Open Source • By KraftPixel • v0.9.5

SaveMyEyes

Open-Source Screen Dimmer for Visual Comfort

A lightweight, cross-platform desktop utility that reduces screen brightness beyond your system's minimum. Native apps for Windows and macOS with zero CPU overhead.

Features

Everything you need for comfortable screen brightness, nothing you don't.

Adjustable Dimming

Fine-tune brightness from 0% to 90%, perfect for late-night work or sensitive eyes.

Multi-Monitor Support

Independent brightness per display, remembers your settings by display name.

Capture-Safe

Automatically hidden from screenshots and screen recordings — your captures stay clean.

Global Hotkeys

Control dimming from anywhere. Hotkeys target the monitor under your cursor.

Lightweight & Native

Built with Rust. Near-zero CPU usage, ~5 MB RAM footprint. No Electron, no bloat.

Modern UI

Dark theme interface with card-based layout, smooth sliders, and custom toggle switches.

Smart Updates

Automatic update checks with one-click install. Downloads, replaces, and relaunches itself.

Full-Screen Support

Works in all full-screen apps, games, and virtual desktops. macOS uses GPU-level gamma tables.

How It Works

Native system APIs for maximum performance and reliability.

Windows

Magnification API

Uses the built-in Windows Magnification API to apply a colour transform at the compositor level.

macOS

Gamma Tables

Adjusts display gamma via CGSetDisplayTransferByFormula at the GPU output stage.

Both

Zero Overhead

No polling loops, no timers. Changes are applied once and held by the OS. Your CPU stays idle.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Control brightness without touching the mouse.

Windows

Toggle On / Off Ctrl Alt End
Increase Opacity Ctrl Alt
Decrease Opacity Ctrl Alt

macOS

Toggle On / Off Cmd Shift D
Increase Opacity Cmd Shift >
Decrease Opacity Cmd Shift <

Open Source

Built with ❤️ as part of KraftPixel's open-source initiative.

🦀 Rust 🪟 Win32 API 🍎 macOS AppKit 📜 GPL-3.0 License

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