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Programs to Help You Work in the Dark on Your Mac
By Grey | October 23, 2008
Sometimes you need (or want to) work in the dark on your Mac. In the old days of green-on-black computers this wouldn’t be a problem. However, now that every computer emulates the black-on-white text of paper, working in the dark can be painful. However, here are two applications that make working with the lights out a more pleasant task:
Nocturne
Nocturne is made by the same fabulous guy who produces quicksilver. Nocturne will invert both the brightness of the screen, making black into white and visa-versa, and it will also invert the color hue. Nocturne is my preferred application for working in the dark, as I find the color inversion much easier on the eyes. However, if your work involves editing photographs or creating vector drawings, nocturne color inversion is a problem. If that’s the case, you should try out the next application.
Shades
Shades is a preference pane that will add a small menubar icon that allows you to dim the screen more than you would normally be able to do. It makes your screen about ten times less dim than the lowest setting available via the sun buttons on the keyboard. Plus, shades does not invert the colors, so this is the preferred application for doing things where colors matter.
Go grab and app and get to work in the dark:
[Click here to download Nocturne]
[Click here to download Shades]
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