Brisync Alternatives

Brisync is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Brisync for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Wayland apps. The best Brisync alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Brisync are Twinkle Tray, Redshift, LightBulb and Red Moon.

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  1. f.lux icon
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    Software that makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.

    57 f.lux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • f.lux is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Brisync.

    • f.lux is the most popular free alternative to Brisync.

    • f.lux is Free and ProprietaryBrisync is Free and Open Source
    • f.lux is LightweightBrisync is not according to our users
  2. Twinkle Tray icon
     44 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Open Source alternative to Brisync.

    • Twinkle Tray is Free and Open SourceBrisync is also Free and Open Source
    • Twinkle Tray is LightweightBrisync is not according to our users
  3. Red Moon icon
     53 likes

    The app is free on F-Droid and on GitHub but you can buy it on the Google Play Store to support the developer.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Red Moon is the most popular Android alternative to Brisync.

    • Red Moon is Free and Open SourceBrisync is also Free and Open Source
  4. Dimmer icon
     29 likes

    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. RedshiftGUI icon
     92 likes

    RedshiftGUI changes the color temperature of your monitor to better match that of your surrounding. This means that it sets a cooler color temperature during the daytime (due to natural lighting) and sets a warmer temperature at night (due to indoor lighting). Similar to f.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6.  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. Brightintosh icon
     4 likes

    BrightIntosh is lightweight, works system-wide, has optional launch-at-login functionality and includes a global hotkey to toggle the extra brightness.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Twilight icon
     56 likes

    The app filters the blue spectrum on your phone or tablet after sunset and protects your eyes with a red filter. The filter intensity is smoothly adjusted to the sun cycle based on your local sunset and sunrise times.

    43 Twilight alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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