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XDRMonitorControl
A fork of MonitorControl by @shay2000 with XDR extended brightness support for MacBook Pro Liquid Retina XDR and Pro Display XDR.
Note
XDRMonitorControl is a personal fork of MonitorControl, maintained by @shay2000. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original MonitorControl project. For the official app, see MonitorControl.
Warning
This fork adds XDR extended brightness control, which drives your display above its standard maximum brightness. This may increase heat output and reduce battery life. Use responsibly.
What's different in this fork
- XDR Extended Brightness — Unlocks brightness above the standard system maximum (100%) on MacBook Pro Liquid Retina XDR and Pro Display XDR displays. A red zone appears on the slider when in the extended range. Enable via an opt-in warning dialog the first time you reach maximum brightness.
- XDR Safety Controls — "Reset to Standard Brightness" and "Disable XDR Extended Brightness" menu items let you quickly return to normal range.
- Brightness sync respects XDR range — When syncing brightness across displays, the target display's maximum (including XDR) is respected.
Original MonitorControl features
- Control your display's brightness, volume and contrast!
- Shows native OSD for brightness and volume.
- Supports multiple protocols to adjust brightness: DDC for external displays (brightness, contrast, volume), native Apple protocol for Apple and built-in displays, Gamma table control for software dimming, shade control for AirPlay, Sidecar and Display Link devices and other virtual screens.
- Supports smooth brightness transitions.
- Seamlessly combined hardware and software dimming extends dimming beyond the minimum brightness available on your display.
- Synchronize brightness from built-in and Apple screens - replicate Ambient light sensor and touch bar induced changes to a non-Apple external display!
- Sync up all your displays using a single slider or keyboard shortcuts.
- Allows dimming to full black.
- Support for custom keyboard shortcuts as well as standard brightness and media keys on Apple keyboards.
- Dozens of customization options.
- Simple, unobtrusive UI.
How to build
Required
- Xcode
- Swiftlint
- SwiftFormat
Build steps
git clone https://github.com/shay2000/XDRMonitorControl.git
Open MonitorControl.xcodeproj with Xcode. Dependencies download automatically on first open. If they don't: File > Packages > Resolve Package Versions.
Third party dependencies
Credits
This project is a fork of MonitorControl. All credit for the original application goes to:
- @waydabber — maintainer, developer of BetterDisplay
- @the0neyouseek — honorary maintainer
- @JoniVR — honorary maintainer
- @alin23 — spearheaded M1 DDC support, developer of Lunar
- @mathew-kurian — original developer
- @Tyilo — fork
- @Bensge — used code from NativeDisplayBrightness
- @nhurden — original MediaKeyTap
- @kfix — ddcctl
- @reitermarkus — Intel DDC support
- javierocasio — app icon background
XDR extended brightness additions by @shay2000.
License
MIT — see License.txt. Original copyright © MonitorControl contributors. Fork additions copyright © 2026 Shay Prasad.