Control Night Shift
from your keyboard
A tiny menu bar app that lets you adjust screen warmth in 10 levels with two shortcuts. No mouse needed.
Features
Built for keyboard people
Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Instant control
Shift+F1 to decrease, Shift+F2 to increase. 10 warmth levels at your fingertips.
Lives in your menu bar
A subtle sun icon shows your current warmth level. Click to see it, or just use the shortcuts.
10 warmth levels
From fully off to maximum warmth. Each step is a smooth 10% increment.
Launch at login
Enable auto-start and forget about it. NightShiftKeys is always ready when you are.
Zero footprint
Built with Swift and CoreBrightness. Under 2 MB, virtually no CPU or memory usage.
Open source
MIT licensed. Read every line of code, fork it, improve it. No secrets.
Get started
Up and running in 2 minutes
Clone & install
Clone the repo and run make install. That's it.
Grant permissions
macOS will ask for Accessibility access. Allow it once in System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Use it
Press Shift+F1 to decrease warmth, Shift+F2 to increase. The menu bar icon shows your current level.
Download
Ready to try it?
Free, open source, and takes less than a minute to install. Works on macOS 13.0 and later.
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