light VS lf

Compare light vs lf and see what are their differences.

light

GNU/Linux application to control backlights (by haikarainen)
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light lf
33 108
1,212 7,230
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1.7 8.9
about 1 year ago 6 days ago
C Go
GNU General Public License v3.0 only MIT License
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light

Posts with mentions or reviews of light. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-29.

lf

Posts with mentions or reviews of lf. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-21.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing light and lf you can also consider the following projects:

brightnessctl - A program to read and control device brightness

ranger - A VIM-inspired filemanager for the console

acpilight

nnn - n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

Clight - A C daemon that turns your webcam into a light sensor. It will adjust screen backlight based on ambient brightness.

ueberzug - ueberzug is a command line util which allows to display images in combination with X11. The user is expected to have knowledge of theoretical computer science. https://github.com/seebye/ueberzug/wiki/Troubleshooting/119e30f331799b30fb9594db29740685cb09425b

Clightd - A linux bus interface that lets you change screen brightness, compute captured webcam frames brightness and change screen temperature.

mpv-image-viewer - Configuration, scripts and tips for using mpv as an image viewer

Brightness - Using Brightness Controller, you can control brightness of both primary and external displays in Linux. Check it out!

lfm

feh - a fast and light image viewer

xplr - A hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer