Night Screen Alternatives

Night Screen is described as 'Is created for those people who spend a lot of time at night working' and is a color temperature tool in the sport & health category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Night Screen for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Wayland apps. The best Night Screen alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Night Screen are Redshift, Solace, LightBulb and Red Moon.

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Alternatives list

  1. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Nocturne icon
     10 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Shady icon
     5 likes

    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 any risk of damage to your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SunshinePal icon
     1 like

    SunshinePal is your daily sunlight companion designed to help you track your exposure, set healthy goals, and reconnect with nature for better sleep and mood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
     
  5. Calise icon
     3 likes

    A Python program that calculates ambient brightness and sets screen's correct backlight using a camera.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. myPoint Shade icon
     2 likes

    Stop burning your eyes! myPoint Shade is caring for your eyes' comfort.

    If you work in a dark room or struggle with eye strain and headache, myPoint will tune up your displays - this way it will care for your health and comfort.

    myPoint allows you to adjust the brightness o.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Easy Invert icon
     1 like

    Easy Invert sits in the tray and provides a context menu by which you can set the color filter to apply to the screen. A regular click on the tray icon turns the filter on or off. There are also more specific functions to discover.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Brisync icon
     3 likes

    Synchronize your external monitor brightness with built-in display. Application reads current brightness of your built-in display and passes it to external monitors via DDC interface. You can adjust brightness by menu in system status bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Screen Lights icon
     3 likes

    Screen Lights is created for those people who spend a lot of time at night working.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Lumen icon
     2 likes

    Lumen - magic auto brightness based on screen contents. You control Lumen simply by using your brightness keys - it'll automatically learn your preferences.

    43 Lumen alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Dim any screen and keep color accuracy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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