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[GH-ISSUE #943] Any option to set offset for "Sync brightness changes from Built-in and Apple displays"? #580

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opened 2026-05-05 06:17:34 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

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2026-05-05 06:17:34 -06:00

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Originally created by @swalahamani on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/943

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I have been using the Sync brightness changes from Built-in and Apple displays for a while and it seems to be a cool feature to have. But the maximum and minimum capacity of the brightness for the built-in display of my MacBook and Dell P2419H is different, and I was wondering whether there is an option to set an offset to adjust this? Also, an option to ignore the too-frequent back-n-forth adjustment by setting an interval or something would be nice.

PS: Wasn't sure about these options are already existing or not. Couldn't find it in preferences. Thought to post this as a question for confirmation than directly posting in feature-request.

Originally created by @swalahamani on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/943 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues ### Question First Thanks for this awesome tool! I have been using the **Sync brightness changes from Built-in and Apple displays** for a while and it seems to be a cool feature to have. But the maximum and minimum capacity of the brightness for the built-in display of my MacBook and Dell P2419H is different, and I was wondering whether there is an option to set an offset to adjust this? Also, an option to ignore the too-frequent back-n-forth adjustment by setting an interval or something would be nice. PS: Wasn't sure about these options are already existing or not. Couldn't find it in preferences. Thought to post this as a question for confirmation than directly posting in feature-request.

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2026-05-05 06:17:41 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022):

There are no options like this. Only delta values are syncing and the offset is dynamically calculated (you can change the brightness separately and the app tries to keep this offset but reduces it when the min or max boundary is being approached). The functionality could be improved though, I'll flag this one as a feature request for future consideration.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022): There are no options like this. Only delta values are syncing and the offset is dynamically calculated (you can change the brightness separately and the app tries to keep this offset but reduces it when the min or max boundary is being approached). The functionality could be improved though, I'll flag this one as a feature request for future consideration.

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2026-05-05 06:17:43 -06:00

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@swalahamani commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022):

Thank you @waydabber for the update.

@swalahamani commented on GitHub (Feb 14, 2022): Thank you @waydabber for the update.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 06:17:47 -06:00

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@HenryQW commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2022):

I second this. I have been doing this for a while and it seems to work as intended. You can adjust the value to sync the brightness.

@HenryQW commented on GitHub (Mar 7, 2022): I second this. I have been doing this for a while and it seems to work as intended. You can adjust the value to sync the brightness. <img width="605" alt="Screenshot 2022-03-07 at 22 57 21" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5896343/157132194-0b6e0432-28a2-4a98-9eba-780a610601fc.png">

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2026-05-05 06:17:50 -06:00

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@base08 commented on GitHub (Mar 21, 2023):

I second this. I have been doing this for a while and it seems to work as intended. You can adjust the value to sync the brightness.

How can we use this feature? Mine appears greyed out...

@base08 commented on GitHub (Mar 21, 2023): > I second this. I have been doing this for a while and it seems to work as intended. You can adjust the value to sync the brightness. > > <img alt="Screenshot 2022-03-07 at 22 57 21" width="605" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5896343/157132194-0b6e0432-28a2-4a98-9eba-780a610601fc.png"> How can we use this feature? Mine appears greyed out...

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2026-05-05 06:17:53 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023):

@base08 - this option is available for third party external displays only with support for DDC control.

However the feature set of the app is now considered final by the team, no more feature additions are planned. I advise you to try Lunar by @alin23 as that app has various advanced syncing features. I plan implementing advanced syncing in BetterDisplay as well.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Oct 19, 2023): @base08 - this option is available for third party external displays only with support for DDC control. However the feature set of the app is now considered final by the team, no more feature additions are planned. I advise you to try [Lunar](https://lunar.fyi) by @alin23 as that app has various advanced syncing features. I plan implementing advanced syncing in [BetterDisplay](https://betterdisplay.pro) as well.