Twinkle Tray Alternatives

Twinkle Tray is described as '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' and is a Screen Dimmer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Twinkle Tray for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, openSUSE and Flathub apps. The best Twinkle Tray alternative is Monitorian, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Twinkle Tray are MonitorControl, Dimmer, Lunar and Brightintosh.

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  1. Win10_BrightnessSlider icon

    Win10_BrightnessSlider

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    this app puts a Monitor Brightness icon to on Taskbar Tray. So you can access it with 1 click.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. BrightnessControl icon

    BrightnessControl

     1 like

    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.

    14 BrightnessControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Bright Master icon

    Bright Master

     1 like

    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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  5. EasyOnTheEyes icon

    EasyOnTheEyes

     3 likes

    FREE and simple screen shader app. Complete multiple display support, including latest OS X. • Five presets. Easy to change too. • Multiple monitor support, even on latest macOS. • Quickly detects all monitor changes. • Fine control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. D

    ddcutil

     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
     
  7. ddcui icon

    ddcui

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. DDCcontrol icon

    DDCcontrol

     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
     
  10. Brisync icon

    Brisync

     3 likes

    Synchronize your external monitor brightness with built-in display. Application reads current brightness of your built-in display and passes it to external monitors via DDC interface. You can adjust brightness by menu in system status bar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. W

    winddcutil

     1 like

    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
     
  13. DimScreen icon

    DimScreen

     6 likes

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

    58 DimScreen alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. B

    BrightXDR

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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
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