MonitorControl/MonitorControl
🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
78/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
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: 1
- age_days: 3273
- days_rel: 698
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
34040 stars · 989 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A free macOS application that controls external display brightness, contrast, and volume via DDC, native Apple protocols, gamma tables, and shade control. It integrates with Apple keyboard media keys and shows native macOS on-screen displays.
Use cases
- adjust external monitor brightness from my Mac keyboard
- control volume on a non-Apple display
- dim my monitor beyond its minimum brightness
- sync brightness across multiple displays
- use Apple brightness keys with an external monitor
- software dimming for AirPlay or Sidecar screens
When to choose
- you use external displays with a Mac and want native-feeling brightness/volume control
- you want keyboard shortcut and menubar slider control for monitors
- you need combined hardware DDC and software gamma dimming
When to avoid
- you are on Linux or Windows
- your display does not support DDC/CI
- you need color calibration rather than brightness control
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools desktop-applications hardware developer-tools ddc brightness-control external-display menubar osd volume-control apple-silicon macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1e9b8e06b6bf
- homepage: https://monitorcontrol.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 73f43cb7043b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| MonitorControl/MonitorControl | main | 78 |
For agents
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