Hummer12007/brightnessctl
A program to read and control device brightness observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3810
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 625
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1257 stars · 63 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
brightnessctl is a small C utility for reading and controlling device brightness on Linux, covering backlight and LED class devices. It works without sudo via udev rules, suid, or systemd-logind, and supports Wayland environments.
Use cases
- change screen brightness from the command line
- adjust backlight on Wayland without sudo
- list available brightness devices
- dim or disable backlight on lid close
- script brightness changes with machine-readable output
- control LED brightness on Linux
When to choose
- you need a lightweight CLI brightness control on Linux
- you use Wayland where traditional brightness tools fall short
- you want to script or hotkey brightness changes
- you need brightness control without running sudo each time
When to avoid
- you need to control external monitor brightness without a DDC/CI kernel driver
- you need a GUI brightness slider
- you are on a non-Linux platform
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
cli developer-tools operating-systems hardware cli backlight brightness-control wayland led system-utility command-line linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Hummer12007/brightnessctl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7335afcfde51
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Hummer12007/brightnessctl | main | 23 |
For agents
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