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24 alternatives to LumiMax

Push your Mac's display to 1600 nits

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Vivid▲125
Double your MacBook brightness, system-wide
2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →
2
LumosMaxima▲83
Boost your MacBook Pro's screen brightness
2024 · its alternatives →
3
Vivid 2.0▲123
Double your MacBook Pro brightness, system-wide
2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →
4
Lunar XDR Brightness control▲124
Control monitor brightness, adapt using the ambient light sensor, adjust volume, switch inputs and turn off displays without fiddling with clunky buttons.
2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →
5
Solis▲3
Unlock your MacBook Pro's full 1600-nit brightness
Jun 2026 · heysolis.com · its alternatives →
6
f.lux▲1,353
Adjusts your computer's display to adapt to the time of day
2014 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →
7
BetterDisplay▲106
Unlock your displays on your Mac
2024 · betterdisplay.pro · its alternatives →
8
Lunar 5▲142
Control every aspect of your external monitors
2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →
9
Solace▲171
macOS gives you three appearance options: Light, Dark, or Auto. Auto follows sunset, which is a surprisingly blunt heuristic. It doesn't account for season (dark mode at 3:50pm in December, light mode at 9pm in June), and it has zero awareness of actual conditions outside. Overcast and dark at 2pm? Your Mac doesn't care. The deeper problem is that macOS treats appearance, wallpaper, and colour temperature as unrelated settings. You end up stitching together separate tools that don't know about each other, or you just live with the defaults and accept the friction. Solace tries to solve this…
Feb 2026 · theodorehq.com · its alternatives →
10
MonitorControl▲103
🖥 Control external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
f.lux for iOS▲596
Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day
2015 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →
12
LightBuddy▲229
Look better on video calls using the screen you already have
Dec 2025 · lightbuddy.app · its alternatives →
13
Look Up for Mac▲269
Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →
14
HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer▲403
Focus on one app by dimming all the background windows
2015 · hazeover.com · its alternatives →
15
Smart Brightness for Dark Mode▲80
Don't let white pages hurt your eyes
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Cyluma▲89
Your Mac’s battery as a living, breathing landscape
23d ago · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Lunar 4▲170
Control all your monitors, even on M1
2021 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →
18
Luna Display 4.0▲203
Luna Display now turns any Mac into an extra display
2019 · astropad.com · its alternatives →
19
Luminar▲121
New super-charged photo editor that adapts to your style.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
RGB - 12: Back to the Mac▲63
WWDC hardware, predictions and new Thunderbolt Displays
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Lumenator Pro▲86
Peripheral monitoring for MacOS
2025 · lumenator.app · its alternatives →
22
MacMonitor▲106
Real-time Apple Silicon system monitor for your menu bar
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
23
Ombrelle▲70
Modern window dimming, built for focus for macOS
Jul 2026 · ombrelle.app · its alternatives →
24
Glint▲3
DDC Display Control for Mac
Jun 2026 · wemiller.com · its alternatives →

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