DisplayBuddy
Lunar.fyi
MonitorControl
Dropover
rcmd
Yoink
BetterDummy
f.lux
Twinkle Tray
Monitorian
f.lux
PangoBright
Dimmer
CareUEyes
iBrightness Tray
Monitor Bright
DisplayBuddy lets you control external displays connected to your Mac right from your menu bar - No need to touch those clunky monitor buttons!
It has been tested on a wide range of monitors from manufacturers such as Dell, Acer, LG, Samsung, BenQ & PRISM, and works with most displays manufactured in the last 5 years. DisplayBuddy can also control the volume for monitors with built-in speakers, turn off your monitors, sync brightness across displays and even switch display inputs to HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C and more.
DisplayBuddy Twinkle TrayIf you use a monitor with your Mac, this app is life changing. I started using DisplayBuddy and I can never go back to monitor buttons now!
Based on our record, Twinkle Tray should be more popular than DisplayBuddy. It has been mentiond 21 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Adding my must haves: - DisplayBuddy: a more modern alternative to BetterDisplay to control monitors (https://displaybuddy.app) - Magnet: the simplest and best window manager (https://magnet.crowdcafe.com) - DaisyDisk: fantastic way to visualise your disk usage and free up space (https://daisydiskapp.com). - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
Why not just use https://displaybuddy.app on a modern monitor and not strain your eyes. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
If you’re looking for something that allows media keys and custom keyboard shortcuts: https://displaybuddy.app/ Works on both Windows and Mac. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
All DDC related features in BetterDisplay and MonitorControl is completely free without limitation or no nag screens of any kind. Lunar has manual control available for free (with a daily adjustment limit). DisplayBuddy was also mentioned here - it is a rather limited app and asks a bunch of money for stuff that is available for free and in a better implemented form in basically every other app (which is weird as... Source: about 1 year ago
DisplayBuddy (Paid) Very limited options, tbh I don't recommend it compared to Lunar or BetterDisplay. Source: about 1 year ago
Also, there are 3rd party apps that do the deed, an increasingly popular option is TwinkleTray but you can find more in a search engine. Source: 10 months ago
I don't think you can, since it automatically detects whether or not the screen is connected. Https://twinkletray.com/ tho this app can shut off the screen, maybe it can be better. Source: 11 months ago
Use this maybe? https://twinkletray.com/ I don't know if it will help. Source: 11 months ago
TwinkleTray, to control display brightness on desktop displays like you can on laptops. Source: about 1 year ago
I develop Lunar that can do that for macOS, for Windows you have TwinkleTray and on Linux there's ddcutil. Source: about 1 year ago
Lunar.fyi - Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
Monitorian - Monitorian is a Windows desktop tool to adjust the brightness of multiple monitors with ease.
MonitorControl - Control your external monitor brightness&volume on your Mac
f.lux - f. lux is a piece of software for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android that provides a blue light filter over your screen. Research suggests limiting our exposure to blue light in the hours before bedtime can help us fall asleep faster.
Dropover - Mac app for easier drag & drop
PangoBright - Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your laptop screens as well as external monitors.