External­Display­Brightness

External­Display­Brightness is a handy app for anyone using a Mac with external monitors. You know how it goes—connecting your Mac to a non-Apple monitor can be a bit of a hassle when it comes to controlling brightness. Those nifty brightness control hotkeys that Apple keyboards have? Yeah, they usually don’t work on other monitors. So, you end up fiddling with buttons on the monitor itself, which can be super frustrating.

Control Brightness Easily

This is where External­Display­Brightness comes in! This cool app lets you tweak the brightness of any external monitor right from your keyboard. You can set up two custom hotkeys that act just like those standard keys on an Apple keyboard. It’s as easy as pie!

Straightforward Setup

Getting started with the app is super simple. Just open it up, pick your favorite hotkeys (if the default ones don’t work for you), and close the Preferences window. Just remember, don’t quit the app after setting it up; otherwise, it’ll stop working.

A Little Quirk to Note

One thing to keep in mind: when you launch the app, it sets your current display brightness as the maximum level. This means if your monitor is already pretty bright, you won’t be able to increase it beyond that level using your new hotkeys.

Fine-Tune Your Brightness

If everything's been set correctly, especially regarding maximum brightness, this app should make adjusting things much easier for you! And here’s a neat trick: if you want to change brightness in smaller increments, just hold down ▧ and ⌥ while pressing those hotkeys—just like on an Apple display!

Multiple Monitors? No Problem!

The best part? The app can handle multiple monitors at once! If you ever want to disable this feature, just release the ⌘ key while adjusting brightness.

A Worthy Try!

If you've been struggling with adjusting your external monitor's brightness using those default keys, give External­Display­Brightness a shot! It’s easy to set up and works well with multiple screens. Check out this awesome tool here for download!