Auto Dim Your Screen at Night with F.lux
[ 20 May 2011 ]
Marked under general, windows.
Do you use your computer throughout the day and at night? One thing you may not know is that the brightness of the screen at night can affect how you sleep. To help your body adjust to a more dim environment you can use a free tool called f.lux to auto-dim your screen at night.
First, download f.lux for free. Once you’re finished installing, it will run and determine your location. Based on your location it will know what time it is and it will adjust the brightness of your screen depending on the time of day. The brightness will not drastically change in an instant. The change is gradual over time so your eyes get used to the change as it becomes later in the day.
You can see the brightness level based on the time of the day:
You can also disable it if you need full color:
