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Nocturnal

Nocturnal

Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

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Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

2 followers

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Nocturnal is a menu bar app for macOS that allows you to go the extra mile in controlling your display settings to reduce strain on your eyes. It includes darker than dark dimming, Night Shift fine tuning, and the ability to disable for custom time periods.
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github.com/joshjon/nocturnalGitHub
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Launched in 2020View 1 launch
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Mac•Developer Tools•Menu Bar Apps
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Anna Filou
Anna Filou
Yes, I so needed this (why are MacBooks so bright??)! It's nearly perfect!! Only thing missing: automatic dimming & night shift (time based rules.) But it's free and practical so I'm not complaining :)
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5yr ago
Josh Jon
Josh Jon
Nocturnal

Nocturnal

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@anna_0x I totally agree and the fact that my eyes are super sensitive is what pushed me to make this! As for the time based rules feature you mentioned, it is definitely in the backlog and I hope add it in sometime in the future, so be sure track the GitHub page. Thanks for your feedback!
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5yr ago
Anna Filou
Anna Filou
@joshjon same issue here (sensitive eyes.) People often ask me "how can you see anything with such low screen brightness?" 🤣 I'm so looking forward to time based rules.
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5yr ago
Theodor
Theodor
Thank you for developing this! I've tried installing it on my Mac mini (2014) about 10 times now, but I get the "Nocturnal is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the bin." message no matter what. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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5yr ago
Anna Filou
Anna Filou
@thejs Works on Catalina!
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5yr ago
Theodor
Theodor
@anna_0x I'm on Catalina version 10.15.2
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5yr ago
Josh Jon
Josh Jon
Nocturnal

Nocturnal

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Hey @thejs! I have left a comment on the GitHub issue you have raised 😊
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5yr ago
Konstantin Dokcuhaev
Konstantin Dokcuhaev
@joshjon you've been featured on https://blog.themarfa.name/kak-u... and https://en.blog.themarfa.name/ho...
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