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, DDCcontrol and Lunar.

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  1. Twinkle Tray icon

    Twinkle Tray

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    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.

    28 Twinkle Tray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Windows alternative to BetterDisplay.

    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to BetterDisplay.

    • Twinkle Tray is Free and Open SourceBetterDisplay is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Twinkle Tray is LightweightBetterDisplay is not according to our users
  2. MonitorControl icon

    MonitorControl

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    🖥 Control your external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac.

    15 MonitorControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • MonitorControl is the most popular Mac alternative to BetterDisplay.

    • MonitorControl is Free and Open SourceBetterDisplay is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. DDCcontrol icon

    DDCcontrol

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     

    • DDCcontrol is the most popular Linux alternative to BetterDisplay.

    • DDCcontrol is Free and Open SourceBetterDisplay is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. Lunar icon

    Lunar

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    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

    15 Lunar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Dimmer icon

    Dimmer

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    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. Brightintosh icon

    Brightintosh

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    BrightIntosh is lightweight, works system-wide, has optional launch-at-login functionality and includes a global hotkey to toggle the extra brightness.

    30 Brightintosh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. DisplayBuddy icon

    DisplayBuddy

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

    13 DisplayBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    It is effective and extremely featureful.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • DisplayBuddy is the most popular commercial alternative to BetterDisplay.

    • DisplayBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryBetterDisplay is Freemium and Proprietary

  12. BrightXDR

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    Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  13. Vivid icon

    Vivid

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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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  14. TotalXDR icon

    TotalXDR

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    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

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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