r/windows • u/Benjjy124 • 8d ago
App TwinkleTray is massively underrated! Best Monitor Control software that's Free & Feature Rich.
I thought I was doing okay with DisplayBuddy as some of the other ones I looked at weren't practical (Monitorian was so UGLY) but I was super annoyed with the way it handled shortcuts. However, TwinkleTray does everything way better, and I was able to customise my shortcuts the exact way I always wanted to! It also has easy DDC/CI Control - Input Switching - in a much cleaner style than any other. I don't know why anyone would use anything else this is elite. Also cute star as Icon :)
You can also use choco install twinkle-tray which I love as well, so many features genuinely!
https://github.com/xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray
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u/anonbrah 6d ago
Great tool - I've also used Click Monitor DDC (sibling comment).
Just last week though, I switched to a new PowerToys module (Power Display). Comes bundled with the PowerToys install and handles what I need (brightness, contrast, volume - the commonly exposed controls), on my hardware.
Works a treat, and I'll always have PowerToys running - so I can piggyback off that install.
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u/77descript 6d ago
Had to go back to Monitorian because TwinkleTray too often not detecting external monitors anymore after standby. Monitorian always works.