MonitorControl VS DisplayBuddy

Compare MonitorControl vs DisplayBuddy 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. [Moved to: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl] (by the0neyouseek)
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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! (by biocross)
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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.

DisplayBuddy

Posts with mentions or reviews of DisplayBuddy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-18.
  • BetterDisplay VS DisplayBuddy - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 18 May 2023
    DisplayBuddy is a great alternative that's simpler to use and more powerful
  • MonitorControl VS DisplayBuddyPages - a user suggested alternative
    2 projects | 22 Dec 2022
    DisplayBuddy lets you control external displays directly from your Mac - no need to touch those clunky monitor buttons. - Control your monitor’s **brightness** & **contrast** directly from your Mac **menu bar**. - 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! - Looks great in both **Light** & **Dark** modes. DisplayBuddy has the features of MonitorControl, plus: - Change Display Inputs - Turn off display - Presets - Supports shortcuts on Mac - Supports Siri - Control display resolution - Brightness Sync (Monitor control has it, but only with built-in display)

What are some alternatives?

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

WWDC - The unofficial WWDC app for macOS

SlimHUD - Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.

acelink - Play Ace Streams on macOS using Docker.

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!

m1craft - Run Minecraft on Apple Silicon

Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

mergen - Mergen is an open-source, native macOS application for auditing and checking the security of your MacOS.

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.

ishare - experience the clean and unbloated screen capture utility for macOS

ejectify-macos - Ejectify automatically unmounts external volumes when your Mac starts sleeping, and mounts them again after it wakes up.

pine_ox64

xcode-timing - CLI tool and scripts for collecting Xcode build times

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