Observed arrival · 2026-09-17
Macdials Puts External Monitor Brightness Back on the Keyboard
A macOS utility that controls external-monitor brightness, volume, contrast, inputs, presets, and schedules from the menu bar and keyboard.
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Macdials uses DDC/CI commands to change an external monitor’s actual backlight and can direct keyboard input to the display under the pointer. It also stores Day, Evening, and Night presets, schedules changes from a typed latitude, and restores settings after a monitor loses power. The page says displays are identified by their hardware identity rather than port, and compares the product with MonitorControl, Lunar, and BetterDisplay.
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