One of the most loved features of DisplayBuddy is that it lets you control the brightness of any monitor just like you control your Mac’s built-in display. You can enable this feature in a minute, and then control all of your monitor’s brightness using the brightness keys on your Macbook keyboard, Apple’s Magic Keyboard, or any other keyboard of your choice (like the Logitech MX Keys)!

To enable this option:

• Click on the Settings Icon in DisplayBuddy > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts and check “Use Brightness keys to control brightness for all displays”.

• macOS requires you to give DisplayBuddy additional permissions to utilise your brightness keys. You’ll need to provide Accessibility permissions to DisplayBuddy via macOS System Preferences > Privacy & Security > Accessibility > Enable DisplayBuddy.

The video above also shows you all steps needed to enable brightness control using brightness keys on your keyboard.

Brightness Control Mode:

You can also choose between two options of how the brightness keys control your monitor brightness:

• - Display with mouse pointer: Pressing the brightness keys will control only the display with the mouse pointer currently on it. This is the default pre-selected option.
• - All displays: Pressing the brightness keys will control all your connected displays at once. For example, pressing the brightness down key will decrease the brightness of all your displays by 5%.

DisplayBuddy lets you control the real brightness of your monitors directly from your Mac - no need to touch your clunky monitor buttons! It has been tested on a wide range of monitors from manufacturers such as Dell, Acer, LG, Samsung, BenQ & Asus, and works flawlessly with most displays. It’s a one-time purchase with a lifetime license, and a 7-day no questions asked refund guarantee if it doesn’t work with your monitor.