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Products that do what Dimly does

Advanced macOS Monitor Control for Mixed Display Setups

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   Lunar 5▲142

   Control every aspect of your external monitors

   2022

2. 2
   Nocturnal▲90

   Have more control over your screen at night 🌙

   2020

3. 3
   HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲398

   Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows

   2015

4. 4
   Easily▲126

   Control volume, brightness & desktop clutter

   2025

5. 5
   MonitorControl▲103

   🖥 Control external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac

   2020

6. 6
   Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80

   Don't let white pages hurt your eyes

   2019

7. 7
   Lunar Lite▲148

   Brightness sliders for all your displays

   2021

8. 8
   NightTone▲121

   Colored light filter, screen dimmer & brightness control

   2016

9. 9
   Cooldown▲129

   Quickly toggle Low Power Mode on your Mac from the menubar

   2021

10. 10
    NightOwl▲321

    Easily toggle your Macs Dark Mode with this menubar app.

    2019

11. 11
    BetterDisplay▲106

    Unlock your displays on your Mac

    2024

12. 12
    Lunar 4▲170

    Control all your monitors, even on M1

    2021

13. 13
    Hush▲142

    Blur your messy desktop to hide it during screen sharing

    Feb 2026

14. 14
    AudioPriorityBar▲217

    Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar

    Dec 2025

15. 15
    Fader▲90

    Minimize windows when you switch apps automatically

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16. 16
    Glint▲3

    DDC Display Control for Mac

    Jun 2026 · wemiller.com

17. 17
    NothingHere▲314

    A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen

    Mar 2026

18. 18
    Ombrelle▲70

    Modern window dimming, built for focus for macOS

    Jul 2026 · ombrelle.app

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    Displaygo▲93

    One shortcut to control your dual monitors instantly

    2025

20. 20
    One Switch▲218

    All your mac toggles in one place

    2019

21. 21
    Tock▲81

    A super-minimal, keyboard-driven macOS menu bar timer

    Jan 2026

22. 22
    1Setter▲108

    One-click system settings for macOS

    Jan 2026

23. 23
    Contrast Safe▲88

    Small macOS menu bar app to check your colors against WCAG

    2019

24. 24MA
    macOS app to reduce eye strain (open-source)▲43

    my first app, a Mac menu bar utility to remind you to blink more. any feedback would be much appreciated. or make it your own and share :)

    2025 · github.com

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