Nocturne Alternatives

Nocturne is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Nocturne for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Nocturne alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Nocturne are Redshift, LightBulb, RedshiftGUI and Dimmer.

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

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Nocturne alternatives page was last updated Dec 21, 2021
  1. DimScreen icon
     6 likes

    Form 1 Hour Software by skrommel, it can dim the screen by applying a transparent gray layer on top of your opened applications

    53 DimScreen alternatives
    DimScreen screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DimScreen Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Backlight brightness control
    4.  Cascade proxy
    DimScreen iconNocturne Icon

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  2. Desktop Dimmer icon
     15 likes

    Enable darker-than-dark dimming for internal and external screens.

    50 Desktop Dimmer alternatives
    Desktop Dimmer For Windows

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Desktop Dimmer Features

    1.  Display Management
    2.  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.

    Desktop Dimmer iconNocturne Icon

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  3. Windows Night Light icon
     9 likes

    To schedule Night Light so it turns on automatically, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Night light > Night light settings.

    53 Windows Night Light alternatives
    Windows Night Light screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Display Management
    4.  Reduce Eyestrain
    5.  Blue light filter
    Windows Night Light iconNocturne Icon

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  4. Night Screen / Blackbulb icon
     4 likes

    Prevent your eyes from being hurt by screen light on Android. Adjust brithness and screen color to prevent your eyes from being hurt by screen light.

    50 Night Screen / Blackbulb alternatives
    Night Screen / Blackbulb screenshot 1
    Night Screen / Blackbulb screenshot 2
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    Night Screen / Blackbulb screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Night Screen / Blackbulb Features

    1.  Backlight brightness control
    2.  Reduce Eyestrain
    3.  Display Management
    Night Screen / Blackbulb iconNocturne Icon

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  5. NegativeScreen icon
     12 likes

    NegativeScreen is a Windows application allowing you to invert your screen colors.

    22 NegativeScreen alternatives
    Simple Inversion

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    NegativeScreen Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Portable
    3.  Color correction
    NegativeScreen iconNocturne Icon

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    Comments about NegativeScreen as an Alternative to Nocturne
     
    Guest

    Does exactly what nocturne did - inverse the colors so white becomes black. Superb

    Positive commentSep 2, 2016
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    Nocturne Icon
    NegativeScreen icon
    • NegativeScreen is Free and Open SourceNocturne is also Free and Open Source
  6.  2 likes

    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.

    60 Kumux alternatives
    Kumux screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Kumux Features

    1.  Color Palette
    2.  VSCode
    3.  Vim
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    • Kumux is the most popular SaaS alternative to Nocturne.

    • Kumux is Free and Open SourceNocturne is also Free and Open Source
  7. CareUEyes icon
     7 likes

    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. Even a novice computer user can download and use it easily.

    58 CareUEyes alternatives
    Display controls

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Backlight brightness control
    3.  Automatic brightness dimming
    4.  Blue light filter
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  8. EasyOnTheEyes icon
     2 likes

    FREE and simple screen shader app. Complete multiple display support, including latest OS X. • Five presets. Easy to change too. • Multiple monitor support, even on latest macOS. • Quickly detects all monitor changes. • Fine control.

    13 EasyOnTheEyes alternatives
    EasyOnTheEyes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    EasyOnTheEyes Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Reduce Eyestrain
    3.  Display Management
    EasyOnTheEyes iconNocturne Icon

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  9. Screen Filter icon
     8 likes

    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, web browsing, and eBook reading. It even saves battery life for AMOLED displays!

    48 Screen Filter alternatives
    Screen Filter screenshot 1
    Screen Filter screenshot 2
    Screen Filter screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Screen Filter Features

    1.  Dimmer
    Screen Filter iconNocturne Icon

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  10. iBrightness Tray icon
     8 likes

    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 are turning on your screensaver at the click of a button and also the ability to turn off the display...

    55 iBrightness Tray alternatives
    iBrightness Tray screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    iBrightness Tray Features

    1.  Reduce Eyestrain
    2.  Display Management
    Discontinued

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

    iBrightness Tray iconNocturne Icon

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  11. Shades icon
     6 likes

    Shades is a FREE utility for controlling the brightness of your screen. It runs in the background providing always-available fine-grained control over the brightness of your display via a slick Mac-like interface.

    9 Shades alternatives
    Shades screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Shades iconNocturne Icon

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  12. 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.

    50 Shady alternatives
    Shady screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Shady iconNocturne Icon

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