Top 15 Desktop Dimmer Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Enables darker-than-dark Desktop dimming for your displays.

- Small resource footprint, minimal User Interface.
- Settings are persisted and restored per-Display without any configuration.
- Heading out? Disconnecting and reconnecting external displays are handled seamlessly.

1. xcalib

xcalib Controls settings from the command line for computer monitors that support the Display Data Channel Command Interface (most monitors do). For example, dim the contrast, restore the contrast setting, Change RGB settings. Examples:-- Set contrast to 80 per cent of present contrastxcalib -co 80 -a -- I assign to Alt+C......

2. Lux Lite

Lux Lite Lux isn't your ordinary brightness app. It intelligently adjusts the brightness of your display based on the environment you're in. If you step into a dimly lit room, Lux will automatically lower the brightness of your display to make it not only comfortable to read, but to also preserve battery......

3. NightTone

NightTone 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.......

4. iBrightness Tray

iBrightness Tray 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......

5. Lumen

Lumen Lumen - magic auto brightness based on screen contents. You control Lumen simply by using your brightness keys - it'll automatically learn your preferences.Lumen will automatically brighten the screen when you're looking at a dark window (for example, a full-screen terminal) and it'll automatically darken the screen when you're looking......

6. CF.lumen

CF.lumen 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 indoor lighting and less......

7. f.lux

f.lux Ever notice how people texting at night have that eerie blue glow?Or wake up ready to write down the Next Great Idea, and get blinded by your computer screen?During the day, computer screens look good—they're designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn't......

8. Dimmer

Dimmer A very small and free utility for Windows to reduce brightness on LCD/TFT screens. A must if you work on your computer at night with very low ambient light.......

9. SunsetScreen

SunsetScreen SunsetScreen is a free Windows app (for personal use) which helps take the glare off your your screen in the evening. Scientific research has shown that melatonin - the chemical the brain makes late in the day - is reduced when exposed to blue light. By tempering this blue light,......

10. Blueshift

Blueshift Inspired by Redshift, Blueshift adjusts the colour temperature of your monitor according to brightness outside to reduce eye strain and make it easier to fall asleep when going to bed. It can also be used to increase the colour temperature and make the monitor bluer, this helps you focus on......

11. Twilight

Twilight Are you having troubles to fall asleep? Are your kids hyperactive when playing with the tablet before bed time?Are you using your smart phone or tablet in the late evening? Twilight may be a solution for you!Recent research suggests that exposure to blue light before sleep may distort your natural......

12. Red Moon

Red Moon Red Moon is a screen filter app for night time phone use. When thelowest brightness setting of your phone won't do the trick, Red Moonmakes your screen even darker. With Red Moon, using your phone in thedark won't hurt your eyes and thanks to it's red filter feature, youwill have......

13. Dimmer Than Dim

Dimmer Than Dim Are you suffering from eye strains for staring at the screen for a long time? Dimmer than Dim helps you to reduce eye strains and radiation by breaking the brightness limit of your screen settings. More often than not, you'll find that even using the minimum brightness level is still......

14. Night Screen / Blackbulb

Night Screen / Blackbulb Night Screen helps protect your eyes from screen light on Android devices. Adjust brightness and screen color to prevent your eyes from being hurt by screen light.......

15. myPoint Shade

myPoint Shade Stop burning your eyes!myPoint Shade is caring for your eyes' comfort.If you work in a dark room or struggle with eye strain and headache, myPoint will tune up your displays - this way it will care for your health and comfort.myPoint allows you to adjust the brightness of your monitors.......