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Dev tools · April 26, 2018

Dimmy

Dim your extra monitors to avoid distractions

Dimmy launched on April 26, 2018 with 93 votes, #416 of 2,753 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

What it does

If you work with multiple monitors sometimes you'll want to focus on the primary one. And hey, that's just what Dimmy does.

Dim your extra monitors to avoid distractions.

If you work with multiple monitors sometimes you'll want to focus on the primary one. Double-click to quickly change the settings or right-click to open the menu. Dimmy will wait until your screens are idle and then the automatic dimming feature kicks in. Sometimes you'll want to have all your glorious screens active. When the automatic dimming feature is enabled you'll see a happy yellow sun. Change the overlay opacity, dimming time and other settings easily! Dimmy 1.3 for Windows 7/8/10 It's a ZIP file, just extract the executable and run You may need to install the .NET framework 4.5 Then you may want to support the developer by buying him a coffee! Warning: This software is provided…from apps.vecode.net

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