Monitorcontrol brew install#
Monitorcontrol brew mac#

If you use multiple displays on the Mac, you determine in the Reiter Scout, for which of these the adjustments can go. You can have another one here Contrast slider switch on and adapt the behavior of the control. It's also worth taking a look at Settings of the program. Think Logitech K380 Although it doesn't have any buttons for controlling the brightness, I was able to adjust the volume of the external monitor without any problems using the corresponding buttons. If you click here, you can control the brightness and volume of the external monitor directly. You will then find it in the form of an icon in the macOS menu bar.

After starting, you still have to grant the program access to the macOS accessibility tools.

Monitorcontrol brew install#

Alternatively, you can install it via Homebrew by typing You can find the current version of the tool at GitHub. The program accesses the practically universally supported DCC interface towards the monitor and allows the adjustment of the image properties. If I now want to adjust the brightness and other settings of the HP Omen, especially in the evening hours, I have to go into the (very cumbersome) menus of the monitor - or I access Monitor Control. Not the tidiest, but certainly not the most unusual setup either -) I currently work mainly in the home office and use a MacBook connected to an HP monitor. The same applies to the screen brightness.

Monitorcontrol brew mac#

With external displays, however, this ability is lost: For example, if you play the system sounds via the HDMI output on the connected monitor, you can no longer regulate the volume with the Mac keyboard. The various Mac models offer excellent control options for their integrated displays.

Monitor Control: Control the volume, brightness of the external monitor and more using the keyboard or menu bar The wonderful open source program Monitor Control puts an end to this and simplifies the Use of external monitors on Mac. If you have connected an external monitor to a MacBook, Mac Mini or an iMac, you are probably familiar with the dilemma: If you want to adjust the monitor values such as brightness, contrast or the volume of the external speakers, you have to fiddle around with the device.