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
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac

MonitorControl is described as '🖥 Control your external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac' and is an app in the audio & music category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MonitorControl for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, openSUSE and Python apps. The best MonitorControl alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MonitorControl are Monitorian, ddcutil, Brightintosh and Lunar.
TotalXDR is a macOS menubar app that removes the brightness limit of your MacBook Pro display and keeps XDR/HDR brightness always on.

Python monitor control using the VESA Monitor Control Command Set (MCCS) over the Display Data Channel Command Interface Standard (DDC-CI).
This small utility will try to make controlling your external monitor brightness and contrast easier. Also it have day and night presets, which stored in a right-click on a button.


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

