Not sure anyone is still reading these comments but if they are and can offer any help, thank you....

Seems to b a quirky program, not working correctly for me on a Win 10 x64 machine.

A lot of people have mentioned having an 80% option. I only have 4 options; 25%-low, 50%-dimmed, 75%-moderate, 100%-bright. The program started at 75% and 6500k-daylight and despite my having it set to "automatic", it remained at that throughout the day and night.

Didn't like the colors. Sorry.
Downloaded PangoBright

I plan on downloading and purchasing this program for my notebook computer. I have been looking for something like this for a while. The price is so reasonable that I won't mind paying for it. Thanks, IrisTech!

i know that it installed because it immediately changed the color of my screen. however, i have no idea how to open it in order to register it. i click on the exe and it says that it is already installed which i know.

yikes. how do i open it to register it? is it totally self adjustable, requiring no input from me?

I installed this program on my PC desktop Windows 10-64 bit, right afterward I started having volume problems. It has a designated volume control under the Volume Meter. Why? I had to troubleshoot to get audio back on my computer. Is this a reported anomaly? Should I uninstall and reinstall?

There is no way to start the program and prevent it from adding itself to the Windows startup process. It would be helpful to have a set of options to deselect "start with Windows". Thank you for the offer but I will pass.

Installed easily on Win 8.1 64bit. Registered easily with code provided in the help file. Right clicking on the icon in the taskbar shows a few options, out of which some are not available. Such as light settings Halogen and less, and brightness less than custom 80%. Is this how it is supposed to be, or am I doing anything wrong. Thanks.

When I try to insert registration code to activate is comes back with this response " Socket operation timed out. Maybe you are not connected to the internet? " any Idea's

I have been using IrisMiniPro (Portable) all day, and I am quite pleased with it. It does make the screen easier on my eyes. I also like the options to make it darker. I currently have it set for 3400K - Halogen and 75% - Moderate brightness, which seems to be just right for me.

I installed this on my hard drive, so it is not really "portable" for me, and I really do not have a need for portability, so that works out okay. When the program starts (after reboot) it does start out bright then dim to minimum brightness and then come back up to its proper setting. That seems to be a natural and allowable trait. After that it does not "flicker" at all.

By checking Task Manage I discovered that it is running Conhost, which could explain why some people may have gotten messages from some security programs. I am running two security programs, Windows Defender and Zemana Anti-Malware, and neither balked at IrisMini. I would suppose that this "Conhost" is not the virus but is the Micro$oft program/module. [ZAM did block installation of the other GOTD offered today!]

Thank you Daniel Georgiev for writing this program and making it available - it is definitely a winner! And thanks to the GOTD team for making this available to us.

Thank you to the developer and the GOTD team.

Playing around with it I, apparently, unlocked some "hidden extras". When I click on that, I am being asked to "enter your spell". What might that be? hmmmmmmmmmmm

I usually have to wear UVB blocking sunglasses for several hours before I go to bed so I can sleep, since I use my computer until the wee hours. I've tried f.lux but it didn't seem to work during the hours I needed it.

It's my understanding, from other comments, that I can control Iris Mini better than f.lux. Is this true? Not having to wear sunglasses would be a BIG plus for me. They're not very comfortable, and I sometimes forget to wear them.

Wow! A really useful program from GOTD that actually works! Joking aside ... This is a really handy program, especially for us oldies with the wonky eyesight. I can't help but praise Daniel, he's taking the time to answer question and help anyone with problems, it is refreshing to come across a developer actually cares and not just after our money ... Daniel, thank you and keep up the great work.

I haven't downloaded today's offering, although I shall mention it to a relative who may appreciate it. However, I have been surprised and delighted by the constant attention and really helpful comments and advice provided by Daniel, who created this software.

It's so refreshing to hear from a developer who genuinely wants to help the potential users of his software! I wish you great success with this and any other software you will produce - and of course, I hope everyone who uses it will appreciate your hard work and enjoy the benefits.

Thank you very much indeed!

Activation code: ?

Thanks very much Daniel for the great software, I find the location-specific brightness settings a revelation. I haven't really looked around before this as I use my iOS devices more these days, however until your software came up I had been perennially stuck at my Asus UX21's eye-blinding "lowest" setting as it wouldn't go any lower.

With that said, I was wondering if there might be any method to migrate this key (I assume activation only valid for today) over to another laptop? Potential licensing and piracy issues might abound I acknowledge. In my personal situation, I am looking into buying a Dell XPS 13 to replace my aging Asus and might only seal the deal 1 month from now. If no easy solution, that's OK :)

Thanks and keep up the good work

I use Monitor Bright by Jockersoft
It is portable and FREE.
You can install this on your PC's hard drive as a portable software.
When you run it, it will NOT demand "Please insert a disk into drive". (Unlike today's Giveawayof the day)
It will just run properly without any problems.
This is not for adjusting colours.
This adjusts the brightness according to user's preferred settings.
Good for surfing at night when ambient light is not as bright as daytime.
This can save your eyes from being hurt by too bright a screen when surfing few hours.

You said below: "The Registry permission in the start of the progam is about this. To remove 1 software limitation on Windows."

What was the entry added to the registry?

And What do I need to do to set my registry back to the way it was?

This would be really handy on my Studio PC, it get used way into the small hours most nights. But it's not networked for security reasons.. I'll have to stick with f.lux which has no hoop jumping required.

Thought I would add my 2¢ worth regarding this program. I first used their 1.4 version from another website offering that version free. When I saw this, I decided to upgrade to the 1.6. I love the capabilities of softening the viewable area. I am running Win-7 Pro but I must add my comments. First, when ever I download something, I always rescan the program with my Webroot security software. Nothing showed on the .exe download for this. I then scan it using malwarebytes. Nothing was indicated. So again, double clicked on the executable file and rebooted the program. Apparently the previous version still had that other license number somewhere and I did not have to insert the license given for this 1.6 version. I know I am running the 1.6 and I know I have all the features of the pro over the free because I have all the color features upon right-clicking on the icon in the task bar.
However...whenever I start up the computer, I get a warning from Windows Security stating that the publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to continue? It also states the file does not have a valid digital signature that verifies its publisher., etc. I click on run anyway. The another popup "Iris_mini.exe" indicating I have no disc in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive. Funny about that is because I have the program on my harddrive exactly where it was downloaded into my downloads folder. It gives me three opportunities to select..."cancel" "try again" "continue". I have been using "continue" even with the previous version 1.4. Then everything is ok and I continue. Sorry for the length of this, but wanted people to know and if there is something I am doing wrong....oh well. Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks to GAOD/Iris as I do love this program for my eyes.

program name IRIS is a horrible name (my opinion) as there already is a program called IRIS, an OCR scanning software which can do foreign characters in documents. This company has been around for much longer than softpedia so it's probably why they aren't listed there.
I did not try to install today's giveaway to see if it conflicts with an installed IRIS, but it might be an interesting experiment for someone else.
so only learned today, many software programs are called IRIS

Nuts!

I know a lot of you had to have a parallel thought about this too. Disney G-Force is a bad name..if your name is already Nvidia GeForce


Not a negative review, just a warning for people with OCR soft.

I already use f.lux, which does a great job, so what advantages does this offer for Windows?

Also please tell me if some antivirus detects Iris as virus.

I try to submit it as false positive from time to time, but I don't use every antivirus software out there

:)

I tried it last time it was offered here. Made my display flicker enormously, and it was hard to get rid of it. I strongly warn of this software. Avoid it.

Please let me also know if you have any problems with the activation.

You need internet to activate Iris mini.

If the options are grayed out and there is "Restart needed" message. Restart will enable all options.

The Registry permission in the start of the progam is about this. To remove 1 software limitation on Windows.

On Mac there are no limitation and should work fine.

And again, you need internet to activate Iris :)

Daniel - Founder of Iris

Be sure that you don't have f.lux running or other color calibration softaware. The 2 programs conflict with each other

There is Windows limitation that Iris removes on the first start. One restart will be good to enable all options.

Otherwise it should work fine. Tested on over 100 different machines

I downloaded and registered the software. It flashed each second between 100% brightness and some reduced level not chosen by me. It would not accept my selection.
This is a great concept. I hope it can be made to work.
My anti-ransom software identified it as executing a "ransom-like act." Likely a false positive. But still....