MonitorControl
Control the brightness and volume of external displays on your Mac with keys or menu bar sliders
Free · Open sourceLatest versionMac
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About MonitorControl
MonitorControl lets you control the brightness and volume of your external displays on a Mac as if they were native Apple displays. You can use sliders in the menu bar or the keyboard, including the native Apple keys, and it shows the native macOS on-screen displays.
It supports several protocols, including DDC for external displays, the native Apple protocol for Apple and built-in displays, gamma table control for software dimming and shade control for virtual screens. Anyone who works with external monitors on a Mac and wants one consistent way to adjust them will find it useful.
Highlights
- Brightness, volume and contrast control
- Native macOS on-screen displays
- DDC, Apple protocol, gamma and shade control methods
- Smooth brightness transitions and dimming to full black
- Sync all displays with a single slider or shortcut
- Custom shortcuts plus Apple keyboard brightness and media keys
Description adapted from the project README.
- Version
- 4.4.0
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Size
- 19 MB
- License
- MIT License
Open source details
- Source code
- Exact source for v4.4.0
- Released
- Sep 15, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 34.5K
- Website
- monitorcontrol.app
Community project. Help and bug reports go to the maintainers on GitHub; AppsXi does not provide support for this app.
License
PermissiveMIT License
Use, change and share it freely, including in closed source apps, as long as the copyright notice stays.
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Signed by Istvan Toth (299YSU96J7)
Apple Developer ID team 299YSU96J7
Notarized by Apple
Hardened Runtime on
File matches the hash GitHub published
SHA-256 e058da598b92f6ca674f4398c0b6fa49b3b5567ccfddccf6c6a5b23c5c625612
No malware found
ClamAV 1.5.4 on Oct 13, 2026
Install and behavior test in a virtual machine: not run yet
Coming soon for all listings.
Updates itself from the maintainer's own feed
sparkle: https://monitorcontrol.app/appcast2.xml. AppsXi checks each new version too.
Versions
4.4.0checked
Checked Oct 13, 2026 · Mac
DMG · 19 MB
Questions about MonitorControl
Is MonitorControl free?
Yes. MonitorControl is free and open source under the MIT License. AppsXi lists the maintainers' official release and does not charge for it.
Is MonitorControl safe to download?
AppsXi downloads every version of MonitorControl from the maintainers' official GitHub release and checks it before it is listed. For version 4.4.0 (checked Oct 13, 2026), the Mac download is signed by its developer and notarized by Apple, each file matches the checksum GitHub publishes for the release, byte for byte and a malware scan found nothing.
Does MonitorControl run on Apple silicon Macs?
Yes. MonitorControl has a native Apple silicon build, and it runs on Intel Macs too.
What does MonitorControl need to run?
MonitorControl needs macOS 10.14 or later.
Who makes MonitorControl?
MonitorControl is an open source project by MonitorControl on GitHub (MonitorControl/MonitorControl). Help and bug reports go to its maintainers there.
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