Stillcolor – Reduce eyestrain on macOS by disabling temporal dithering
Recently got an M3 Max MBP which gave me severe eyestrain after less than an hour of use. Turns out the major cause for that was temporal dithering at the GPU level. I built Stillcolor to disable temporal dithering from user space, which helped massively reduce eyestrain with little to no degradation in image quality.
Stillcolor – Reduce eyestrain on macOS by disabling temporal dithering launched on March 2, 2024 with 11 votes, #1,536 of 4,270 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Stillcolor is a macOS application that reduces eyestrain by disabling temporal dithering at the GPU level. The tool addresses a specific issue affecting users of newer Apple Silicon Macs, particularly M3 models, where the dithering process can cause visual discomfort during extended use. By disabling this feature from user space, Stillcolor aims to significantly decrease eyestrain while maintaining image quality. It is designed for macOS users experiencing eye fatigue from their displays.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Disable temporal dithering on your Mac with this lightweight menu bar app. Designed for Apple silicon Macs. - aiaf/Stillcolor
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