Classic Shell
RocketDock
Lively Wallpaper
7+ Taskbar Tweaker
Fences
TranslucentTB
TaskbarDock
TaskbarX gives you control over the position of your taskbar icons.

MonitorControl
Lunar.fyi
BetterDisplay
Twinkle Tray
Monitorian
Display Dimmer
CCleaner
Control the real brightness of your monitors directly from your Mac - no need to touch the buttons on your Monitor.

Which is more popular?
Based on our record, TaskbarX seems to be a lot more popular than DisplayBuddy. While we know about 86 links to TaskbarX, we've tracked only 8 mentions of DisplayBuddy.
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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...
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If 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!
Recommendations tracked on public social media and blogs since March 2021.

TaskbarX for taskbar customization. TaskbarXI for Win11. Source: over 3 years ago
Its a software called Rainmeter, basically you can put widgets and go crazy with customization. For the taskbar its called TaskbarX (its also a skin in Rainmeter). As for the live time its LunaIUI Widget. Source: over 3 years ago
For those wondering, I'm pretty certain this is done with rainmeter. It's similar to this setup which has all the used skins posted. Clock is the same except with a different font for the bottom text, clear taskbar is like taskbarx or... Source: almost 4 years ago
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... - Source: Hacker News / almost 3 years ago
Why not just use https://displaybuddy.app on a modern monitor and not strain your eyes. - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years 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 / about 3 years ago
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Classic Shell was developed for Windows 8 since that was the first version of the popular operating system to forgo the iconic Start menu.
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Control your external monitor brightness&volume on your Mac
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Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
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What is it? Lively is a Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) for animated desktop wallpapers.
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