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Published by CircadianShield. We make one of the apps listed here, and it is labelled.

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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

See f.lux in the full matrix