Redshift Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Redshift for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is f.lux, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Redshift and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Redshift are RedshiftGUI, Gammy, Iris mini and QRedshift.

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

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f.lux
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Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
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54 alternatives to 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.
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f.lux Features
1. Dark Modef.lux supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
2. Lightweightf.lux consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Blue light filter
Color temperature modes
Time Scheduling
Colour control
Simple installation
Backlight brightness control
Display Management
Temperature Monitoring
Reduce Eyestrain
Scheduling
f.lux vs Redshift opinions
Almost everyone thinks f.lux is a great alternative to Redshift.
Guest
redshift seems to have limitations in windows
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Guest
f.lux is fantastic! I've been using it for about a year now, and my eyes have never felt better. It's incredibly important to protect your eyesight when you're staring at a screen all day.
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RedshiftGUI
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
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42 alternatives to 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 (due to natural lighting) and sets a warmer temperature at night (due to indoor lighting). Similar to f.
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RedshiftGUI Features
Color management
Reduce Eyestrain
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 vs Redshift opinions
Most users think RedshiftGUI is a great alternative to Redshift.
Gammy
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
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52 alternatives to Gammy
Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.
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Gammy Features
Automatic brightness dimming
Backlight brightness control
Blue light filter
Automatic Lighting Control
Graphical User Interface
Color correction
Discontinued
The project is no longer being worked on and the repository has been archived

Gammy vs Redshift opinions
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paco_crowley
I was having some issues with Redshift (probably just me), and Gammy is the perfect replacement for it.
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Iris mini
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Freemium • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
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48 alternatives to Iris mini
Iris mini is free and minimalistic version of Iris. Small. Minimalistic. Free. Portable. Automatic. Awesome for everyone. Just double click and it will work.
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Iris mini Features
Blue light filter
QRedshift
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
Linux
Cinnamon
5 alternatives to QRedshift
A Cinnamon applet that sets brightness, gamma levels and color temperature with Redshift.
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QRedshift Features
Automatic brightness dimming
QRedshift vs Redshift opinions
pros, cons and recent comments
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Redshift stopped working, installed qredshift applet and it works, also has better config options and interface.
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Desktop Dimmer
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Screen Dimmer
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46 alternatives to Desktop Dimmer
Enable darker-than-dark dimming for internal and external screens.
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Desktop Dimmer Features
Display Management
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.
Iris
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Freemium • Proprietary
Color Temperature Tool
Screen Dimmer
Health Tool
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120 alternatives to 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 your screen without PWM and avoid eye pain.
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Iris Features
1. Support for Multiple MonitorsIris supports the use of multiple displays.
2. Ad-freeIris doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Dark ModeIris supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Automatic brightness dimming
Reduce Eyestrain
Blue light filter
Built-in timer
Kumux
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Free • Open Source
Color Temperature Tool
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Chrome OS
Software as a Service (SaaS)
52 alternatives to Kumux
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.
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Kumux Features
Color Palette
VSCode
Vim
Gummy
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Free • Open Source
Linux
2 alternatives to Gummy
CLI screen manager for X11 that allows automatic and manual brightness/temperature adjustments, via backlight (currently only for embedded displays) and gamma. Multiple monitors are supported.
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Gummy Features
Automatic brightness dimming
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Calise
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Free • Open Source
Screen Dimmer
Linux
39 alternatives to Calise
A programs which adjust screen brightness due to light detectedby webcam.

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