f.lux

[Oranjui]

Figured I'd share this for the benefit of everyone: https://justgetflux.com/

It's a program, for Windows, Linux, Mac, and even iPhone/iPad, that adjusts your monitor's colour temperature to match the lighting of the room you're in and the time of day. f.lux is designed to minimize the harsh blue light we're used to staring at while on the computer - light that's brighter than normal daylight. Receptors in our eyes respond to this blue light, assuming it's from the Sun, by keeping us awake. Different settings allow you to tone down the temperature of your monitor's brightness and essentially allow you to sleep better at night. There's research to support this, and testimony from plenty of our own users, I'm sure.

After installing, make sure you set your location so it can calibrate your day/night cycles correctly. (I've had it for years, and trust me, no one has come to my house to kill me yet.) Then, adjust the settings to however you want. My personal recommendation is 3500K for day (just above Halogen) and 1900K for night (Candle), but it takes time to ease into as these settings already change the colours a lot. The one issue I've encountered is that it doesn't change the mouse colour, resulting in one glaring bright spot in the middle of my cozy warm screen, but this can be fixed (at least on Windows) by enabling Mouse Trails in the control panel. Sure, they aren't exactly pretty, but they're not very noticeable imo. If you can find your way into the registry files and change the mouse trails setting to "-1", that should disable the trails themselves but enable the adaptive colour scheme.


It's an absolutely amazing program that I recommend to everyone. However, if you're using a shared computer/account, I would probably check with the other users before dropping the temperature from 5000K to 1200K or someone might think something's horribly wrong with the monitor. It definitely takes some adjusting to, but it's worth it.

<3 you all

[brandoprojectm]

Tried it, couldn't get used to it at all.

It's not like my sleeping habits were going to be fixed just by adjusting the light on my computer, and my eyes are pretty much superhuman and I've never needed glasses, so I'll be fine.

[Raz]

I don't like using it, it messes with puush.

[Kirby859]

I love using it. It feels horrible turning it off in the evening.

[Raiyuuni]

How does one even use 3500K at day? My night setting remains at 4800K @_@

[Oranjui]

The windows in my house are really small and block out light, so I just adjust it to the lighting of the rest of the room, heh. It wasn't exactly a recommendation but more of a personal preference I guess. I like dim lighting :p

[Megar]

my god this is so useful
thanks v much

[Oranjui]

Hi 2014

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/deta ... efaf?hl=en

This is g.lux, an unofficial chrome extension version of f.lux. It only works in chrome (obviously) and the auto-adjust option has to be set manually, but it has the benefit that you can pick a completely custom colour filter and intensity instead of only being limited to f.lux's predefined colour temperatures.

Not exactly sure how useful this will be to any of you but I just found it and it's useful for me because about half of my computer usage is on a Chromebook, and f.lux doesn't work on Chrome OS (i should probably just install linux but w/e). I think it also could potentially be useful if you want to make your web browsing dimmer/more eye-friendly, but leave other stuff like games or anime or your desktop alone? Idk I just wanted to share this

From the webstore page: show

Changes the color temperature of websites.
G.lux is a free and unofficial variation of F.lux, a desktop app that automatically changes the color temperature of your monitor as the sun goes down. Monitors are typically daylight balanced, which can interfere with your sleep cycle when using them after sunset. G.lux is an alternative for those who are unable to install F.lux due to their operating system or administrator access settings, such as schools and workplaces. In addition, G.lux is currently the only F.lux alternative for millions of ChromeOS users worldwide.

Why would I want to change the color temperature of my webpages?
Modern displays are 'daylight balanced' causing your brain to think it's daytime, which can keep you from falling asleep at night. In the evening, our eyes naturally expect a more orangish 'tungsten balance.' G.lux is also a useful companion for multitasking photo editors, movie watchers and anyone looking to dim solely their browser without the rest of their desktop applications.

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Tips:
-Use G.lux with the black setting and a low filter intensity to create a dimmed screen between the 'screen off' position and the lowest brightness settings on your monitor. Sometimes the lowest setting just isn't dim enough!

-Select a dark theme for Chrome. This extension only changes the color temperature of the page(s) you’re viewing and not the omnibar/tabs at the top of the browser. Alternatively, you may wish to use Chrome in Full-screen mode (F11).