Top 19 backlight Open-Source Projects

1. twinkle-tray

   1 20 6,534 9.5 JavaScript

   Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray

   

   Project mention: How to Change Brightness on Windows 11? | dev.to | 2024-09-23

   There are many third-party apps available to adjust brightness, but Twinkle Tray is authorized by Microsoft and regularly updated by its developer on GitHub and the Microsoft Store. That’s why I recommend this app.

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3. brightnessctl

   2 10 1,020 5.3 C

   A program to read and control device brightness

   

4. wluma

   3 3 763 8.5 Rust

   Automatic brightness adjustment based on screen contents and ALS

   

5. powerkit

   4 3 99 8.5 C++

   Desktop Independent Power Manager

   

6. runit-services

   5 6 94 0.0 Shell

   Runit service scripts

   

7. Clightd

   6 1 85 4.3 C

   A linux bus interface that lets you change screen brightness, compute captured webcam frames brightness and change screen temperature.

   

8. hyperhdr-ha

   7 3 75 4.2 Python

   HyperHDR custom component for Home Assistant

   

9. CodeRabbit

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10. brillo

    8 3 65 2.7 C

    Control the brightness of backlight and keyboard LED devices on Linux. (read only mirror)

    

11. tuxedo-backlight-control

    9 3 47 2.5 Python

    Minimal Linux (Debian) CLI & UI for TUXEDO / Clevo computers Keyboard Backlight

    

12. macbook-lighter

    10 2 41 0.0 Shell

    Macbook screen and keyboard backlight on the ambient light

    

13. swaystatus

    11 3 27 3.4 C++

    A minimal executable for displaying sway status per second

    

14. blight

    12 1 24 2.1 Rust

    A hassle-free CLI utility/library to manage backlight on Linux; one that plays well with hybrid GPU configuration and proprietary drivers. (by VoltaireNoir)

    

15. sys76-kb

    13 2 20 0.0 Go

    RGB keyboard controller for System76 laptops

    

16. keyboard-backlight

    14 1 14 0.0 C++

    Controls the keyboard backlight of notebooks to conserve power by turning keyboard backlight off when not in use (by alexmohr)

    

17. omen-cli

    15 1 13 0.0 C#

    

18. i3-kb-backlight

    16 1 13 2.2 Shell

    Keyboard backlight control and notifications for i3wm

    

19. save-backlight

    17 1 11 3.1 Shell

    An OpenRC service for restoring the last brightness level on reboot

    

20. keyboard-backlightd

    18 1 11 8.4 Rust

    Daemon for automatic timeout of laptop (ThinkPad) keyboard backlight

    

21. wl-ambilight

    19 1 9 3.6 C++

    Ambient light for wayland

    

22. SaaSHub

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