Desktop Lighter for Windows

User Reviews

• it is average small and good software

  Mustafa BayMarch 5, 2016

  Pros

  it replaces windows bright control panel

  Cons

  Also As I say It is not bad but not perfect ,so good and no virus programme

  Summary

  <br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Mar 5, 2016<p/>good and average

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• Very useful! TY author! You save my eyes!

  FreeWebberOctober 27, 2015

  Pros

  Very quick control

  Cons

  Not found yet!

  Summary

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• ACTS AS A TROJAN VIRUS PLEASE READ

  BrandenSisler17May 24, 2015

  Pros

  NONE AT ALL

  Cons

  This program was confirmed by my security as a Trojan because of the behavior detection also when i continued t download it Windows 10 Tech Preview's Security blocked the program.

  Summary

  Please don't use this program im begging you.

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• Does the job, but at a cost

  longtalkerFebruary 23, 2015

  Pros

  Does reduce monitor brightness, BUT SEE BELOW

  Cons

  as many other reviews say, this shitty app messes up your GFX colours. Everything looks like in WIndows 98 now, even with the app turned off.

  Summary

  What an imbecile of a developer to put out such an app, and what an inept editor at CNET to allow it on their website. I should have read the reviews before installing. No idea how to change my colours back to normal, as Nvidia settings show all is ok.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Feb 23, 2015<p/>UPDATE: the only way to undo the harm that this idiotic app does is to use the Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display\CalibrateColor option in Windows 7. Good luck fixing your computer, and SHAME SHAME SHAME to CNET and to this developer.

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• Use only if you know how to reset your colors

  lethalmudOctober 18, 2013

  Pros

  Convenient I can tell by turning the screen towards the wall that the glare is a bit less

  Cons

  Like others said, it changes the colors, may or may not be easy to reverse

  Summary

  The negative reviews are kinda right, but it *does* take off some of the glare at night. Anyway, in my case, it seems like I'm able to get everything back to normal under "Graphics Properties" but ymmv. If your fn key brightness shortcut works then you don't have any reason to bother with this

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• Permanently modifies your gamma - impossible to restore

  life359January 6, 2013

  Pros

  Hotkeys (only reason I tried it)

  Cons

  Permanently modifies your gamma settings Shutting down, restarting, or uninstall does not revert changes

  Summary

  I signed up for a CNET account JUST to warn others before using this program. It permanently modifies your gamma and the changes cannot be easily reversed. I *think* I reverted them by using the NVIDIA control panel to modify the colour settings (changed from "Other applications control colour settings" to "Use NVIDIA settings"). It's ridiculous that the coders of this software didn't code it to revert the changes when the program is stopped or at least revert when you restart or uninstall the program. DO NOT USE THIS GARBAGE APPLICATION. There are many other alternatives that do not PERMANENTLY modify your settings.

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• Doesn't work

  WristbandloverNovember 8, 2012

  Pros

  Can't think of any

  Cons

  Slide bar made no difference on my laptop

  Summary

  Don't bother

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• Ruins your color settings. Disgusting.

  JohnNathanShopperOctober 5, 2012

  Pros

  None. There is nothing good about a program that irrevocably changes your color settings.

  Cons

  This widget changes the color settings on the computer--and I think it does it permanently.

  Summary

  If you haven't figured it out yet, Desktop Lighter changes the gamma, not the brightness. The brightness remains completely unchanged. That's false advertising. That wouldn't be such a bad thing, if it didn't change the settings in a way that's irreversible to factory settings, and in a way that seems invisible to the regular graphics settings of Windows and the graphics card. I don't know if I'll be able to get the laptop to look normal again.

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• changes are not revertible

  un1QuEUsernameJuly 29, 2012

  Pros

  Changes screen colour (lightens colours to give you more WHITE on the screen)

  Cons

  changes are not revertible: even uninstalling does not set back your colour to the original settings. Also, the hint of a user here - to set the brightness back to 70% - does NOT revert to the former "normal" Clour setting. When you Use this tool, you will get washed out colours you will NOT get rid of by closing or uninstalling this tool

  Summary

  do NOT install or use.

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• Default is 70%

  ValionisNovember 13, 2011

  Pros

  May be right for some people.

  Cons

  This program isn't really brightening the pc, it just changes screen colors. Adds white or black color. The worst thing is - after you change the screen "brightness" with this program, that is, distort the colors, you can't set them back to default if you don't know what the settings were when you installed the program, even after uninstall or computer restart. Default "brightness""of this program is 70%.

  Summary

  Distorts screen colors.

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