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title: "MonitorControl"
description: "macOS menu-bar app that controls external display brightness, contrast and volume over DDC as if they were built-in screens."
canonical: "https://vibing.inc/library/monitorcontrol-vg-0899"
category: "Dev Utilities & Vibe-Coding Tooling"
subcategory: "Editor & terminal"
license: "MIT"
author: "MonitorControl contributors"
source: "https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl"
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# MonitorControl
macOS menu-bar app that controls external display brightness, contrast and volume over DDC as if they were built-in screens.
## Facts
- Source: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl
- Category: Dev Utilities & Vibe-Coding Tooling / Editor & terminal
- Author: MonitorControl contributors
- Licence: MIT
- Tags: macos, display, utility, workflow
## Why it's a gem
Makes a third-party monitor behave like an Apple one. Daily-use quality of life.
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Listed in The Vibeary: https://vibing.inc/library/monitorcontrol-vg-0899 · JSON: https://vibing.inc/api/public/library/gems/monitorcontrol-vg-0899