Dimly AlternativesScreen Dimmers and other similar apps like Dimly

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.

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  1. MonitorControl icon
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    🖥 Control your external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Brightintosh icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Dim any screen and keep color accuracy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Lunar icon
     7 likes

    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

    20 Lunar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. BetterDisplay icon
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    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!.

    20 BetterDisplay alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Lumino icon
     2 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10.  2 likes

    Most monitors, other than laptop displays, have a Virtual Control Panel (VCP), which implements features defined in the Montor Control Command Set (MCCS). Typically, ddcutil communicates with the monitor's VCP over an I2C bus, as per the Display Data Channel/Command...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. QuickShade icon
     2 likes

    A macOS app to quickly change the brightness of your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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