30 Oct 2026 Replaced. Lightee, my own menu bar app for the desk lights, now controls Night Shift too. See Lightee: 1 app for my desk lights and Night Shift.
21 Feb 2025
Shifty is a macOS menu bar app that enhances the built-in Night Shift feature, allowing for more granular control over color temperature and scheduling.
Shifty is a lightweight and customisable macOS app designed to give users more control over Night Shift. It enables users to disable Night Shift for specific apps, websites, and time periods, as well as fine-tune color temperature with an easy-access slider.
Shifty is free, open-source, and licensed under GPLv3.
On Github:
GitHub - thompsonate/Shifty: ☀️ A macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.
github.com
Features
- Disable Night Shift for selected apps and websites
- Customise Night Shift schedules with time-based rules
- Quick Toggle for easier control
- Option to sync Dark Mode with Night Shift
- Extend Night Shift rules to affect True Tone
- Global keyboard shortcuts for common actions