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MonitorControl

Appears in 5 awesome lists

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

Open github.commonitorcontrol/monitorcontrol

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Awesome Mac

Section: Menu Bar Tools · Control external display brightness and volume directly.

FreshScore 94

Awesome MacOS

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

FreshScore 85

Best MacOS Apps (2026) — Fast, Lightweight, No Electron (2026)

Section: System Utilities · Control external monitor brightness & volume like native displays. Free Open Source

FreshScore 85

Awesome open-source Swift macOS Apps

Section: Audio · Adjust external monitor settings.

FreshScore 86

Open Source Mac Os Apps

Section: Audio (40) · Control your external monitor brightness, contrast or volume directly from a menulet or with keyboard native keys.

FreshScore 91

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