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24 alternatives to Solace

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…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   f.lux▲1,353

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

   2014 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   NightOwl▲320

   Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

   2019 · nightowlapp.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   f.lux for iOS▲596

   Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day

   2015 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   macOS Mojave▲635

   The next generation of software for Macs

   2018 · apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80

   Don't let white pages hurt your eyes

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Moody▲119

   Your Mac wallpaper that listens to your music & weather

   May 2026 · moody-wallpapers.pages.dev · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Look Up for Mac▲269

   Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule

   2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brilliance▲260

   f.lux for Philips Hue bulbs

   2016 · brilliance.site · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Day Night for macOS▲187

   A desktop app that kills the procrastination in you.

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Weather Screen▲113

    Bring Real-time Weather Effects to your Mac Screen

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sol▲83

    Become more mindful of your time

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hourglass▲211

    Dynamic Mac desktop

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Menubar Auto Brightness▲100

    Auto adjust brightness when switching apps for Mac

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bluebird▲230

    A simple, beautiful Twitter client for macOS 🐦⚡️

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    nightlight▲82

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

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Nocturnal▲90

    Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DailyWall 2.0 (Mac + iOS)▲104

    Start every day with a new wallpaper

    2020 · valor-bet.uk.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Umbra app▲124

    The missing app for dark mode

    2020 · replay.software · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Shade View▲155

    Auto-dark mode for all websites

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Figgy▲152

    A better native Figma app for Mac with dark mode ✨

    2019 · ravenyu.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Snowshaker▲150

    Decorate your Mac for Christmas and New Year

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Darker▲9

    Change to Dark Mode easily on your Mac

    2019 · darker.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Solis▲74

    Know when it gets dark in any city around the world 🌅 🌎

    2017 · solisapp.xyz · its alternatives →

24. 24
    DailyWall for Mac▲136

    Daily curated wallpapers from Unsplash, Pexels & Pixabay 🌄

    2018 · lottool.shop · its alternatives →

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