How to Enable Night Shift in macOS 13

Night Shift automatically shifts the colors of your Mac display to the warmer end of the spectrum after dark, reducing blue light exposure to help prevent eye strain and improve sleep quality. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to enable, schedule, and customize Night Shift in macOS 13 (Ventura), as well as how to quickly toggle the feature on and off using Control Center.

How to Turn On and Schedule Night Shift

  1. Click the Apple menu () in the top-left corner of your screen and select System Settings.
  2. In the sidebar, scroll down and click Displays.
  3. Click the Night Shift... button located in the bottom-right corner of the Displays menu.
  4. Click the dropdown menu next to Schedule and choose your preferred option:
    • Sunset to Sunrise: Uses your location to automatically turn on Night Shift at sunset and turn it off at sunrise.
    • Custom: Allows you to set specific start and stop times.
    • Off: Disables automated scheduling.
  5. To activate the feature manually until the next morning, check the box next to Turn On Until Tomorrow.
  6. Drag the Color Temperature slider to make the screen warmer (more orange/less blue light) or cooler (less orange).
  7. Click Done to save your settings.

How to Quickly Toggle Night Shift via Control Center

If you need to quickly toggle Night Shift on or off without opening System Settings:

  1. Click the Control Center icon (two toggle sliders) in the menu bar at the top-right of your screen.
  2. Click the arrow next to the Display slider.
  3. Click the Night Shift button at the bottom of the pop-up menu to toggle the feature immediately.