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24 alternatives to Is it dark outside?

Cheaper and easier to use than a window!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Is it dark outside? launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Better Window Manager▲233

   A tiny window management app for the Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Glider▲230

   Clean the outside of a window from the inside

   2017 · tyroler.co.il · its alternatives →

3. 3
   HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲403

   Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows

   2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sunshine▲152

   A simpler, personal, more accurate mobile weather experience

   2015 · thesunshine.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   OW▲75

   A window to the outside while working from home

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shady for Mac▲94

   Pull a virtual shade over your screen, rest your eyes

   2015 · google.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   AirBar▲174

   Touch without a touchscreen

   2015 · neonode.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Dusk▲168

   Choose your tint with these app enabled smart sunglasses

   2021 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Rizon▲148

   Find the best time to take photos outside in natural light

   2015 · reiseversicherung.de.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Authentic Weather▲110

    Probably the most honest weather app.

    2014 · authenticweather.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Easy Riser▲121

    Will wake you up earlier when the traffic or weather is bad

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    UVLens▲169

    Never get sunburnt again

    2016 · app.uvlens.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Window Wonderland by Google▲106

    A new window shopping experience in virtual reality

    2016 · google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sun▲120

    Beautiful weather forecast powered by Dark Sky

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Solace▲171

    macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…

    Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Commute▲83

    Dark Sky for your daily commute to work

    2015 · hello.mapquest.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Airlight▲25

    A lightweight super browser to easily access your web apps

    2024 · airlight.pro · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SONTE▲71

    iOS/Android controlled Digital Window Shades

    2014 · sonte.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    A Light Year▲62

    Visualize a light year (Pro Tip: sound up + view on desktop)

    2014 · alightyear.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Product Dark▲113

    Turn Product Hunt dark for nighttime hunting

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    BenQ ScreenBar▲120

    e-Reading Lamp for digital screen time

    2018 · benq.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Emberlight▲111

    Turn any light into a smart light

    2014 · collab-land-rares.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Blink▲102

    Easy eyeglass prescriptions without leaving home

    2014 · goblink.co · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Weather Dial▲78

    Simple, beautiful weather app

    2015 · wthr.co · its alternatives →

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