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 Solace. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Monitorian or MonitorControl. Other great apps like Twinkle Tray are Dimmer, Lunar, DisplayBuddy and Brightintosh.
Alternatives list

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.


Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Windows



Adaptive per-monitor brightness manager for Windows that automatically dims inactive displays, with two-stage dimming, burn-in protection, break reminders, and energy usage statistics.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Windows


Python monitor control using the VESA Monitor Control Command Set (MCCS) over the Display Data Channel Command Interface Standard (DDC-CI).
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
- Python
Focus view, extra brightness, ambient glow, and keep awake — all from your menu bar. JoyScreen transforms how you use your Mac.
Cost / License
- Paid
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac



















