FREEOPEN SOURCELINUX BETA

Tap Zap for Linux.

Make your screen warmer, turn it red, or dim it.

Get Tap Zap for Linux

Tap Zap for Linux app showing warmth and brightness controls

GET THE APP

Which desktop do you use?

BETA

ONE MORE THING

One quick check.

Check which session you use before downloading.

Not sure? Find out in two steps

Open Terminal, paste this, and press Enter. It shows your desktop and session.

printf 'Desktop: %s\nSession: %s\n' "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" "$XDG_SESSION_TYPE"

YOUR BUILD

FREE

Download Tap Zap for Linux

After downloading

Full setup guide ↗

Direct downloads

Choose the build that matches your desktop. For GNOME or KDE on X11, use the X11 build.

SUPPORT / LINUX BETA

Need a hand?

Start with the right place.

Report an issue GitHub issue form Known issues Check before reporting

System requirements and how dimming works

The beta is for 64-bit x86 Linux computers with glibc 2.38 or newer. Your setup guide lists anything else your desktop needs.

Software dimming changes display output; it does not lower the panel’s physical backlight. PWM-Safe is a separate experimental setting that adjusts hardware brightness. If anything looks wrong, use OFF or Quit.

ALSO AVAILABLE

Tap Zap for macOS and Windows.

macOSmacOS 10.13 to latest

WindowsWindows 10 or 11

OPEN SOURCE

Linux source is public.

Tap Zap for Linux is free and open source. This is an experimental beta.

GPL-3.0-or-later Linux edition license

View source on GitHub

Release status ↗Third-party library sources ↗