Screen Shader Alternatives

Screen Shader is described as '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!' and is a color temperature tool in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Screen Shader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome apps. The best Screen Shader alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Screen Shader are LightBulb, Midnight Lizard, Iris mini and SunsetScreen.

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  1. FireLux icon
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    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
     
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    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
     
  3. Night Screen icon
     1 like

    Night Screen is created for those people who spend a lot of time at night working.

    Limit your exposure to energy-efficient lighting before bed. In addition to the LED screens in your electronics, energy-efficient lighting emits a lot of blue light.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Shady icon
     5 likes

    Shady puts a shade over your screen to help soothe your tired or dazzled eyes. You can use it to reduce your Mac's brightness far below the usual minimum, without any risk of damage to your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. 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
     
  6. SunshinePal icon
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    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
     
  7. EyeAway icon
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    EyeAway is a beautiful, privacy-first macOS app that helps reduce digital eye strain using the proven 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds - your eyes will thank you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Worlds first Myopic Defocus effect. Applies a Myopic Defocus effect on any website. This makes the screen look on the retina naturally as if it was at a greater distance. People report it being more convenient to look at.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
     
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