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MonitorControl/MonitorControl

🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.

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How fast MonitorControl/MonitorControl is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 6 – Nov 5, 2026

Stars +528 in 61 days

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Forks +48 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 5 in 61 days

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Trendshift Trendingwhere the repository ranked each day it made the top 25

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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

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    Jun 28, 2024 – Sep 21, 2026#1 on 2 days

    #1#5#10#15#20#25
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    1. Oct 111 post

      • MonitorControl 可以在Mac菜单栏调外接显示器亮度，免费。 安装后拖滑块，配置权限后也能用键盘控制。 硬件背光调整需要显示器及连接方式支持，部分屏幕只能软件调暗。

        Read full on X, posted by @Lovislexus

        @Lovislexus · x.com

    2. 21 days earlier
    3. Sep 201 post

      • 外接显示器要调亮度，以前要么去摸显示器背面的按键，要么装厂商那套软件。 MonitorControl 让你直接用 Mac 键盘上的亮度键，弹出的是系统原生那个 OSD，菜单栏另有滑杆。brew install --cask monitorcontrol 就能装。

        Read full on X, posted by @aigeeknews

        @aigeeknews · x.com

    4. 3 months earlier
    5. Jun 141 post

      • if you're a mac user using an external monitor, check out MonitorControl been using it for a few minutes and i can finally control my monitor's brightness directly from the keyboard instead of…

        Read full on X, posted by @adxtyahq

        @adxtyahq · x.com

    6. 8 days earlier
    7. Jun 61 post

      • Apple makes amazing displays. Controlling external monitors on macOS? Not so amazing. If you've ever used a Mac with an external monitor, you know the pain: • Reaching behind the monitor for buttons…

        Read full on X, posted by @RoyAmal

        @RoyAmal · x.com

    8. 8 days earlier
    9. May 291 post

      • #FLOSS shoutout: MonitorControl for Macs can control external monitor brightness & even sync w the built-in display! #ProTip: if sync is enabled, you don't have to give it the Accessibility…

        Read full on X, posted by @SeanDenigris

        @SeanDenigris · x.com

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