f.lux
Desktop app that warms the screen color after sunset and returns it to daylight color in the morning.
The maker's own words say it acts on blue light.
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows
- Price
- US$0, personal use. Source: justgetflux.com
- Status
- Operating
- Website
- justgetflux.com
- Checked
- 28 Sep 2026
What the maker says, in four columns
Lit: the maker's own words say the app acts on it. Outlined: mentioned, not claimed. Blank: not stated.
PWM flickerMentions it, does not say the app changes it
“Some older monitors did not handle color changes well and would reset to white before accepting new settings.”Source: justgetflux.com
Flicker comes up only as a troubleshooting topic, not as something the app reduces.
Dithering
Not stated by the maker.
BrightnessMentions it, does not say the app changes it
“(But if you're on a laptop, you should mostly dim your backlight to keep contrast.)”Source: justgetflux.com
Advice to use the laptop backlight, not an app feature.
Blue lightSays the app acts on this
“it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.”Source: justgetflux.com
Other apps that say they act on blue light: CareUEyes, CircadianShield, Iris, Apple Night Shift, Windows Night light