It is increasingly common to spend long hours in front of our computer screen. Between how we use it for work and what we use for leisure, the truth is that our eyes can suffer for the long time we spend in front of the computer. That is why it is convenient to regulate the brightness control of our screen according to the schedule and light conditions. To help us there are a series of applications that we will see below.
When it comes to spending many hours in front of the computer, either day or night, it is advisable to adopt strict measures regarding the health of our eyes, since the brightness of the screen should not always be the same and should vary in depending on the time we use it. During the day, as there is greater clarity, the brightness must also be higher, while at night it must be lower, and in this way we prevent what is known as visual fatigue.
When working from a laptop, we can control the brightness using the function keys on our keyboard or from the control panel settings. In case of using a desktop computer with an external monitor, we will have to regulate it from it. Another option is to use one of the following applications that we are going to see below and that allow us in many cases to regulate the brightness of the contract and even be able to program it depending on the hours of the day, so that our eyes can cope in the best way so many hours of activity in front of the screen.
Adjust the brightness and temperature of your screen with these programs
Dimmer, compatible with all types of monitors
It is an application expressly designed to control the brightness of the screen of our laptop or the external monitor of our computer. It stands out for being compatible with various types of backlighting such as LCD, TFT and LED , and we can even use it on our old CRT , so that it will adapt perfectly to any monitor we have. It should also be borne in mind that it supports multiple screens that we can use through practical controls that allow us to adjust them individually. It is a very light application but lacks brightness programming functions or the possibility of setting the temperature.
Dimmer is a free application completely free of spyware or malware aimed at Windows computers and that we can download from the developer’s website .
Gammy, control all the parameters of the screen
This application allows us to establish maximum and minimum brightness levels that will be adapted to the different programs and screens that we use. A very important feature is that it has an automatic brightness option to adjust both the brightness and the temperature. We can also control the adaptation speed , thanks to which we will determine how fast the brightness changes. This application is responsible for taking screenshots in a fraction of milliseconds and depending on the content that we see on the screen and the colors that appear, it will proceed to adjust the brightness of the screen. While it is true that it is a very useful tool, it is true that constant changes in brightness can be annoying in some cases.
Gammy is a completely free application, compatible with Windows 8 and 10 that we can download from its website .
F.lux, sets the type of lighting type and adapts the color
This useful tool is responsible for adapting the color of our computer screen depending on the hours of the day, being warmer at night and with more light during the rest of the day. We can also establish the type of lighting we have and the place where we live with the help of Google Maps and the application will take care of this based on adjusting all the parameters of our monitor, although it is a pity that the geographical location is manual and not automatic. In addition, we can see a preview of the result in 24 hours before making any changes and check if the brightness adjustment is to our liking.
F.Lux is a free application in Windows for personal use and that we can download from its official website.
SunsetScreen, set the brightness and lighting parameters
With this simple program we can manually adjust the brightness and lighting parameters of our monitor. In this way we can adapt it to the different lighting conditions in which we find ourselves throughout the day. The good thing about this application is that we can make the adjustments both manually and automatically, and in this way we will ensure that we do not have too sharp a contrast between the brightness of our environment and that shown on the screen of our computer. We can precisely configure the sunset , as well as the sunrise and choose the color temperature to obtain more accurate colors.
If we want to use SunsetScreen we will have to pay for its license, which has a price of 5 dollars. If we want to try it, we can download a free trial version for a week.
Iris, adjust the screen conditions to our sight
This application has been developed to apply filters to the screen of our computer, in order to avoid fatigue of our eyes and therefore visual fatigue. With it we can preserve the brightness of the screen throughout the day, as it uses warm color filters at night. In this way, it is avoided that there is an impact of light on our eyes that can be annoying and unhealthy. It is a simple tool to use to adjust the conditions of the screen to our view , it also allows a rest function, as well as advanced settings with which to create our own presets with more than 20 advanced functions.
Iris is priced at $ 15 although it is possible to download a free version from its website.
Desktop Lighter, simple and effective to adjust the brightness
This application is completely simple and whose main mission is to increase or decrease the brightness of the screen , something that we can do with a slider on its window. It also has keyboard shortcuts to perform this function, although they cannot be configured. It is a very light tool that runs in the background so we will not notice that it is activated. It is somewhat limited in terms of configuration options, compared to other similar applications
Desktop Lighter is a free application that we can download from this link .
iBrightness Tray, adjust brightness quickly
This little utility for Windows won’t help you adjust screen brightness very quickly. One of its main features is that it is tactile so we can use it on tablets without the need for additional buttons. The application is responsible for placing an icon in the system tray so that we can control the brightness with a single click. It also has access to different functions such as turning off the monitor and enabling or changing the screen saver. In addition, it has an automatic start option that will be useful if we want to adjust the brightness on a regular basis.
iBrightness Tray is a free and portable application that we can download from here .
RedShift GUI, set monitor color temperature
This software can be used to configure some parameters related to the color temperature of our monitor . Its interface is clean and minimalist and allows us to find our exact location by IP or postal code. In addition, we can see on its main screen the elevation of the sun, its current state, if it is day and night, as well as the latitude and longitude. We will be able to adjust the brightness and the temperature of the colors by means of a sliding bar, setting day and night temperatures along with the transition speed.
The use of RedShift GUI has no cost so we can download it for free from here .
