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!.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Pay once)
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac

QuickShade is described as 'A macOS app to quickly change the brightness of your Mac' and is a Screen Dimmer. There are more than 10 alternatives to QuickShade for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, openSUSE and Python apps. The best QuickShade alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QuickShade are MonitorControl, Monitorian, PangoBright and Dimmer.
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!.

Form 1 Hour Software by skrommel, it can dim the screen by applying a transparent gray layer on top of your opened applications

Free Monitor Manager lets you easily change your monitor's brightness, contrast and colors.


iBrightness Tray is a little bit of a swiss army knife display tool as adjusting the brightness of your screen is just one of three main functions it has. The other two are turning on your screensaver at the click of a button and also the ability to turn off the display...

Monitor Bright reduces with a simple trick the monitor brightness. Useful to use the PC at night without getting blind if the minimum brightness that can be obtained adjusting monitor settings is still too high if compared to ambience brightness. Supports multi monitor systems.


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.


Python monitor control using the VESA Monitor Control Command Set (MCCS) over the Display Data Channel Command Interface Standard (DDC-CI).
Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.



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...

