# xflux-gui/fluxgui

Better lighting for Linux. Open source GUI for xflux

Repository: https://github.com/xflux-gui/fluxgui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fluxgui
Homepage: https://justgetflux.com/linux.html
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: indicator-applet, xflux, ubuntu, night, bluelight, eye-strain, sleep-issues
Last push: 2026-08-17T21:38:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3802, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2909, forks 179 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:29.160283+00:00)

## What it is
Fluxgui is an open-source Python GUI indicator applet for Linux that controls screen color temperature via the xflux or Redshift backends, making the display warm at night and sunlight-like during the day. It is barely maintained and the underlying closed-source xflux daemon no longer works on most modern systems, so it now defaults to Redshift.

## Use cases
- reduce blue light at night on linux
- make screen warmer in the evening
- schedule screen color temperature by time of day
- gui for redshift on ubuntu
- fix eye strain from bright screen at night
- help fall asleep by dimming display

## When to choose
- you want a simple tray applet to control redshift on linux
- you prefer f.lux-style night lighting with a gui on older ubuntu systems

## When to avoid
- you need a actively maintained solution - use redshift-gtk instead
- you rely on the original closed-source xflux daemon on modern systems
- you need wayland-native color temperature control

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, configuration-management
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, healthcare
- platform: python
- tags: f.lux, redshift, night-light, blue-light-filter, indicator-applet, eye-strain, screen-color-temperature, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- xflux-gui/fluxgui (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.160283+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:34:21.756799+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xflux-gui/fluxgui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.160283+00:00, sha 224b51731bb2)
  - homepage: https://justgetflux.com/linux.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:37.849878+00:00, sha dad27b2e9bbb)
  - site_page: https://justgetflux.com/faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:37.858828+00:00, sha cc6d210429a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.