Shady AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Screen Dimmers
The best Screen Dimmer alternative to Shady is f.lux, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Shady and many of them are Screen Dimmers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Screen Dimmer alternatives to Shady are Redshift, LightBulb, Red Moon and Gammy.
Shady 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 Shady.- 57 f.lux alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
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.
- - f.lux is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Shady.
- - f.lux is the most popular free alternative to Shady.
f.lux Features
- No registration required
- Ad-free
- Lightweight
- Dark Mode
- 51 Redshift alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime.
- - Redshift is the most popular Open Source alternative to Shady.
Redshift Features
- Dark Mode
- Command line interface
- Lightweight
- Portable
DiscontinuedNo longer working on modern systems, and no longer updated.
- 52 LightBulb alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
LightBulb is an application that reduces eye strain produced by staring at a computer screen when working late hours. As the day goes on, it continuously adjusts gamma, transitioning the display color temperature from cold blue in the afternoon to warm yellow during the night.
LightBulb Features
- 34 Red Moon alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Open Source
- Android
- F-Droid
The app is free on F-Droid and on GitHub but you can buy it on the Google Play Store to support the developer.
Red Moon Features
- 54 Gammy alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.
Gammy Features
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer being worked on and the repository has been archived
- 59 Dimmer alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.
Dimmer Features
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- Portable
- 50 PangoBright alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Color Temperature Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your screens as well as external monitors.
PangoBright Features
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- Portable
- Dark Mode
- 48 DimScreen alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
Form 1 Hour Software by skrommel, it can dim the screen by applying a transparent gray layer on top of your opened applications
DimScreen Features
- Portable
- Dark Mode
- 48 Mirage - Eye Care alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
World's 1st instantaneous content-aware brightness control app that let your screen brightness adapt instantly and automatically to provide the most optimal viewing experience for your eyes.
Mirage - Eye Care Features
- Lightweight
- Dark Mode
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- 125 Iris alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Color Temperature Tool
- Health Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
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.
Iris Features
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- 50 Windows Night Light alternatives
- Color Temperature Tool
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
To schedule Night Light so it turns on automatically, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Night light > Night light settings.
Windows Night Light Features
- Dark Mode
- Lightweight
- Support for Multiple Monitors
- 47 Desktop Dimmer alternatives
- Screen Dimmer
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Enable darker-than-dark dimming for internal and external screens.
Desktop Dimmer Features
DiscontinuedThe 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.