Open Source Windows Night Light AlternativesColor Temperature Tools & Screen Dimmers like Windows Night Light

The best open source alternative to Windows Night Light is Redshift. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Windows Night Light and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Windows Night Light are LightBulb, Red Moon, RedshiftGUI and Gammy.

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Windows Night Light alternatives page was last updated Dec 21, 2021
  1. Redshift icon
     253 likes

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

    53 Redshift alternatives
    Redshift screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Blue light filter
    2.  Color correction
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Portable
    6.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    7.  Display Management
    8.  Cross-Platform
    9.  Fedora Repository
    10.  Debian package compatible
    11.  System management
    12.  KDE Widget
    Discontinued

    No longer working on modern systems, and no longer updated.

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    • Redshift is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Night Light.

    • Redshift is Free and Open SourceWindows Night Light is Free and Proprietary
    • Redshift is LightweightWindows Night Light is not according to our users
  2. LightBulb icon
     102 likes

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

    55 LightBulb alternatives
    LightBulb screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Optimal performance

    Features

    1.  Color Temperature
    2.  Portable
    3.  Blue light filter
    4.  Support for Hotkeys
    5.  Fullscreen Pause
    6.  Automatic Lighting Control
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Application Whitelist
    9.  Color correction
    10.  Graphical User Interface
    11.  Application whitelisting
    12.  Sane defaults
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  3. Red Moon icon
     50 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.

    37 Red Moon alternatives
    Red Moon screenshot 1
    Red Moon screenshot 2
    +4
    Red Moon screenshot 3

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  No Tracking

    Features

    1.  Time Scheduling
    2.  Automatic brightness dimming
    3.  Color correction
    4.  Blue light filter
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    • Red Moon is the most popular Android alternative to Windows Night Light.

    • Red Moon is Free and Open SourceWindows Night Light is Free and Proprietary
  4. RedshiftGUI icon
     91 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.

    46 RedshiftGUI alternatives
    Main dailog

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    RedshiftGUI Features

    1.  Color management
    2.  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.

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  5. Gammy icon
     24 likes

    Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.

    56 Gammy alternatives
    Gammy screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Gammy Features

    1.  Automatic brightness dimming
    2.  Backlight brightness control
    3.  Blue light filter
    4.  Automatic Lighting Control
    5.  Graphical User Interface
    6.  Color correction
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer being worked on and the repository has been archived

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  6. 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.

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  7. 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
    +1
    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 iconWindows Night Light Icon

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  8. 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 iconWindows Night Light Icon

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  9.  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 Windows Night Light.

    • Kumux is Free and Open SourceWindows Night Light is Free and Proprietary
  10. Nocturne icon
     10 likes

    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.

    50 Nocturne alternatives
    Nocturne screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Nocturne Features

    1.  Color correction
    Discontinued

    The project has been abandoned. Last version, 2.0.0, released in September 2009, can be still downloaded from Google Code Hosting

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  11. Shifty icon
     3 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.

    20 Shifty alternatives
    Shifty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Shifty Features

    1.  Dark Mode
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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 iconWindows Night Light Icon

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