[GH-ISSUE #621] Keyboard controls for Contrast #447

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opened 2026-05-05 06:00:41 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 2 comments

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2026-05-05 06:00:41 -06:00

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Originally created by @JoniVR on GitHub (Sep 24, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/621

Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub.

Discussed in https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/603

^{Originally posted by Muirium September 17, 2021}
Hi folks: here's a little feature request, hopefully simple to do!

I'd love to get direct keyboard controls for Contrast as well as Brightness. My Dell P2415Q is old-school, that way: both need tweaked a little differently. (Gory details here.)

For now, I have to tweak Contrast with the mouse, right here:

MonitorControl gives me nice direct control over both Brightness and Contrast levels this way. Phew! I simply want to access both of them from the keyboard, which is the fastest way for ++++ / -- tweaks!

I'm thinking F1 & F2 for Brightness control and Shift+F1 & Shift+F2 for Contrast control. (I use vintage mechanical keyboards with classic Function rows.) Naturally, configurable keys, just like Brightness already has, are even better!

Some displays really need their Contrast tweaked separately. I'd love to make it as effortless as Brightness control already is in this most excellent app!

#596

Originally created by @JoniVR on GitHub (Sep 24, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/621 Originally assigned to: @waydabber on GitHub. ### Discussed in https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/603 <div type='discussions-op-text'> <sup>Originally posted by **Muirium** September 17, 2021</sup> Hi folks: here's a little feature request, hopefully simple to do! I'd love to get direct keyboard controls for Contrast as well as Brightness. My Dell P2415Q is old-school, that way: both need tweaked a little differently. ([Gory details here](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/596#discussioncomment-1333834).) For now, I have to tweak Contrast with the mouse, right here: ![](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/221646/133448363-c59fa9c4-a46f-4910-b45c-8104fa613ef3.jpg) MonitorControl gives me nice direct control over both Brightness and Contrast levels this way. Phew! I simply want to access both of them from the keyboard, which is the fastest way for ++++ / -- tweaks! I'm thinking F1 & F2 for Brightness control and Shift+F1 & Shift+F2 for Contrast control. (I use vintage mechanical keyboards with classic Function rows.) Naturally, configurable keys, just like Brightness already has, are even better! Some displays really need their Contrast tweaked separately. I'd love to make it as effortless as Brightness control already is in this most excellent app! #596 </div>

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2026-05-05 06:00:50 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2021):

This is now added. The keyboard combination is the easy to remember control+option+command+brightness up/down

The unsigned preview version can be downloaded from the bottom of the opening post here:

https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/596

ps. this will show a blank OSD which is normal (there is no built-in OSD icon for contrast control). This is not a heavily publicized feature but nice if somebody needs to use it.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2021): This is now added. The keyboard combination is the easy to remember `control`+`option`+`command`+`brightness up/down` The unsigned preview version can be downloaded from the bottom of the opening post here: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/discussions/596 ps. this will show a blank OSD which is normal (there is no built-in OSD icon for contrast control). This is not a heavily publicized feature but nice if somebody needs to use it.

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2026-05-05 06:00:54 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2021):

(note: I did not implement shift+brightness up/down because it would prohibit from controlling contrast in fine mode. Now pressing shift+control+option+command+brightness up/down results in fine control)

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2021): (note: I did not implement `shift`+`brightness up/down` because it would prohibit from controlling contrast in fine mode. Now pressing `shift`+`control`+`option`+`command`+`brightness up/down` results in fine control)