Windows Night Light Alternatives

Windows Night Light is described as 'To schedule Night Light so it turns on automatically, select Start > Settings > System > Display > Night light > Night light settings' and is a color temperature tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Windows Night Light for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Wayland apps. The best Windows Night Light alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Night Light are Redshift, Solace, LightBulb and Red Moon.

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  1. Eye Saver icon
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    Free software for eye protection and more! It protects your eyes while you are working on the computer. Eye Saver has three main functions: blue light filter; eliminates the invisible flickering of the display backlight; reminds you to take breaks;

    57 Eye Saver alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. NegativeScreen icon
     12 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. NightTone icon
     3 likes

    NightTone makes your screen more comfortable, enjoyable and healthier by shifting the colors of your display to a warmer, eye-friendly palette. It makes you sleep and feel better.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. iBrightness Tray is a little bit of a swiss army knife display tool as adjusting the brightness of your screen is just one of three main functions it has. The other two are turning on your screensaver at the click of a button and also the ability to turn off the display...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. 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
     
  7. Do you use your mobile phone after sunset? Do you use your phone within three hours of your bed time? If yes, then your device might be taking your sleep away. Bluelight from your mobile screens sends a signal to brain to wake up, and makes it difficult for us to sleep at night.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Screen Shader icon
     3 likes

    Screen Shader is a chrome extension designed to tint the screen a “cozy” orange color to reduce eye strain, eye fatigue, and restore day/night balance, while also providing a wide variety of settings for everyone's different tastes!.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  9. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. EasyEyes icon
     6 likes

    Trouble Sleeping? Device screen too bright even on the lowest brightness setting? Want to give your phone a warm look instead of that eye straining blue gaze you see at night? EasyEyes is the solution. By changing your device's color temperature, EasyEyes reduces eye strain...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  11. 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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