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<h2>MonitorControl - for Apple Silicon and Intel</h2>

<p>Controls your external display brightness and volume and shows native OSD.<br/>

Use menulet sliders or the keyboard, including native Apple keys!</p>

<a href="https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/releases"><img src=".github/macos_badge_noborder.png" width="175" alt="Download for macOS"/></a>

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- Control your display's brightness, volume and contrast!

- Shows native OSD for brightness and volume.

- Supports multiple protocols to adjust brightness: DDC for external displays (brightness, contrast, volume), native Apple porotocol for Apple and built-in displays, Gamma table control for software adjustment (recommended for OLED), shade control for AirPlay, Sidecar and Display Link devices.

- Supports smooth brightness transitions.

- Seamlessly combined hardware and software dimming extends dimming beyond the minimum brightness available on your display.

- Synchronize brightness from built-in and Apple screens - replicate Ambient light sensor and touch bar induced changes to a non-Apple external display!

- Sync up all your displays using a single slider or keyboard shortcuts.

- Allows dimming to full black (advanced feature).

- Support for custom keyboard shortcuts as well as standard brightness and media keys on Apple keyboards.

- Dozens of customization options to tweak the inner workings of the app to suit Your hardware and needs (don't forget to enable `Show advanced settings` in app Preferences).

- Modern, stylish and highgly customizable menulet reflecting the design of Control Control introduced in Big Sur.

- Simple, unobstrusive UI to blend in to the general aesthetics of macOS (even the menu icon can be hidden).

- Supports automatic updates for a hassle-free expereince.

- <b>The best app of its kind, completely FREE (donations accepted) with the source code transparently available!</b>

1. [Download the app](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/releases)

2. Copy the MonitorControl app file from the .DMG to your Applications folder

3. Click on the `MonitorControl` app file

4. Add the app to `Accessibility` under `System Preferences` » `Security & Privacy` » `Privacy` as prompted (this is required only if you wish to use the native Apple keyboard brightness and media keys - if this is not the case, you can safely skip this step).

5. Use your keyboard or the sliders in the app menu (a brightness symbol in the macOS menubar as shown on the screenshot above) to control your displays.

6. Open `Preferences...` for customization options (enable `Show advanced settings` for even more options).

7. You can set up custom keyboard shortcuts under the `Keyboard` in Preferences (the app uses Apple media keys by default).

8. If you have any questions, go to [Discussions](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions)!

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Note to f.lux users: the app is now compatible with [f.lux](https://justgetflux.com) as well - please activate `Avoid gamma table manipulation` under `Preferences` » `Displays` (this option is accessible if advanced settings are enabled)! This is not needed if you use Night Shift.

- Clone the project via this Terminal command:

- If you want to clone one of the branches, add `--single-branch --branch [branchname]` after the `clone` option.

- You're all set ! Now open the `MonitorControl.xcodeproj` with Xcode! The dependencies will automatically get downloaded once you open the project. If they don't: `File > Packages > Resolve Package Versions`

- [@reitermarkus](https://github.com/reitermarkus) (for Intel DDC support)