Observed arrival · 2026-08-30
Dim Keys: a brightness ceiling for MacBook keyboards
A free macOS menu-bar utility that limits keyboard-backlight brightness and sets the ambient-light threshold at which it turns on.
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The utility samples the ambient-light sensor once per second and applies separate controls for activation threshold and maximum keyboard-backlight brightness. Its listed thresholds are below 7, 48, and 120 lux, while brightness presets include Off, Min, 35% Med, and an uncapped Max. The page reports a universal binary under 2 MB, approximately 1,900 lines of Swift, and an MIT license, with source and releases linked through GitHub.
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