Brightness controller based on time of day?

August 7th, 2013

I don’t like doing it manually, every day and every night …
I am not talking about color temperature controller…
Can you help me find a program that matches my needs?

Answer #1
Not tested http://www.bdtips.com/Article_Body.php?Sub_Category_ID=34&Article_ID=6826
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Answer #2
Yeah, but f.lux cannot do that (control brightness), it can only monitor color temperature settings!
Answer #3
Automatic Monitor Brightness Adjustment With the Change of Day Light Guessing that is a false claim then. Oh well.
Answer #4
Yeah :/ False claim. Thanks anyway.
edit: still need help
Answer #5
Can anyone help me?
Answer #6
Looks like the only option is by color temperature control http://alternativeto.net/software/f46lux/
Answer #7
Thanks for f.lux, but I don’t want flux.
Answer #8
There is one cool program I recently found: http://alternativeto.net/software/friendeye/
It’s good.

 

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