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[GH-ISSUE #535] Still does not work to control brightness of Macbook Pro built-in display #411

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opened 2026-05-05 05:57:05 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 6 comments

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:05 -06:00

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Originally created by @starmandeluxe on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/535

Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub.

Before opening the issue, have you...?

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Looked through the wiki
Updated MonitorControl to the latest version (if applicable)

Describe the bug

MonitorControl only allows brightness slider on an external monitor, not the Macbook Pro's built-in monitor.

Steps to reproduce

Go to the brightness icon in the system top bar
Click on the brightness icon
Cannot control brightness on the Macbook's built-in monitor

Expected behavior

Expected behavior
A slider to be able to control the Macbook's monitor brightness (see thread here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/menu-bar-brightness-slider.2105286/)

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Environment Information (please complete the following information)

- macOS version: MacOS Big Sur 11.5.2
- Mac model: Macbook Pro 2017
- MonitorControl version: 3.0.0
- Monitor(s): Built-in Macbook Pro display
- Apple Silicon/M1 (yes or no): no

Originally created by @starmandeluxe on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/535 Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub. ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues - [X] Looked through [the wiki](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/wiki) - [X] Updated MonitorControl to the latest version (if applicable) ### Describe the bug MonitorControl only allows brightness slider on an external monitor, not the Macbook Pro's built-in monitor. ### Steps to reproduce 1. Go to the brightness icon in the system top bar 2. Click on the brightness icon 3. Cannot control brightness on the Macbook's built-in monitor ### Expected behavior Expected behavior A slider to be able to control the Macbook's monitor brightness (see thread here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/menu-bar-brightness-slider.2105286/) ### Anything else? _No response_ ### Environment Information (please complete the following information) ```markdown - macOS version: MacOS Big Sur 11.5.2 - Mac model: Macbook Pro 2017 - MonitorControl version: 3.0.0 - Monitor(s): Built-in Macbook Pro display - Apple Silicon/M1 (yes or no): no ```

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gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:12 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021):

Hi, this is not a bug but intentional, since the built-in display already has a dedicated slider in Control Center provided by the OS. Nevertheless there is a plan to add an option to show the slider for the internal display as well (this needs a bit of code refactoring but can be done):

https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/198

Since this issue is a duplicate of that request, I'll close this one - please feel free to comment in the other thread! Thank you!

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 24, 2021): Hi, this is not a bug but intentional, since the built-in display already has a dedicated slider in Control Center provided by the OS. Nevertheless there is a plan to add an option to show the slider for the internal display as well (this needs a bit of code refactoring but can be done): https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/198 Since this issue is a duplicate of that request, I'll close this one - please feel free to comment in the other thread! Thank you!

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:16 -06:00

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@starmandeluxe commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2021):

The main advantage of using this tool is to avoid having to control the brightness using Touch Controls. This feature is needed.

@starmandeluxe commented on GitHub (Aug 25, 2021): The main advantage of using this tool is to avoid having to control the brightness using Touch Controls. This feature is needed.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:18 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 2, 2021):

Yes, but you already have a non touch based control option in the OS itself. Or am I missing something? :)

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 2, 2021): Yes, but you already have a non touch based control option in the OS itself. Or am I missing something? :) <img width="346" alt="Screen Shot 2021-09-02 at 23 00 12" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37590873/131915419-0ff94c65-790f-453e-badd-dc0345100a76.png">

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:20 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2021):

Hi! There is a build in the following issue thread with slider for built-in screens (and also proper support for Apple displays): https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/539

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 3, 2021): Hi! There is a build in the following issue thread with slider for built-in screens (and also proper support for Apple displays): https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/539

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:22 -06:00

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@starmandeluxe commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2021):

Yes, but you already have a non touch based control option in the OS itself. Or am I missing something? :)

Because when I originally reported the first issue, it didn't exist. See the thread I referenced above.

@starmandeluxe commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2021): > Yes, but you already have a non touch based control option in the OS itself. Or am I missing something? :) > > <img alt="Screen Shot 2021-09-02 at 23 00 12" width="346" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/37590873/131915419-0ff94c65-790f-453e-badd-dc0345100a76.png"> Because when I originally reported the first issue, it didn't exist. See the thread I referenced above.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 05:57:24 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2021):

Yep. The main thing is that now you can have sliders here and there as well. :)

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 22, 2021): Yep. The main thing is that now you can have sliders here and there as well. :)