Dimmer Alternatives

Dimmer is described as 'Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays' and is a Screen Dimmer in the system & hardware category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Dimmer for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Wayland and Android apps. The best Dimmer alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Dimmer are Redshift, Twinkle Tray, Solace and LightBulb.

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  1. 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Shady icon
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    Shady puts a shade over your screen to help soothe your tired or dazzled eyes. You can use it to reduce your Mac's brightness far below the usual minimum, without any risk of damage to your screen.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  3. Multiscreen Blank v2 is an easy-to-use utility that allows you to independently blank out or dim one or more monitors connected to your computer, as well as mirroring the contents of screens that are physically located in another room or turned off.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Simple Screen Brightness is a small portable application written in C# that allows you to adjust the brightness for all of your connected monitors using a slider without having to use their difficult-to-use built-in menu systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. SunshinePal icon
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    SunshinePal is your daily sunlight companion designed to help you track your exposure, set healthy goals, and reconnect with nature for better sleep and mood.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • Apple Watch
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  6. Calise icon
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    A Python program that calculates ambient brightness and sets screen's correct backlight using a camera.

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    • Linux
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  7. Brisync icon
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    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
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  8. 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
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  9. Lumen icon
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    Lumen - magic auto brightness based on screen contents. You control Lumen simply by using your brightness keys - it'll automatically learn your preferences.

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    • Mac
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  10. 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
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. darkbright-helper is a hotkey dimmer for Windows monitors that does not stop at 0%: it lowers the real backlight over DDC/CI, then keeps dimming with a black overlay below the hardware minimum.

    7 darkbright-helper alternatives

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    • Windows
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