Gammastep is a utility that adjusts the color temperature of your display according to the time of day, your location, or a manually defined schedule.
It’s intended to make the screen warmer at night and cooler during the day, which can help reduce eye strain when you’re working in front of a monitor for long periods. The software offers flexible configuration through command-line options and an optional configuration file, making it suitable for both simple setups and more customised desktop environments.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Adjusts screen color temperature automatically based on the sun’s position.
- Supports manual coordinates as well as automatic location providers.
- Lets you configure day and night temperatures, brightness, gamma, fade behaviour, and transition periods.
- Provides one-shot modes, reset options, and hook scripts for custom actions when display periods change.
- Includes an optional graphical indicator, gammastep-indicator, for desktop notification areas.
- Supports multiple adjustment methods, including RandR and Wayland wlroots-based gamma control.
Website: gitlab.com/chinstrap/gammastep
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Developer: Cameron Nemo and contributors
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
Gammastep is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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