[GH-ISSUE #1601] Add possibility to change brightness via terminal command #889

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opened 2026-05-05 06:50:13 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @danilNikolaenko1990 on GitHub (Aug 30, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1601

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It would be great to have the ability to adjust the brightness or set a specific level through the terminal using the same program.

Describe the solution you'd like

Since in some situations I want to adjust the brightness using Automator, adding it as one of the steps, and since there is already this program and I can’t just change the brightness with one command through bash, I need to install an additional CLI utility, which means I will have two utilities for adjusting brightness on my computer!

It would be great to enter moncontrol -set 100 or moncontrol -set 50 in the terminal, and maybe even moncontrol Up/Down.

One of my use cases is that through Automator, I can switch between dark and light themes with a hotkey, as well as enable energy-saving mode, and I would like to add fixed brightness adjustment to this scenario using your program. Thank you.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Unfortunatelly I don't have another ideas

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Originally created by @danilNikolaenko1990 on GitHub (Aug 30, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1601 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe It would be great to have the ability to adjust the brightness or set a specific level through the terminal using the same program. ### Describe the solution you'd like Since in some situations I want to adjust the brightness using Automator, adding it as one of the steps, and since there is already this program and I can’t just change the brightness with one command through bash, I need to install an additional CLI utility, which means I will have two utilities for adjusting brightness on my computer! It would be great to enter moncontrol -set 100 or moncontrol -set 50 in the terminal, and maybe even moncontrol Up/Down. One of my use cases is that through Automator, I can switch between dark and light themes with a hotkey, as well as enable energy-saving mode, and I would like to add fixed brightness adjustment to this scenario using your program. Thank you. ### Describe alternatives you've considered Unfortunatelly I don't have another ideas ### Anything else? _No response_

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2026-05-05 06:50:18 -06:00

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2024):

Try using BetterDisplay and betterdisplaycli for this. CLI for MonitorControl is not likely to happen.

https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Integration-features,-CLI

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2024): Try using BetterDisplay and `betterdisplaycli` for this. CLI for MonitorControl is not likely to happen. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Integration-features,-CLI