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mac brightness app skip to content macbrightness features how it works pricing guides faq download free trial up to 1 600 nits every app app to increase your mac s brightness past its limit the macbrightness app makes your screen twice as bright it works in every app on the brightness keys you already use download free trial see pricing free in splitscreen mode macos 13 no account needed stock 50 macbrightness 100 drag to compare same screen twice the brightness as seen in ceo magazine exec magazine la examiner crave magazine metapress fox interviewer medium sound familiar your screen vanishes the moment you step outside you find the perfect spot a sunny café table a park bench the balcony then your screen turns into a mirror you crank it to max still can t read it your mac can go twice as bright macos just won t let it stock brightness noon 2 brighter instantly 1 600 nits sustained 30s to set up 5 once no subscription why it works all your brightness none of the catches same keys twice the range no new shortcuts no menu bar hunting your brightness keys just go twice as far tap up a few more times and you re there bright enough for real sunlight work on the patio the deck or the gate at the airport the extra range keeps your whole screen sharp and readable in direct sun your mac won t even notice no noticeable cpu overhead and no low level hacks it just opens the brightness range your display already keeps on hand for hdr how it works brighter in under a minute 01 download and open grab macbrightness and launch it no account no setup about thirty seconds start to finish 02 it opens in splitscreen half your screen jumps to full brightness so you can see the difference side by side free for as long as you like 03 tap your brightness key push past the old limit and light up the whole screen every app wherever you work the difference is night and day stock macos capped at about half brightness a mirror in direct sun full nits locked to hdr video you hunched over chasing shade macbrightness the full panel system wide readable on the sunniest patio every app gets the range you working wherever you want why i built this it started on a terrace in italy a few summers ago i was in italy trying to clear my inbox from a sun drenched terrace in florence gorgeous view completely unreadable screen i cranked the brightness to max tilted the lid every which way and still ended up hunched in a doorway just to read what i was typing back home i dug in and found something almost silly my macbook pro could go nearly twice as bright the whole time macos just wouldn t let it so i built macbrightness to flip that switch now i take the terrace a alex brufsky founder macbrightness don t take our word for it from people who work in the light i work from a different café every week and macbrightness is the only reason i can grab the table by the window it s the first thing i install on a new mac s sam rivera product designer full time traveler i take standups from a park bench all summer now the screen used to be a gray smear in the sun now it s just my screen easily worth five bucks m maya chen software developer i bought a macbook pro i couldn t even use on my own balcony macbrightness fixed that in thirty seconds honestly it should ship with the laptop d diego santos founder the free trial free brightens half your screen install macbrightness and it opens in splitscreen mode one half of your screen jumps to full brightness the other stays exactly as macos left it so you can see the difference side by side splitscreen stays free for as long as you want buy a license and the full brightness covers the whole screen in every app download free trial free full brightness unlocks with a license made for the macbook pros that travel with you macbook pro 14 macbook pro 16 pro display xdr m series pro m series max pricing pay once keep it forever no subscription no catch every license unlocks every feature and every update free brightens half your screen in splitscreen mode a license unlocks the whole thing single just for your own macs 5 one time use on your personal devices every feature included free updates buy single most popular team light up the whole team 30 one time up to 5 devices just 6 per device every feature included buy team company for the whole company 50 one time up to 10 devices just 5 per device priority email support buy company requires a macbook pro 14 16 with an m series pro or max chip or a pro display xdr faq questions answered can i try it before i pay yep macbrightness opens in splitscreen mode where half your screen reaches full brightness free for as long as you want buy a license whenever you re ready to light up the whole thing does it slow down my mac or kill my battery it adds no noticeable cpu overhead macbrightness isn t a hack it just uses brightness your display already supports a brighter screen does draw more battery the same as dragging the slider up so that trade off is yours when the sun s out will it hurt my display no it only enables the extra brightness range apple already sustains for hdr editing the same range used when you work with hdr photos or video there are no low level hacks and macos still eases off the peak brightness if the panel gets too warm which macs does it work on any mac with a display that can actually go brighter the macbook pro 14 and 16 with m series pro or max chips and the pro display xdr their mini led panels sustain around 1 600 nits other screens top out at their normal max the macbook air intel macs the m1 13 pro the studio display so there s no extra range to unlock is it a subscription no it s a one time purchase every license includes every feature and free updates pay once and forget about it isn t there a free or open source version maybe if you want to wire one up yourself and keep it working through every macos update macbrightness is 5 sets up in about thirty seconds and just works try it free first and decide if that is worth skipping the diy how do i pay buy through the mac app store or directly here card checkout powered by stripe is coming soon need licenses for a bigger team email support macbrightness com browse all faqs or email support macbrightness com guides get more from your screen best mac apps for sunlight and outdoor use in 2026 the best apps to use your macbook outside from brightness boosters to simple settings tweaks macbrightness vivid lunar and betterdisplay compared for outdoor readability read guide the best macbook brightness apps in 2026 the best mac brightness apps for unlocking your screen s full brightness compared our top brightness app for mac plus how vivid lunar and betterdisplay stack up read guide betterdisplay alternative for macbook brightness macbrightness vs betterdisplay a side by side comparison for anyone looking for an alternative to betterdisplay that does one job full brightness on your existing keys without the rest of the toolkit read guide all guides turn it up free to try in splitscreen mode pay once when you re hooked no subscription no account no nonsense download free trial see pricing macbrightness the full brightness of your macbook pro wherever you work product features how it works pricing guides faq popular guides best brightness apps vivid alternative use a macbook outside adjust brightness on mac screen not bright enough company press kit contact legal privacy terms sitemap 2026 macbrightness designed for the brightest displays apple makes free in splitscreen mode download free trial we use a couple of cookies for analytics to see what s working nothing creepy privacy decline accept