Best Night Shift Alternatives in 2026

Night Shift is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 0 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.

About Night Shift

Night Shift automatically shifts the colors of your browser content to the warmer end of the color spectrum after dark. ⚡ You need to refresh all the tabs, which were opened BEFORE the Night Shift was installed. You can also restart Chrome to refresh all the tabs at once. Otherwise, Night Shift will work only with the newly opened tabs. ⚡In accordance with the Chrome Browser policies, Night Shift is restricted to work on the Chrome Web Store and Home Page. Please open any other website (for example, YouTube) after installing this extension and check the extension in action. Night Shift provides itself on a scheduled basis, you can choose from 3 options: 1. Sunset to Sunrise (Chrome colors will be shaded every day automatically on Sunset). 2. Off (manually enable the Night Shift to shade the screen) 3. Custom (set up your own schedule to start up and finish display color adjustments) Take care of your eyes. Change screen brightness to special eye-protective colors from the list or to a color that you prefer. Night shift changes the colors of the screen to warm and eye-protective shades. You can set automatically change screen mode by schedule or select a color theme for a certain website. Working on a computer a night time may take affect your eyes. Night Shift Mode is a good opportunity to reduce screen brightening to take care of your eyes. Dark Mode isn't suitable for all websites, so applying warm colors to all websites will be the best alternative for screen tinting. Screen Shader Mode is a pleasure for your eyes!

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Night Shift (original)4.570K+Free

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What is the best alternative to Night Shift?

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Is there a free alternative to Night Shift?

Most options in this category are freemium, with a usable free tier for evaluation.

Why switch away from Night Shift?

Common reasons are pricing, missing sync or team features, and specific limitations: Requires extra browser permissions to work fully; Advanced settings can take time to learn.