Circadian lighting with f.lux®
You already know that the light from screens can affect your sleep. Don’t overlook the rest of the lights in your house.
By dimming and shutting off lights in your home, you can create an environment that’s more friendly to sleep. You don’t need to buy any special gear just to flip a switch at night, but if you are looking for a gradual, automatic change, here’s how f.lux® can run your lights.
This tutorial will cover using f.lux® to run the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance system on a Windows computer. Support for other lighting systems and macOS will be released in the future.
Right now, you’ll need two things:
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Your lights should change to match your current f.lux® settings.
If there are some lights you don’t want f.lux® to run, look back in the f.lux® menu for “Hue lights to use” and uncheck the ones you don’t want to be controlled by f.lux®.
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