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Black Light Pro vs Vivid

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Black Light Pro

5.0
Utilities

Colour effects on a schedule

Vivid

7.0
Utilities

Adaptive brightness for displays

Metric Black Light Pro Vivid
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 5.0 7.0
30-day Installs - 42
90-day Installs - 101
365-day Installs 20 353
Version 1.2 2.18.1
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 2.2K
GitHub Forks 99
Open Issues 24
License Apache-2.0
Language Rust
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago
First Seen Aug 9, 2023 Apr 18, 2022

Reviews

Black Light Pro

Black Light Pro offers dynamic color effects that change based on time or activity, allowing users to customize their display lighting. It's ideal for those seeking customizable and automated color schemes for their workflow.

Adjusts display colors based on a scheduled lighting scheme.

Pros

  • + Dynamic color changes based on time or activity
  • + Customizable lighting schedules
  • + Non-resource-intensive operation

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Limited community support and adoption

Vivid

Vivid offers adaptive brightness control for macOS displays, automatically adjusting based on ambient light and usage. It benefits users seeking seamless brightness management without manual adjustments.

Automatically adjusts display brightness based on ambient light and usage patterns.

Pros

  • + Provides automatic brightness adjustments for user convenience.
  • + Helps reduce eye strain by adapting to lighting conditions.
  • + Possibly offers customization options for brightness settings.

Cons

  • - Lacks auto-update functionality.
  • - Limited installs suggest it may not be widely adopted.