TorchLight for Windows 8

TorchLight is a small Metro app compatible with Windows 10, 8.1 and 7, which transforms your computer's screen into a torchlight. It's useful if you have a laptop, notebook or tablet, run out of power, and need a source of portable light to walk around the house, especially if don't have your smartphone, lighter or matches nearby.

The app can be downloaded and installed from the Windows Store, and it works by adjusting the brightness level. To fully take advantage of it, make sure to switch to full screen mode by clicking the first button displayed on the upper-right corner of the window.

To adjust the brightness between 0 (darkest) and 100 (lightest) you can either click and drag the slider with your mouse button or use the left and right arrow keys. While moving the slider, you can check out the current brightness level in a tooltip.

The application has additional colors available (the brightest color being shown at level 100), which can be displayed by right-clicking anywhere on the window or by clicking the burger button on the upper-left corner to select App commands: R for red, B for blue, P for pink, Y for yellow, and W to return to white.

TorchLight isn't filled with rich options or customization settings. However, it's more useful that it initially looks like. For example, if you typically work on the laptop at night and turn off the lights in your room, then you can temporarily brighten up the place by just launching this application and maximizing the level of brightness instead of reaching the light switch of your room.