LightBulb VS xcalib

Compare LightBulb vs xcalib and see what are their differences.

LightBulb

Reduces eye strain by adjusting gamma based on the current time (by Tyrrrz)

xcalib

Load 'vcgt'-tag of ICC profiles to X-server and MS-Windows. Works on calibration stage, which can be a precondition for display ICC color conversions. (by OpenICC)
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LightBulb xcalib
22 2
2,054 66
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8.6 5.8
3 days ago about 1 month ago
C# C
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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LightBulb

Posts with mentions or reviews of LightBulb. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-14.

xcalib

Posts with mentions or reviews of xcalib. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-04-07.
  • The "formula" behind xcalib?
    2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 7 Apr 2021
    The formulas which xcalib uses to fill out the lookup table based on its command line arguments are in the source code: https://github.com/OpenICC/xcalib/blob/master/xcalib.c

What are some alternatives?

When comparing LightBulb and xcalib you can also consider the following projects:

redshift - Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night.

wl-gammactl

NvAPIWrapper - NvAPIWrapper is a .Net wrapper for NVIDIA public API, capable of managing all aspects of a display setup using NVIDIA GPUs

gnome-gamma-tool - A command-line tool that lets you change gamma in GNOME and Cinnamon (with Wayland). You can also adjust contrast and brightness. It works by creating a color profile with the VCGT table, so that changes are persistent and don't interfere with other settings like night light.

pixcheck - Pixcheck the pixel testing & repair program for windows with extra function for stubborn pixels.

glum - High performance Python GLMs with all the features!

PersistentWindows - fork of http://www.ninjacrab.com/persistent-windows/ with windows 10 update

ddcutil - Control monitor settings using DDC/CI and USB

DisplayMagician - DisplayMagician is an open source tool for automatically configuring your displays and sound for a game or application from a single Windows Shortcut.

Monitorian - A Windows desktop tool to adjust the brightness of multiple monitors with ease

AudioSwitch - Switch between default audio input or output + change volume

greys - Make photos and colors easier to see by applying a color filter to your screen.