Package Details: gnome-shell-extension-night-shift-git r48.bd29331-3

Git Clone URL: https://aur.archlinux.org/gnome-shell-extension-night-shift-git.git (read-only, click to copy)
Package Base: gnome-shell-extension-night-shift-git
Description: ::Rolling release:: Gnome-shell extension to automatically switch themes/modes/styles when the sun sets or sun rises
Upstream URL: https://github.com/christophermca/gnome-shell-extension-night-shift
Licenses: GPL-3.0-or-later
Conflicts: alacritty-use-theme-with-redshift, alacritty-use-theme-with-redshift-git, gnome-mode-shift-git, gnome-night-shift-git, gnome-shell-extension-night-shift-git
Provides: get-sunrise-sunset.service, get-sunrise-sunset.timer, gnome-night-shift.service, gnome-night-shift.timer, gnome-shell-extension-night-shift-git
Submitter: christophermca
Maintainer: christophermca
Last Packager: christophermca
Votes: 0
Popularity: 0.000000
First Submitted: 2026-09-02 13:41 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-09-02 16:34 (UTC)

Latest Comments

christophermca commented on 2026-07-15 16:26 (UTC) (edited on 2026-07-31 15:04 (UTC) by christophermca)

GNOME Night Shift

GNOME Night Shift is a GNOME Shell extension that automatically switches your desktop between Day and Night modes (Light and Dark themes). Instead of manually changing appearance settings, the extension detects whether it is currently day or night at your location and applies the appropriate mode automatically.

The extension is designed for users who prefer a light desktop during the day and a dark desktop after sunset, providing a seamless transition throughout the day.

Features
  • Automatically switch between Day (Light) and Night (Dark) modes.
  • Uses sunrise and sunset times for your location. Requires Location services to be enabled. (Settings > Privacy & Security > Location > Enable "Automatic Device Location"
  • Integrates directly with GNOME Shell.
  • Lightweight and easy to configure.
How It Works

GNOME Night Shift uses on Gnome's *Location services to get your geolocation, then looks up what time the sun will rise and set.

Requirements
  • GNOME
Installation
Arch Linux

The latest development version is available from the Arch User Repository (AUR):

yay -S gnome-night-shift-git

or

paru -S gnome-night-shift-git
Usage
  1. Install and enable GNOME Ngiht Shift i.e. (systemctl --user enable --now gnome-night-shift.timer get-sunrise-sunset.timer auto-update-gnome-theme)
  2. The extension will automatically switch modes based on the current sunrise and sunset times.

Once configured, GNOME night Shift automatically changes between Day and Night modes as sunrise and sunset occur at your geolocation.

Source Code