BetterDisplay Alternatives

BetterDisplay is described as 'Unlock your displays on your Mac! Smooth scaling, HiDPI unlock, XDR/HDR extra brightness upscale, DDC, brightness and dimming, virtual screens, PIP and lots more!' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BetterDisplay for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, openSUSE and Python apps. The best BetterDisplay alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BetterDisplay are MonitorControl, Monitorian, Dimmer and DDCcontrol.

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BetterDisplay alternatives are mainly Screen Dimmers, but if you're looking for Color Temperature Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Mac. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to BetterDisplay.
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  1. Twinkle Tray icon
     44 likes

    Twinkle Tray enables brightness control on external displays in Windows 10 & 11. Even th Windows is capable of adjusting the backlight on most monitors, it doesn't support external monitors natively.

    29 Twinkle Tray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Dimmer icon
     29 likes

    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    65 Dimmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. DDCcontrol icon
     2 likes

    DDCcontrol is software for controlling monitor parameters such as brightness, contrast, and RGB color levels. It includes a command-line tool and a GUI tool.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
  4. Lunar icon
     7 likes

    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

    17 Lunar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. DisplayBuddy icon
     2 likes

    DisplayBuddy lets you control external displays connected to your Mac right from your menu bar! No need to touch your clunky monitor buttons!

    16 DisplayBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    DisplayBuddy vs BetterDisplay Comments
    agnesnutter
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    It is effective and extremely featureful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • DisplayBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryBetterDisplay is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. TotalXDR icon
     1 like

    TotalXDR is a macOS menubar app that removes the brightness limit of your MacBook Pro display and keeps XDR/HDR brightness always on.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Vivid icon
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    Vivid is a software that enables users to amplify the brightness of their MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR, system-wide, utilizing standard Apple APIs.

    33 Vivid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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