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24 alternatives to Smart Brightness for Dark Mode

Don't let white pages hurt your eyes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Smart Brightness for Dark Mode launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Menubar Auto Brightness▲100
Auto adjust brightness when switching apps for Mac
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Adjust page brightness ▲117
Automate your screen comfort with custom brightness website
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
3
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 →
4
Darker▲9
Change to Dark Mode easily on your Mac
2019 · darker.app · its alternatives →
5
Dark Reader for Safari▲113
Dark mode for every website
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Lunar 5▲142
Control every aspect of your external monitors
2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →
7
NightOwl▲320
Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.
2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →
8
NightScreen Mode▲105
An amber filter + dark mode to use Chrome without eye strain
2025 · nightscreenmode.app · its alternatives →
9
Dark Reader extension – Dark mode for every website▲369
Enable dark mode (night mode) on all websites
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
10
Dark Reader for iOS▲116
Enjoy dark mode on all Apple devices
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
f.lux for iOS▲596
Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day
2015 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →
12
Shade View▲155
Auto-dark mode for all websites
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
Vivid▲125
Double your MacBook brightness, system-wide
2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →
14
Cooldown▲129
Quickly toggle Low Power Mode on your Mac from the menubar
2021 · goodsnooze.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
15
Dark Reader▲295
Dark theme for every website, care for your eyes
2018 · darkreader.org · its alternatives →
16
NightTone▲121
Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
BetterDisplay▲106
Unlock your displays on your Mac
2024 · betterdisplay.pro · its alternatives →
18
Dark Mode for Safari▲128
Safari is now ready for the new macOS Mojave
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
Vivid 2.0▲123
Double your MacBook Pro brightness, system-wide
2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →
20
Dark Switch▲76
Switch MacOS dark mode in one click
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲403
Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
22
Nocturnal▲90
Have more control over your screen at night 🌙
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Lunar 2.0▲142
Sync your monitor's brightness with your in-built display 🖥💡
2018 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →
24
Night Eye▲88
Enable Safari dark mode for iPhone/iPad on iOS15
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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