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24 alternatives to nightlight

A CLI for "Night Shift" on macOS 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. nightlight launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Curtains▲176

   Automate night shift and keyboard backlight for movies

   2024 · getcurtains.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NightOwl▲320

   Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

   2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Nocturnal▲90

   Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shifty▲165

   More control over macOS Night Shift

   2017 · shifty.natethompson.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Day Night for macOS▲187

   A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   f.lux▲1,353

   Adjusts your computer's display to adapt to the time of day

   2014 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   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 →

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   Dark Switch▲76

   Switch MacOS dark mode in one click

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Bluebird▲230

   A simple, beautiful Twitter client for macOS 🐦⚡️

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    One Switch▲218

    All your mac toggles in one place

    2019 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

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    Dreamless▲104

    Make your Mac disconnect and save battery while doing so

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Glowix▲83

    Keep your Mac display awake exactly when you need it

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Lunar 5▲142

    Control every aspect of your external monitors

    2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

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    Eye Timer for Mac▲96

    Take breaks to protect your eyes and health

    2019 · adelmaer.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NightScreen Mode▲105

    An amber filter + dark mode to use Chrome without eye strain

    2025 · nightscreenmode.app · its alternatives →

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    Black Light Pro▲88

    Color effects on a schedule

    2018 · michelf.ca · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Lungo▲285

    Keeps your Mac awake

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    NightTone▲121

    Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Dynamic Dark Mode▲8

    The smart, automatic Dark Mode toggle for macOS Mojave

    2019 · apollozhu.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Midnight Lizard▲124

    Clever night mode for all websites

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80

    Don't let white pages hurt your eyes

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Menubar Auto Brightness▲100

    Auto adjust brightness when switching apps for Mac

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mouse Jiggler for Mac▲139

    Prevent your Mac from sleeping

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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