DisplayBuddy AlternativesScreen Dimmers and other similar apps like DisplayBuddy
DisplayBuddy is described as 'Lets you control external displays connected to your Mac right from your menu bar! No need to touch your clunky monitor buttons!' and is a Screen Dimmer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DisplayBuddy for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, openSUSE and Fedora apps. The best DisplayBuddy alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DisplayBuddy are MonitorControl, Brightintosh, Monitorian and Lunar.
- Screen Dimmer
- Paid • Proprietary
- 18 Twinkle Tray alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
Comments about Twinkle Tray as an Alternative to DisplayBuddy
MonitorControl Features
Comments about MonitorControl as an Alternative to DisplayBuddy
st4334fvIt is free + has way more features than DisplayBuddy.
- 30 Brightintosh alternatives
BrightIntosh is lightweight, works system-wide, has optional launch-at-login functionality and includes a global hotkey to toggle the extra brightness.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
Brightintosh Features
- 21 Monitorian alternatives
Monitorian is a Windows desktop tool to adjust the brightness of multiple monitors with ease.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
Lunar Features
- 15 BetterDisplay alternatives
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!.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
Finland
EU
Platforms
- Mac
Top BetterDisplay Features
- 6 TotalXDR alternatives
TotalXDR is a macOS menubar app that removes the brightness limit of your MacBook Pro display and keeps XDR/HDR brightness always on.
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
TotalXDR Features
- 11 DDCcontrol alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- openSUSE
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- Debian
DDCcontrol Features
- 30 BrightXDR alternatives
Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
BrightXDR Features
- 18 Bright Master alternatives
The program is designed to adjust the brightness of monitors, laptop displays and other equipment. Runs on Windows 7+ and does not require installation. Works with all external monitors that have DDC/CI support, as well as with built-in displays of laptops, all-in-ones and...
Great except on my Dell S2721DGF the screen will go black after it wakes from sleep a lot of the time and will not respond until I fully pull the power plug to hard reset the monitor. Dev has no fix unfortunately.