Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video we cover MonitorControl, a handy utility for Macs that lets you control any display's brightness using the regular brightness keys on Mac keyboards.

In order to work, your display should support DDC. Most modern monitors do.

This is a crazy setup - I put four additional monitors up to test different displays with this utility. Some are older office displays and don't work, but most should be fine.

Download: github.com/the0neyouseek/MonitorControl/releases

*Compatibility List*
This list is always growing! Please leave a comment below and I'll update this to include your model.

[Apple] Cinema Display (Thunderbolt 2), iMac (Early 2010 in TDM), iMac (Late 2013 in TDM)
[Acer] Acer G24 Predator, Acer SA240,
[AOC] AOC Q3279WG5B,
[Asus] ASUS VS247,
[Dell] Dell UP2414Q, Dell P2415Q, Dell P2419H, Dell P2715Q, Dell P2721Q, Dell S2419HM, Dell U2719DC, Dell U2720Q (USB C),
[Huawei] Huawei MateView,
[Insignia] Insignia 32" TV,
[Lenovo] Lenovo P32U-10,
[LG] LG UltraFine (4K, 5K), LG 27UD59-B, LG 27UD68-W, LG 27UK850-W, LG 27UL850-W, LG 34WK95U-W Ultrawide 5K/2K
[Prism+] Prism+ W240,
[Samsung] Samsung CJ890, Samsung LS24F350, Samsung UJ590,

*Incompatible*
[Acer] Acer T232HL
[AOC] AOC 22B1H , AOC 24V2Q
[Asus] Asus PA32UCX
[BenQ] BenQ BL2780
[Eizo] Eizo 2785
[HP] HP VH240A
[LG] LG 22mk600m,

Last Updated: June 16th, 2022


Comments? Questions? Let me know!

Alternative to MonitorControl: github.com/alin23/Lunar
(Thanks @Casey Khashayar Bayandor!)

#MonitorControl #Brightness #LG5K #UP2414Q #Utility #macOS #mac

Thanks for watching!

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