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https://twinkletray.com/ https://twinkletray.com/ Most desktop monitors have their brightness & other config exposed via the DDC (DDC?) protocol. This is a sim
by the_pwner224 6y ago
https://twinkletray.com/ https://twinkletray.com/
Most desktop monitors have their brightness & other config exposed via the DDC (DDC?) protocol. This is a simple UI that exposes the brightness controls on Windows. Much easier than using the buttons.
You might need to go to the monitor's menu and enable DDC if it's disabled by default.
On Linux this script works for me:
sudo modprobe i2c-dev; sudo ddcutil setvcp 10 $1 &
- vczf 6y agoMy monitor has terrible "buttons". This utility means I no longer have to fumble around with them to adjust the brightens. Thanks for the link!
- anchpop 6y agoI can't believe I'm only just now finding out about this. Do you have any idea why this isn't something built into Windows?
- noisem4ker 6y agoWindows has a brightness slider in the side bar, but it doesn't seem to work with external monitors. Probably because OS-level brightness controls were implemented when laptops became popular, and traditional PCs with external monitors became an afterthought.
- 1_player 6y agoThanks! I've been looking for this! On macOS I've been using https://github.com/the0neyouseek/MonitorControl https://github.com/the0neyouseek/MonitorControl -- which also lets you use the brightness keys to control external monitors.