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Title: Night Shift vs. f.lux: What's the difference?
Post by: HCK on April 04, 2017, 04:05:22 pm
Night Shift vs. f.lux: What's the difference?

Is Night Shift any different than f.lux? Will one bork the other if I have both installed?

f.lux is a software program that puts a warm filter across your computer screen in the evening to reduce the unnatural blue hue that can affect your sleep cycle. It's been around for years, and I've had it installed on all of my Mac computers for as long as I can remember.

Apple launched Night Shift for Mac with macOS 10.12.4, which also puts a warm filter across your screen in the evening to reduce the unnatural blue hue that can affect your sleep cycle. It automatically appears in Notification Center on your Mac when you update.

There are subtle difference between the two that go beyond just customization features. Some have also been wondering what happens when you have both f.lux and Night Shift enabled on Mac.

What does f.lux have that Night Shift Doesn't?

Night Shift gives you some adjustability of start and end times for when it changes your screen hue and has a color temperature sl...

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