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    xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray

    Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray

    backend
    frontend
    backlight
    backlight-brightness
    brightness
    brightness-control
    brightness-level
    JavaScript
    MIT
    9.3K stars
    348 forks
    9.3K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 1, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 80 days ago, with 189 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #86 in the weekly ranking the week of Nov 9, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Enables brightness control of external monitors on Windows 10 and 11 directly from the system tray.
    • Provides seamless multi-monitor brightness management with a native Windows look and hotkey support.
    • Use for adjusting brightness of multiple external displays without native Windows support.
    • Use for automating brightness changes based on time of day or system idle state.
    • Use for integrating brightness control into scripts via command line arguments for advanced workflows.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    From the README

    Twinkle Tray enables brightness control on external displays in Windows 10 & 11. Even though Windows is capable of adjusting the backlight on most monitors, it doesn't support external monitors natively. Windows also lacks any options to manage the brightness of multiple displays. This app inserts a new icon into your system tray, where you can click to have instant access to the brightness levels of all compatible displays.

    Twinkle Tray will automatically adjust the look and feel to match your Windows version and preferences. Additional options are available to select the Windows version and theme of your choice.

    Excerpt from the xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

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    Forks

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    Open issues

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