Vivid Alternatives

Vivid is described as 'Software that enables users to amplify the brightness of their MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR, system-wide, utilizing standard Apple APIs' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Vivid for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Vivid alternative is f.lux, which is free. Other great apps like Vivid are Twinkle Tray, Solace, Dimly and Monitorian.

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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.

    60 f.lux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  2. Twinkle Tray icon
     50 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.

    33 Twinkle Tray alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Solace icon
     7 likes

    Automatically changes Mac appearance using real-time weather, sunlight, and time data for light and dark modes, dynamic wallpapers, and color temperature, with on-device privacy, menu bar access, no subscriptions, and no analytics for seamless daily comfort.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Solace screenshot 1
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  4. Dimly icon
     8 likes

    Open-source macOS menu utility for unified brightness, blackout, and sleep control of external monitors, using hybrid DDC/CI and software overlays, per-display settings, custom profiles, hotkeys, panic shortcut, privacy by design, and secure signed builds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Dimmer icon
     29 likes

    Adjust the brightness of all monitors, screens and displays.

    69 Dimmer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. ModernFlyouts icon
     20 likes

    This application aims to provide a Fluent Design System based replacement for the old, built-in, Metro Design based Audio/Airplane mode/Brightness flyouts present in Windows (which haven't been updated since Windows 8 LOL) which are shown while pressing the media or volume...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. 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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  8. 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
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  9.  1 like

    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
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  10. Gammy icon
     23 likes

    Adaptive screen brightness and temperature for Windows and Linux.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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