JoyScreen Alternatives

JoyScreen is described as 'Focus view, extra brightness, ambient glow, and keep awake — all from your menu bar. JoyScreen transforms how you use your Mac' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to JoyScreen for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, openSUSE and Python apps. The best JoyScreen alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JoyScreen are Solace, Dimly, MonitorControl and Monitorian.

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BrightXDR
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Free and Open Source alternative to Vivid macOS application to extend Apple XDR display brightness from 500 up to 1600 nits.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
Mac
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Gamma Dimmer
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Dim any screen and keep color accuracy.
Cost / License
Paid
Proprietary
Application type
Screen Dimmer
Origin
Romania
EU
Platforms
Mac
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monitorcontrol (Python)
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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
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