Display Arranger Alternatives

Display Arranger is described as 'Tired of having to adjust your settings whenever you move your displays? Maybe you like to use your laptop on a stand and on your desk? This app is for you!' and is an app in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Display Arranger for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Wayland, Mac and openSUSE apps. The best Display Arranger alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Display Arranger are DDCcontrol, wdisplays, nwg-displays and luminance.

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  1. Twinkle Tray icon
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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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Windows alternative to Display Arranger.

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

    • Twinkle Tray is Free and Open SourceDisplay Arranger is Paid and Proprietary
    • Twinkle Tray is LightweightDisplay Arranger is not according to our users
  2. 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
     
    • DDCcontrol is the most popular Linux alternative to Display Arranger.

    • DDCcontrol is Free and Open SourceDisplay Arranger is Paid and Proprietary
  3. nwg-displays icon
     2 likes

    Output management utility for sway and Hyprland.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Wayland
    • Linux
    • Sway
     
  4. luminance icon
     2 likes

    A simple GTK application to control brightness of displays including external displays supporting DDC/CI

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GTK
     
  5. The app lets you control the brightness of all your screens (both laptop and desktop) by a single click on a tray icon. Its look goes nicely with the system icons and it supports both light and dark mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. ddcui icon
     1 like

    Graphical user interface implemented using Qt for ddcutil - control monitor settings

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. arandr icon
     5 likes

    ARandR is designed to provide a simple visual front end for XRandR. Relative monitor positions are shown graphically and can be changed in a drag-and-drop way.

    10 arandr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. lxrandr icon
     3 likes

    LXRandR is the standard screen manager of LXDE. It manages screen resolution and external monitors. You can plug in another screen into LXDE or choose to use a big screen projector. Local screen and extenal screen can be used at the same time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Fedora
    • Debian
    • openSUSE
     
  9.  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
     
  10. Windows implementation of the ddcutil Linux program for querying and changing monitor settings, such as brightness and color levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Dell Display Manager enhances everyday productivity through comprehensive management tools giving you optimal front of screen experience, efficient display management and easy, effortless multitasking.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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