# Install redshift

Adjust color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. Version 1.12 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:redshift
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install redshift
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add redshift
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redshift from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install redshift
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: redshift from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install redshift
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: redshift from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S redshift
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: redshift from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install redshift
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: redshift from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/redshift
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/redshift.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:redshift
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/redshift>
- **Version:** 1.12
- **Source summary:** Adjust color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jonls/redshift>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jonls/redshift>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jonls/redshift#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jonls/redshift/releases/download/v1.12/redshift-1.12.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-20T08:48:40-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- redshift (cli)
- redshift (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- glib

## Build Dependencies

- gettext
- intltool
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Caveats: A sample .conf file has been installed to $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/redshift/share/redshift. Please note redshift expects to read its configuration file from /$HOME/.config/redshift/redshift.conf
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.12
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jonls/redshift
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** redshift
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - redshift - 1.12-4.2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redshift from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- Debian apt - redshift-gtk - 1.12-4.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: redshift-gtk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen -- GUI | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- Ubuntu apt - redshift - 1.12-4.2ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redshift from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- Ubuntu apt - redshift-gtk - 1.12-4.2ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: redshift-gtk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen -- GUI | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- apk - redshift - 1.12-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redshift from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- apk - redshift-doc - 1.12-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: redshift-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings (documentation) | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- dnf - redshift - 1.12-30.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: redshift from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to time of day | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- dnf - redshift-gtk - 1.12-30.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: redshift-gtk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | GTK integration for Redshift | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- pacman - redshift - 1.12-15: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: redshift from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- zypper - redshift - 1.12-9.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: redshift from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool for adjusting the color temperature of the screen | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- zypper - redshift-gtk - 1.12-9.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: redshift-gtk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Gtk frontend for redshift | http://jonls.dk/redshift/
- Scoop - main/redshift: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/redshift.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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