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24 alternatives to Solis

Unlock your MacBook Pro's full 1600-nit brightness

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

1. 1
   Vivid 2.0▲123

   Double your MacBook Pro brightness, system-wide

   2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Vivid▲125

   Double your MacBook brightness, system-wide

   2022 · getvivid.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   LumosMaxima▲83

   Boost your MacBook Pro's screen brightness

   2024 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   f.lux▲1,353

   Adjusts your computer's display to adapt to the time of day

   2014 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   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 →

7. 7
   BetterDisplay▲106

   Unlock your displays on your Mac

   2024 · betterdisplay.pro · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lunar 5▲142

   Control every aspect of your external monitors

   2022 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Uncover▲481

   Laser cut and customize your MacBook backlight

   2015 · uncovermac.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Solis▲74

    Know when it gets dark in any city around the world 🌅 🌎

    2017 · solisapp.xyz · its alternatives →

11. 11
    f.lux for iOS▲596

    Auto adjust your iOS display based on the time of day

    2015 · justgetflux.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    LumiMax▲1

    Push your Mac's display to 1600 nits

    Feb 2026 · ramterstudio.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Ajar▲91

    Lid Angle Sync & Keep Awake for AI Agents on Mac

    May 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brilliance▲260

    f.lux for Philips Hue bulbs

    2016 · brilliance.site · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Black Light Pro▲88

    Color effects on a schedule

    2018 · michelf.ca · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Lunar▲9

    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display

    2018 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

17. 17
    MonitorControl▲103

    🖥 Control external monitor brightness & volume on your Mac

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    LightBuddy▲229

    Look better on video calls using the screen you already have

    Dec 2025 · lightbuddy.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Look Up for Mac▲269

    Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule

    2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lunar 2.0▲142

    Sync your monitor's brightness with your in-built display 🖥💡

    2018 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

21. 21
    TopNotch▲271

    Makes the new MacBook Pro notch disappear like a Ninja

    2021 · topnotch.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Lunar Lite▲148

    Brightness sliders for all your displays

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    RingDisk▲87

    Brighten your video calls with different toned ring lights

    Jun 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lunar 4▲170

    Control all your monitors, even on M1

    2021 · lunar.fyi · its alternatives →

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