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

Alternatives list

1. 

   

   Redshift

    258 likes

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

   52 Redshift alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Color Temperature
   • Screen Dimmer

   Origin

   • Denmark
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • Denmark
   • EU

   

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2. 

   

   LightBulb

    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)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Color Temperature
   • Screen Dimmer

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Ukraine

   

   

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4. 

   

   Red Moon

    55 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

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Color Temperature
   • Screen Dimmer

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Android
   • F-Droid

   • Global

   

   

   

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5. 

   

   RedshiftGUI

    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

   • Color Temperature

   Origin

   • China

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   • China

   

   

   

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6. 

   

   sunsetr

    2 likes

   Automatic blue-light filter for Hyprland, Niri, and everything Wayland.

   50 sunsetr alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Wayland
   • Linux

   • United States

   

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   waysn

    2 likes

   gamma adjustments for Wayland.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Wayland
   • Rust

   W

   

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9. 

   

   Gammy

    23 likes

   Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.

   57 Gammy alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Color Temperature
   • Screen Dimmer

   Origin

   • International

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Global

   

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10. W

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    wlsunset

     2 likes

    Day/night gamma adjustments for Wayland compositors supporting wlr-gamma-control

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Denmark
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    W

    

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    gammastep

     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

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Color Temperature

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland

    G

    

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12. 

    

    Desktop Dimmer

     16 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (CC0-1.0)

    Application type

    • Screen Dimmer

    Origin

    • International

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Global

    

    

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13. 

    

    NegativeScreen

     12 likes

    NegativeScreen is a Windows application allowing you to invert your screen colors.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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14. 

    

    Shifty

     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

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Color Temperature

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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