Iris Alternatives

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, Stretchly, Redshift and Workrave.

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  1. BlinkMore icon
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    BlinkMoreFree is an open source macOS menu bar application that helps reduce eye strain by fading your screen when you stare at it for too long without blinking. Using automated eye-tracking and customized settings to encourage you to blink more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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  2. LookAway icon
     6 likes

    macOS utility that schedules and enforces customizable eye-rest breaks by blurring screens, displaying timed counters, offering flexible intervals and durations, pre-break alerts, intelligent meeting-awareness, unobtrusive design, and menu bar access for user control.

    80 LookAway alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
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  3. Produchive icon
     2 likes

    An offline productivity app monitoring your activity, using open source LLMs to judge the productivity of the day for the target YOU have set. Your data is stored in your system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. If you get migraines, your screen is working against you. Not because it's too bright, because it's emitting the exact wavelengths of light your brain is most sensitive to.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Iris mini icon
     19 likes

    Enjoy free cross-platform blue light reduction and PWM flicker-free brightness control with Iris mini. Minimalistic design, portable, and automatic for no-hassle, eyestrain-relief across all devices. Simply double-click to activate, perfect for every lighting condition.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. FocusMe icon
     35 likes

    Block distractions on Windows, Mac, and Android with FocusMe's Blacklist, Whitelist, Time Tracker, Scheduler, Pomodoro Timer, and security features like Password Protection and Forced Mode to boost productivity by customizing user feedback-based settings.

    143 FocusMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  7. Twilight icon
     56 likes

    The app filters the blue spectrum on your phone or tablet after sunset and protects your eyes with a red filter. The filter intensity is smoothly adjusted to the sun cycle based on your local sunset and sunrise times.

    45 Twilight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  8. Kedip icon
     2 likes

    Menu bar desktop tool guiding 20-20-20 eye health breaks with fullscreen overlays, floating notifications, snooze and skip, configurable durations, cross-platform support, open source code, offline use, and strict privacy—no accounts, data, or telemetry required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
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  9. Time Out icon
     37 likes

    Break timer with micro-breaks for Mac OS X. It is very easy to fall into bad habits when using a computer for hours on end. You care about what you are doing, so can sometimes push yourself too far, or over-strain yourself. The human body isn't built to sit in one position fo.

    206 Time Out alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. SunsetScreen icon
     35 likes

    Whether you're a morning lark or night owl, SunsetScreen allows you to set the time of the sunset and sunrise, so you can have full control over your sleep cycle.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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