Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac




Dimly is described as 'Open-source lightweight macOS menu bar tool offering brightness, blackout, and sleep control for external monitors, with DDC/CI hardware fallback and custom profiles' and is a Screen Dimmer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Dimly for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best Dimly alternative is MonitorControl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dimly are Vivid, Brightintosh, Simple Screen Shade and Gamma Dimmer.




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.


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



If you work in a dark room, or in room lit by the sun, or struggle with eye strain and headache, Simple Screen Shade will dim your displays - this way it will care for your health and comfort.






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




Focus view, extra brightness, ambient glow, and keep awake — all from your menu bar. JoyScreen transforms how you use your Mac.


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!.

Lumino is a Mac utility that automatically controls the brightness of connected external displays based on ambient light. It uses the built-in light sensor of supported Macs and works with DDC/CI when available, with fallback options for displays that don’t fully support...

