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 LeechBlock.

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  1. Temptation Blocker is a program that lets you lock yourself out of specific applications for a specified period of time. A window displays how much time remains. In order to unblock a program you must enter a 32 character string as a disincentive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. myPoint Shade icon
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    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 o.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Brisync icon
     3 likes

    Synchronize your external monitor brightness with built-in display. Application reads current brightness of your built-in display and passes it to external monitors via DDC interface. You can adjust brightness by menu in system status bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. SunshinePal icon
     1 like

    SunshinePal is your daily sunlight companion designed to help you track your exposure, set healthy goals, and reconnect with nature for better sleep and mood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
     
  5. Recess icon
     1 like

    We know that it is not good for our health when spending hour after hour in front of the screen. It might effect our bodies negatively, e.g., stiff, throbbing, ... Recess is necessary. We need to take a short break, e.g.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Take a Five icon
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    Take a quick break from work while staying focused with the Take a Five Chrome extension.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  7. Viewaide icon
     1 like

    A Desktop Application, which helps to prevent eye strain when you work at the computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  8. InOculus icon
     1 like

    InOculus is a simple desktop timer designed to push you towards taking breaks from computer screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. The Productivity Owl is a Google Chrome extension that eliminates your time wasting habits on the internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  10. Application Blocker Pro parental software is an application specially created for parents concerned about their childrens computer activities including the Internet usage. Features: Block websites;Block programs; Block chat; Block games; Block peer-to-peer applications; Monitor...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Lumen icon
     2 likes

    Lumen - magic auto brightness based on screen contents. You control Lumen simply by using your brightness keys - it'll automatically learn your preferences.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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