Twilight Alternatives

The top-rated alternative to Twilight is f.lux, which is free. People also recommend Redshift, LightBulb, Solace and Red Moon. Color Temperature Tools like Twilight are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone.

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  1. 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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. "JBlueCut" is a blue light screen filter - eye protection App. Can effectively reduce the bluelight on screen and ease eyestrain by few simple steps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
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  3. Night Screen icon
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    Night Screen is created for those people who spend a lot of time at night working.

    Limit your exposure to energy-efficient lighting before bed. In addition to the LED screens in your electronics, energy-efficient lighting emits a lot of blue light.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. This advanced Windows app allows you to alter the screen shading according to the time of day, which is great if you work outside the normal hours, or if you need a lift in the afternoon. You can set the colour tints and your awake and sleep times.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5.  2 likes

    gamma adjustments for Wayland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • Rust
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  6. Shifty icon
     4 likes

    Shifty was made to expand the capabilities of the built in Night Shift feature in macOS. You can disable Night Shift for specific apps and custom time periods. It also provides easy access to a slider to fine tune your color temperature.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Desktop Dimmer icon
     16 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Boost your energy with smart power nap timer with gentle wake-up options, ambient sounds, guided voiced (meditation & stories) and sleep buffer. No Ads. No subscriptions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  9. FireLux icon
     2 likes

    This add-on allows to apply a filter in the web pages in order to attenuate the blue light.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Firefox
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  10. Lux Automatically Adjusts Your Screen Brightness.

    50 Lux Auto Brightness alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. 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
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Shady screenshot 1
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  12. 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
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