Alternatives to f.lux for Windows with any license

Redshift

Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During twilight and early...
- It's just not as good as f.lux is. Guest • Jan 2020 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees
- This is open source, while f.lux wants you to download a binary and run it constantly on your system. danhaiduc • Jul 2018 • 12 agrees and 7 disagrees
- To start the program, just type "redshift" in a terminal. Guest • Aug 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- In most repos. Easy to use auto adjusts to the sun. Guest • Jul 2018 • 3 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It is open source thus it works better and can be trusted more Guest • Jul 2018 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- It adjusts colours the way I expected it to. There is a simple and efficient gui applet (redshift-gtk) available, and it supports interesting commandline options Guest • Apr 2017 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Worked immediately in Ubuntu 14.04. Not able to adjust settings yet and I wonder about RedshiftGUI but this'll do for now. Guest • Sep 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD
Color Temperature Ajustment Color correction Command line interface Blue light filter ... Debian package compatible Fedora Repository KDE Widget Night mode/Dark Theme System management Add a feature

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LightBulb

Background application that adjusts screen gamma, making the colors appear warmer at night, reducing strain on your eyes.
- This one is the BEST for Windows as Redshift is the best for Linux Guest • Aug 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Simple, lightweight and configurable. Plus open-source. For Windows it does the job. johngraybosch • Apr 2017 • 2 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Open source, far more options, faster Guest • Jan 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Simplest, fastest, best user license agreement. Guest • Oct 2018
- Superior performance. Detailed explanation by the author here: https://www.reddit.com/r/osugame/comments/5rpq1q/lightbulb_gamingfriendly_flux_alternative/ CaptaPraelium • Mar 2017 • 6 agrees and 0 disagrees
- + Free & open source + Adds the feature of setting your own sunset and sunrise times, which the f.lux developer(s) did not want to add + Access to the keyboard/mouse logging hook MSCTF.dll can be declined without affecting functionality except for the ability to configure quick-keys - Occasionally crashes when denied a permission by comodo HIPS, but nothing so regular that it gets in the way of use. Guest • May 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Has minimal performance impact and can be configured to have no impact at all (at the cost of smoothness). Best choice if you are a gamer. Guest • Mar 2017 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Same features, Much Better performance (Key when playing Games or performing intensive tasks), with additional options for customization, like Hotkeys, and disabling it when using a full-screen application. Guest • Jun 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Very user friendly, open source, not skeptical like f.lux Guest • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
Free Open Source Windows
Customizable Lightweight Portable Configurable ... Night mode/Dark Theme Automatic brightness dimming Automatic Lighting Control Blue light filter Color correction Optimal performance Add a feature

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SunsetScreen

Whether you're a morning lark or night owl, SunsetScreen allows you to set the time of the sunset and sunrise, so you can have full control over your sleep cycle.
- Has keyboard shortcut to turn it off and the computer doesn't lag while the filter is turned on. Guest • Feb 2017
- Much better transitions and less laggy Guest • Apr 2018 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- I can change the settings in this software to activate in 24 hours but I can't active red layer in Flux in 24 hours. Guest • Aug 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- So happy I can set my own times. In the winter the sunsets happened way to earlier in Flux, then I'd turn it off and forget to turn it back on. Guest • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Able to set times, value of filter... More options. Guest • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Can set also brightness level to change automatically. Can set the time to change to night time yourself. bklampfl • Oct 2016 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Redshift is Nerdware - Hard to set up Guest • Mar 2017
- A Hole Pletora of Configuration Options in comparison with F.lux, allowing setting for Daylight color, Transition Time of any user specified Duration, Full Disable of Program ( not just for a temporary specified time period ), HSB Color Schemes in addition to just Kelvin temperature profiles. Guest • Dec 2016 • 1 agrees and 1 disagrees
- Just used it for a couple of minutes. But it really seems to do exactly what I need! Lets you choose the time, not like F.lux Guest • May 2016 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees
Commercial $ $ $ Windows
Customizable Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Lightweight Portable ... Temperature Monitoring Add a feature

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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...
- Discontinued
  The project seems to be no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.4, released in August 2014, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
- it is much easier to install and just works right away! Guest • Jan 2018
Free Open Source Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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Iris mini

Iris mini is free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker free brightness software.
- Very minimalistic and lightweight. Doesn't affect games (i.e. microstuttering) the way f.lux does (if you set it to Paused mode). Guest • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 3 disagrees
Freemium Mac Windows Linux
No features added Add a feature

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G.lux

G.lux is an unofficial variation of F.lux. G.lux is an app that automatically changes the colour temperature of your browser as the sun goes down. Monitors are typically...
- It doesn't use the whole screen, only the current browser page. And the sunrise/set isn't "smart" like f.lux does with your location. Guest • Jun 2015 • 7 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Mac Windows Linux Chrome OS Chrome
Google Chrome Extensions Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature

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Desktop Dimmer

Enables darker-than-dark Desktop dimming for your displays. - Small resource footprint, minimal User Interface. - Settings are persisted and restored per-Display...
- 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.
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Automatic brightness dimming Add a feature

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PangoBright

Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your screens as well as external monitors.
- Taskbar dropdown, easy to dim asap. jesseboyer • Aug 2018
Free Windows
Dimmer Support for Multiple Monitors Portable Add a feature

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Dimmer

A very small and free utility for Windows to reduce brightness on LCD/TFT screens. A must if you work on your computer at night with very low ambient light.
- Discontinued
  The program is no longer updated. Latest version, 1.0, released in March 2007, can be still downloaded from the official website.
- Dimmer controls monitor's brightness not color temperature. Guest • Jun 2015
Free Windows
Automatic brightness dimming Portable Add a feature

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Windows Night Light

Your display emits blue light—the kind of light you see during the day—which can keep you up at night.

Commercial Windows
Blue light filter Night mode/Dark Theme Add a feature

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