Iris AlternativesColor Temperature Tools & Screen Dimmers like Iris

Iris is described as 'Reduces blue light and adjusts screen brightness without flicker, offers auto color temperature, customizable modes, manual settings, overlays, and color effects for eye health and comfort' and is a color temperature tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Iris for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Iris alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Iris are Mindful : Focus & Screen Time, Redshift, Stretchly and Workrave.

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  1. f.lux icon
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    Software that makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

    59 f.lux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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  2. Mindful is a free and open-source app designed to help you regain control over your digital habits, improve your focus, and boost productivity. Whether you're battling social media addiction, struggling to stay focused, or simply looking for a way to better manage your...

    111 Mindful : Focus & Screen Time alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
     
  3. Redshift icon
     258 likes

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

    50 Redshift alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  4. Stretchly icon
     170 likes

    Open source, cross-platform app for scheduling microbreaks and longer breaks while working at the computer, offering user-friendly interval and duration customization, strict mode, color schemes, sound alerts, pause, skip, restart options, and system tray access.

    77 Stretchly alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
     
  5. Workrave icon
     204 likes

    Open-source tool to prevent RSIs by promoting customizable micro-breaks, providing exercise reminders, tracking computer use, and supporting typing improvement across Windows and Linux, with community-driven development for user health and workspace ergonomics.

    74 Workrave alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
     
  6. LeechBlock icon
     66 likes

    LeechBlock is a simple free productivity tool designed to block those time-wasting sites that can suck the life out of your working day. All you need to do is specify which sites to block and when to block them.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  7. Solace icon
     7 likes

    Automatically changes Mac appearance using real-time weather, sunlight, and time data for light and dark modes, dynamic wallpapers, and color temperature, with on-device privacy, menu bar access, no subscriptions, and no analytics for seamless daily comfort.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. LightBulb icon
     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)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Loook icon
     12 likes

    Offers customizable, gentle reminders to blink, improve posture, stay hydrated, and take short breaks. Includes theme options, screen dimming, and meeting pause features to help maintain eye and postural health during long periods of work or study at screens.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Red Moon icon
     53 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

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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