Alternatives to NEC Brightness Controller for all platforms with any license

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.

Free Mac Windows Linux Android iPhone ... Android Tablet iPad
Blue light filter Night mode Temperature Monitoring 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.

Free Open Source Windows
Lightweight Configurable Customizable Blue light filter ... Night mode Optimal performance Portable Add a feature

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NirCmd

NirCmd is a small utility that allows you to do many useful tasks from command-line, without displaying any user interface: change your display settings, turn off your...

Free Windows
Command line interface 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.

Free Personal Windows
Customizable Support for Keyboard Shortcuts Lightweight Portable ... Temperature Monitoring User-controlled day/night time Add a feature

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Iris mini

Iris mini is free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker free brightness software.

Free Mac Windows Linux
No features added 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...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Automatic brightness dimming 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 Add a feature

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Screen Filter

Applies a shade that acts as a dimmer to ensure your eyes don't hurt. Far more powerful than Android's built-in brightness setting. Great for low-light gaming...

Free Android Android Tablet
No features added Add a feature

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iBrightness Tray

iBrightness Tray is a little bit of a swiss army knife display tool as adjusting the brightness of your screen is just one of three main functions it has. The other two...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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- Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.0, released in 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.
Lux Auto Brightness

Lux Automatically Adjusts Your Screen Brightness

Freemium Android
No features added Add a feature

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Shady

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...

Free Mac
No features added Add a feature

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CareUEyes

CareUEyes is a very simple but useful program when it is about your eye care. The program comes with a very simple and clean interface and needs to technical knowledge....

Free Windows
Automatic brightness dimming Blue light filter Add a feature

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Night Shift: Blue Light Filter

Do you use your mobile phone after sunset? Do you use your phone within three hours of your bed time? If yes, then your device might be taking your sleep away. Bluelight...

Free Android Android Tablet
Blue light filter Night mode Add a feature

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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...

Freemium Mac Windows Linux
Built-in timer Automatic brightness dimming Blue light filter Night mode Add a feature

26 Like
Nocturne

Nocturne is simple app for switching a computer to night vision mode. It has a few tricks up its sleeve: color correction, window shadow toggling, and background removal.

Free Open Source Mac
Color correction Add a feature

10 Like
- Discontinued The project has been abandoned. Last version, 2.0.0, released in September 2009, can be still downloaded from Google Code Hosting