The Best Twilight AlternativesTop Color Temperature Tools and other similar apps like Twilight

Twilight is described as 'The app filters the blue spectrum on your phone or tablet after sunset and protects your eyes with a red filter. The filter intensity is smoothly adjusted to the sun cycle based on your local sunset and sunrise times' and is a popular color temperature tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Twilight for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Wayland apps. The best Twilight alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Twilight are Redshift, LightBulb, Solace and Red Moon.

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  1. f.lux icon
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    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.

    58 f.lux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    f.lux vs Twilight Comments
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    Positive
    4

    Well It has a very nice pause feature! Very easy to use, and 1 of the best apps I have ever seen like this!

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Great. Free. Lots of options.

    Guest
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    there is no brightness dimmer

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    • f.lux is Free and ProprietaryTwilight is also Free and Proprietary
    • f.lux is LightweightTwilight is not according to our users
  2. Redshift icon
     258 likes

    Redshift adjusts the color temperature according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. LightBulb icon
     110 likes

    Background application that adjusts screen gamma, making the colors appear warmer at night, reducing strain on your eyes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Solace icon
     7 likes

    Automatically changes Mac appearance using real-time weather, sunlight, and time data for light and dark modes, dynamic wallpapers, and color temperature, with on-device privacy, menu bar access, no subscriptions, and no analytics for seamless daily comfort.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Red Moon icon
     54 likes

    The app is free on F-Droid and on GitHub but you can buy it on the Google Play Store to support the developer.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  6. RedshiftGUI icon
     92 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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 Twilight Comments
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    More customizable than F.Lux

    • RedshiftGUI is Free and Open SourceTwilight is Free and Proprietary
  7. Iris icon
     32 likes

    Reduces blue light and flicker for eye comfort, supports auto color temperature adjustment based on time, customizable modes, overlays, color and font options, docking station support, and accessible part-screen filtering for diverse needs.

    156 Iris alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8.  2 likes

    Adjust the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  9. Iris mini icon
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    Enjoy free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker-free brightness control with Iris mini. Minimalistic design, portable, and automatic for no-hassle, eyestrain-relief across all devices. Simply double-click to activate, perfect for every lighting condition.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. CareUEyes icon
     9 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. CF.lumen icon
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    CF.lumen - don't let your phone blind you! CF.lumen changes the colors of your Android device's display based on the position of the sun. With the default settings, your display will get a warmer tint (lower color temperature) when the sun is down, to look more like indoo.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    CF.lumen vs Twilight Comments
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    Positive
    1

    It seems technically better... it alters display gamma curve instead of just overlaying a semi-transparent filter like most of the others do.

    • CF.lumen is Freemium and ProprietaryTwilight is Free and Proprietary
  12. SunsetScreen icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    SunsetScreen vs Twilight Comments
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    You can set the exact time to dim screens, just like Twilight, and it not only adjusts colour but dims screen brightness, too. Two things that the leading competitor, Flux, doesn't do.

    • SunsetScreen is Paid and ProprietaryTwilight is Free and Proprietary
    • SunsetScreen is Lightweight and CustomizableTwilight is not according to our users
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