Top 15 ScreenDimmer Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Having two monitors on OSX is both a joy and a pain. Simple things like viewing a movie or playing a game quickly become a hassle when you have one screen playing and the other blasting full brightness your face. There is no quick and easy way to "cover" or dim a single screen, so I got to work on a solution...

The result is what I am creatively dubbing "ScreenDimmer." It allows you to selectively dim up to three monitors in all sorts of configurations and opacities (brightnesses), while not interfering with your other applications. You could choose to have your second monitor be dim while your primary plays a movie, or maybe have your primary and third be full black while you play a game on your second. The possibilities are endless! Some of you with single monitors may also find this little utility useful as it will give you more "fine grained" control over your brightness. ...

1. x2vnc (win2vnc)

x2vnc (win2vnc) This program will let you use two screens on two different computers as if they were connected to the same computer.The program will open a small (one pixel wide) window on the edge of your screen. Moving the pointer into this window will trigger the program to take over your......

2. MurGeeMon

MurGeeMon MurGeeMon is a Dual Monitor Software Utility to provide more control over dual monitors / displays connected to your computer. MurgeeMon has an easy to follow graphical user interface and provides various useful functionalities such as change background of a specified monitor, change display / monitor resolution, configure monitor settings,......

3. Ultramon

Ultramon UltraMon is a utility for multi-monitor systems, designed to increase productivity and unlock the full potential of multiple monitors. Efficiently move windows and maximize windows across the desktop, manage more applications with the Smart Taskbar, control application positioning with UltraMon Shortcuts, multi-monitor support for desktop wallpapers and screen savers, mirror......

4. DisplayFusion

DisplayFusion DisplayFusion will make your dual monitor (or triple monitor or more) experience smooth and painless. With DisplayFusion you can add a taskbar to every monitor that works and looks just like the Windows Taskbar. Or take advantage of advanced multi-monitor wallpaper support, Flickr integration for image searching and fully customizable......

5. ZBar

ZBar ZBar is a utility for those who use multiple monitors. If you have a single screen, then theres nothing to see here. Move on.If you have two or more monitors, then Windows only puts the task bar at the bottom of one of those monitors, and although you can move......

6. Displaypad

Displaypad DisplayPad is a cutting edge app that allows you to use your iPhone as a second display for your Mac. You can extend your desktop with a wireless display that you can carry around with you!DisplayPad uses carefully tuned technology that makes it the smoothest and most responsive app of......

7. QuickTile

QuickTile A lightweight utility for allowing you to quickly snap windows to a tiling grid under your existing Linux window manager. Can be triggered via keyboard shortcuts, the command line, or D-Bus calls.......

8. Screen Capturer

Screen Capturer Screen Capturer allows you to instantly capture any area of the screen to a file or email.Simply press the PrtScrn key on your keyboard to see the dialog below and select the desired capture option.Capture screenshotsCapture animations (screencasts)Capture full screenCapture active or selected windowCapture selected area of the screenCapture screenshots......

9. JeS Multi-Monitor Suite

JeS Multi-Monitor Suite JeS Multi-Monitor Suite is a utility for multi-monitor systems. It provides functionality to improve your multi-monitor experience. It has support for multi-monitor taskbars, virtual desktops, hotkeys and more!......

10. MultiMonMan

MultiMonMan 1 Hour Software by skrommelWatch and control multiple monitors.Features:- Shows what's going on on your other monitors.- Click-through and drag-through.- Resize and move windows.- Choose Save Setup to save window arrangement.......

11. PangoBright

PangoBright Screen dimming software that allows you to control the brightness of your screens as well as external monitors.......

12. Distributed Multihead X Project

Distributed Multihead X Project Xdmx is a proxy X server that uses one or more other X servers as its display device(s). It provides multi-head X functionality for displays that might be located on different machines. Xdmx functions as a front-end X server that acts as a proxy to a set of back-end X......

13. Windawesome

Windawesome Windawesome (pronounced - contrary to what you would expect from the way it is written - Windows-om, not Wind-awesome) is a highly customizable tiling/dynamic window manager with multi-monitor support for Windows, which works on top of explorer.exe and not as a shell replacement. It is heavily inspired by bug.n, but......

14. Monitors Anywhere

Monitors Anywhere Monitors AnyWhere lets you control digital signage on up to 20 different content channels – anywhere in your building – and you control everything from a single PC. This solution can also include a Content Management System which will allow you to design beautiful layouts and update it from anywhere......

15. BetterDesktopTool

BetterDesktopTool Looking for Expose and Spaces on Windows ? BetterDesktopTool makes Expose and Spaces like Features avialabe on Windows PCs. Offering Mouse + Keyboard shortcuts and Active-Edges it is easy to use.......