Eye Saver AlternativesColor Temperature Tools & Screen Dimmers like Eye Saver

Eye Saver is described as 'Free software for eye protection and more! It protects your eyes while you are working on the computer. Eye Saver has three main functions: blue light filter; eliminates the invisible flickering of the display backlight; reminds you to take breaks;' and is a color temperature tool in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Eye Saver for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Wayland apps. The best Eye Saver alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Eye Saver are Redshift, LightBulb, Red Moon and BlinkMore.

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  1. f.lux icon
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    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.

    56 f.lux alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Blue light filter
    2.  Color temperature modes
    3.  Time Scheduling
    4.  Colour control
    5.  Color Temperature
    6.  Simple installation
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Backlight brightness control
    11.  Reduce Eyestrain
    12.  Display Management

    f.lux VS Eye Saver

     
    • f.lux is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Eye Saver.

    • f.lux is the most popular free alternative to Eye Saver.

    • f.lux is Free and ProprietaryEye Saver is also Free and Proprietary
    • f.lux is LightweightEye Saver is not according to our users
  2. Redshift icon
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    Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime.

    46 Redshift alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    No longer working on modern systems, and no longer updated.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Blue light filter
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Portable
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Display Management
    9.  Cross-Platform
    10.  Fedora Repository
    11.  Debian package compatible
    12.  System management

    Redshift VS Eye Saver

     
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    Open Source Alternative for Linux

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    • Redshift is the most popular Open Source alternative to Eye Saver.

    • Redshift is Free and Open SourceEye Saver is Free and Proprietary
    • Redshift is LightweightEye Saver is not according to our users
  3. LightBulb icon
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    Background application that adjusts screen gamma, making the colors appear warmer at night, reducing strain on your eyes.

    51 LightBulb alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Optimal performance
    4.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Color Temperature
    2.  Blue light filter
    3.  Portable
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Automatic Lighting Control
    6.  Fullscreen Pause
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Application Whitelist
    10.  Color correction
    11.  Auto Update
    12.  Graphical User Interface

    LightBulb VS Eye Saver

     
  4. Red Moon icon
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    The app is free on F-Droid and on GitHub but you can buy it on the Google Play Store to support the developer.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Red Moon Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Time Scheduling
    3.  Automatic brightness dimming
    4.  Color correction
    5.  Blue light filter

    Red Moon VS Eye Saver

     
    • Red Moon is the most popular Android alternative to Eye Saver.

    • Red Moon is Free and Open SourceEye Saver is Free and Proprietary
  5. BlinkMore icon
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    BlinkMoreFree is an open source macOS menu bar application that helps reduce eye strain by fading your screen when you stare at it for too long without blinking. Using automated eye-tracking and customized settings to encourage you to blink more.

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Sits in the MenuBar
    6.  Reduce Eyestrain

    BlinkMore VS Eye Saver

     
  6. RedshiftGUI icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.4, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

    RedshiftGUI Features

    1.  Color management
    2.  Reduce Eyestrain

    RedshiftGUI VS Eye Saver

     
  7. Brightintosh icon
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    BrightIntosh is lightweight, works system-wide, has optional launch-at-login functionality and includes a global hotkey to toggle the extra brightness.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Brightintosh Features

    1.  Adjusting brightness
    2.  HDR Support
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Brightintosh VS Eye Saver

     
  8. Dimmer icon
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    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    58 Dimmer alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Dimmer Features

    1.  Adjusting brightness
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Dims background windows
    4.  Portable
    5.  Automatic brightness dimming

    Dimmer VS Eye Saver

     
  9. PangoBright icon
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    Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your screens as well as external monitors.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PangoBright Features

    1.  Dimmer
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Portable
    4.  Dark Mode

    PangoBright VS Eye Saver

     
  10. Twilight icon
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    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.

    40 Twilight alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android

    Twilight Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Blue light filter
    4.  Display Management
    5.  Automatic brightness dimming

    Twilight VS Eye Saver

     
  11. Gammy icon
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    Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer being worked on and the repository has been archived

    Gammy Features

    1.  Automatic brightness dimming
    2.  Backlight brightness control
    3.  Blue light filter
    4.  Automatic Lighting Control
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Color correction

    Gammy VS Eye Saver

     
  12. Iris mini icon
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    Enjoy free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker-free brightness control with Iris mini. Minimalistic design, portable, and automatic for no-hassle, eyestrain-relief across all devices. Simply double-click to activate, perfect for every lighting condition.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Iris mini Features

    1.  Blue light filter

    Iris mini VS Eye Saver

     
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