3 alternativesBetterDisplay: Free to start
The best BetterDisplay alternatives
For most people the best alternative to BetterDisplay is MonitorControl, and the best free one is Lunar.
MonitorControlPick this if you only want your keyboard's brightness and volume keys to work on an external monitor.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Setapp | Rating |
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 BetterDisplay | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||
| MonitorControl | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | ||||
 Lunar | Free to start | Free, with paid upgrades | Too few ratings | ||||
 Presentify | $14.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick this if you only want your keyboard's brightness and volume keys to work on an external monitor.
Makes your keyboard's brightness and volume keys work on an external monitor, free and open source.
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Pick it if you want your external monitor's brightness to follow your MacBook's screen automatically.
Keyboard brightness control for any external monitor, with Pro keeping it in step with your MacBook's own screen.
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Pick it if you share your screen on calls or record how-to videos and want people to see exactly where to look.
Draw over anything on your Mac screen and spotlight your cursor during calls, classes and recordings.
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When BetterDisplay is still the right pick
You plug a MacBook into a non-Apple monitor every day and the text looks soft.
BetterDisplay prices and verdictFree to start