MonitorControl VS SlimHUD

Compare MonitorControl vs SlimHUD and see what are their differences.

MonitorControl

🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs. (by MonitorControl)

SlimHUD

Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs. (by AlexPerathoner)
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MonitorControl SlimHUD
191 9
26,106 365
2.9% -
6.4 7.1
5 days ago 10 months ago
Swift Swift
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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MonitorControl

Posts with mentions or reviews of MonitorControl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-27.

SlimHUD

Posts with mentions or reviews of SlimHUD. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-07.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing MonitorControl and SlimHUD you can also consider the following projects:

Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

BetterDisplay - Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more!

DevUtils-app - All-in-one Toolbox for Developers. Native macOS app.

BetterDummy - Unlock your displays on your Mac! Smooth scaling, HiDPI unlock, XDR/HDR extra brightness upscale, DDC, brightness and dimming, dummy displays, PIP and lots more! [Moved to: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay]

pock - Widgets manager for MacBook Touch Bar

yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

MTMR - 🌟 [My TouchBar My rules]. The Touch Bar Customisation App for your MacBook Pro

RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions

nocturnal - A Dimness and Night Shift menu bar app for macOS 🌙

eul - 🖥️ macOS status monitoring app written in SwiftUI.

DisplayBuddy - DisplayBuddy lets you control external displays connected to your Mac right from your menu bar - No need to touch those clunky monitor buttons! It has been tested on a wide range of monitors from manufacturers such as Dell, Acer, LG, Samsung, BenQ & PRISM, and works with most displays manufactured in the last 5 years. DisplayBuddy can also control the volume for monitors with built-in speakers. If DisplayBuddy doesn't work as expected for you, we can refund your purchase within 7 days. Features: - Control your monitor’s brightness & contrast directly from your Mac - Control the volume for monitors with built-in speakers - Switch monitor inputs (HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C etc) directly from the app, and even directly power off displays. - Full support for Apple Silicon (M1 & M2) and Intel Macs. - Effortlessly manage multiple displays with ease & even sync controls across them. - Save settings across displays as Presets, and activate them later with a single click!