Blue light filter
Color temperature modes
Time Scheduling
Colour control
Simple installation
Backlight brightness control
Display Management
Temperature Monitoring
Reduce Eyestrain
Scheduling
f.lux vs Dimmer opinions
Some users think f.lux is a great alternative to Dimmer, some don't.
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f.lux gives a warmer tint to the screen, dimmer makes the screen darker.
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Only changes color not brightness, also self adjusts, cant be used in daylight hours.
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Only changes color not brightness
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F.lux only changes the color temperature, not the brightness
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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. Command line interfaceRedshift either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. LightweightRedshift consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. PortableRedshift can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Blue light filter
Color correction
Display Management
Cross-Platform
System management
KDE Widget
Fedora Repository
Debian package compatible
Discontinued
No longer working on modern systems, and no longer updated.

Redshift vs Dimmer opinions
Most users think Redshift is a great alternative to Dimmer.
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Only changes color not brightness
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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.

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Only changes color not brightness
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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
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.
Iris
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Freemium • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Health Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
120 alternatives to Iris
Iris is software which makes monitors healthy for the eyes. With iris you can reduce the blue light emitted from your screen for better sleep, reduce the brightness of your screen without PWM and avoid eye pain.
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Iris Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsIris supports the use of multiple displays.
2. Ad-freeIris doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeIris supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Automatic brightness dimming
Reduce Eyestrain
Blue light filter
Built-in timer
Kumux
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Chrome OS
Software as a Service (SaaS)
52 alternatives to Kumux
Kumux is a dynamic circadian color scheme for code editors and other software. It adjust color temperature, color hues, contrast and brightness levels throughout the day based on the position of the sun.
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Kumux Features
Color Palette
VSCode
Vim
Calise
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Free • Open Source
Screen Dimmer
Linux
39 alternatives to Calise
A programs which adjust screen brightness due to light detectedby webcam.

Calise has no features, suggest some!
SCT - Set Color Temperature
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Linux
46 alternatives to SCT - Set Color Temperature
Setting the color temp of the screen really only requires about 40 lines of C (80 or so all inclusive). sct is a crude utility which does roughly that. I’d say exactly that, but some of the calculations aren’t actually exact.
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SCT - Set Color Temperature Features
Simple installation
Blue light filter
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