Solar Screen Brightness Alternatives

Solar Screen Brightness is described as 'Changes monitor brightness based on sunrise/sunset times' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Solar Screen Brightness for Mac and Windows. The best Solar Screen Brightness alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Solar Screen Brightness are Brightintosh, winddcutil, Lunar and BrightXDR.

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Windows alternative to Solar Screen Brightness.

    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Solar Screen Brightness.

    • Twinkle Tray is Free and Open SourceSolar Screen Brightness is also Free and Open Source
    • Twinkle Tray is LightweightSolar Screen Brightness is not according to our users
  2. 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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Brightintosh is the most popular Mac alternative to Solar Screen Brightness.

    • Brightintosh is Free and Open SourceSolar Screen Brightness is also Free and Open Source
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    Windows implementation of the ddcutil Linux program for querying and changing monitor settings, such as brightness and color levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. Lunar icon
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    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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