QuickShade AlternativesScreen Dimmers and other similar apps like QuickShade

QuickShade is described as 'A macOS app to quickly change the brightness of your Mac' and is a Screen Dimmer. There are more than 10 alternatives to QuickShade for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, openSUSE and Python apps. The best QuickShade alternative is Twinkle Tray, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like QuickShade are MonitorControl, Dimmer, Monitorian and PangoBright.

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  1. Twinkle Tray icon
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    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 Windows alternative to QuickShade.

    • Twinkle Tray is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to QuickShade.

    • Twinkle Tray is Free and Open SourceQuickShade is Free and Proprietary
    • Twinkle Tray is LightweightQuickShade is not according to our users
  2. MonitorControl icon
     19 likes

    🖥 Control your external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac.

    15 MonitorControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • MonitorControl is the most popular Mac alternative to QuickShade.

    • MonitorControl is Free and Open SourceQuickShade is Free and Proprietary
  3. Dimmer icon
     29 likes

    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Lunar icon
     7 likes

    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

    15 Lunar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. DisplayBuddy icon
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    DisplayBuddy lets you control external displays connected to your Mac right from your menu bar! No need to touch your clunky monitor buttons!

    13 DisplayBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • DisplayBuddy is the most popular commercial alternative to QuickShade.

    • DisplayBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryQuickShade is Free and Proprietary
  7. Windows implementation of the ddcutil Linux program for querying and changing monitor settings, such as brightness and color levels.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. DDCcontrol icon
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    DDCcontrol is software for controlling monitor parameters such as brightness, contrast, and RGB color levels. It includes a command-line tool and a GUI tool.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • openSUSE
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
    • DDCcontrol is the most popular Linux alternative to QuickShade.

    • DDCcontrol is Free and Open SourceQuickShade is Free and Proprietary
  9. The app lets you control the brightness of all your screens (both laptop and desktop) by a single click on a tray icon. Its look goes nicely with the system icons and it supports both light and dark mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Vivid icon
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    Vivid is a software that enables users to amplify the brightness of their MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR, system-wide, utilizing standard Apple APIs.

    33 Vivid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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