Best BetterDisplay Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from monitor control software ranked against BetterDisplay on the same published basis.
- 1BetterDisplay vs Twinkle Tray
- 2BetterDisplay vs Lunar
- 3BetterDisplay vs ASUS DisplayWidget Center
- 4BetterDisplay vs ClickMonitorDDC
- 6BetterDisplay vs MonitorControl
- 7BetterDisplay vs ddcutil
- 8BetterDisplay vs DisplayBuddy
- 9BetterDisplay vs DDC-CI Control Bridge
- 10BetterDisplay vs ControlMyMonitor
- 11BetterDisplay vs m1ddc
- 12BetterDisplay vs Monitor Switch
- 13BetterDisplay vs Monitor Brightness Control
- 14BetterDisplay vs DDCcontrol
- 15BetterDisplay vs Monitorian
- 16BetterDisplay vs LG OnScreen Control
- 17BetterDisplay vs AOC G-Menu
- 18BetterDisplay vs ddcctl
- 19BetterDisplay vs ddcci
- 20BetterDisplay vs winddcutil
- 21BetterDisplay vs ExtLume
BetterDisplay alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twinkle Tray | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 2 | Lunar | 8.1 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 3 | ASUS DisplayWidget Center | 7.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 4 | ClickMonitorDDC | 7.6 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | MonitorControl | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 7 | ddcutil | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 8 | DisplayBuddy | 7.0 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | DDC-CI Control Bridge | 7.0 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | ControlMyMonitor | 6.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | m1ddc | 6.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 12 | Monitor Switch | 6.0 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 13 | Monitor Brightness Control | 6.0 | No | — | Linux |
| 14 | DDCcontrol | 5.8 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | Monitorian | 5.7 | No | — | Windows |
| 16 | LG OnScreen Control | 5.6 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 17 | AOC G-Menu | 5.5 | No | — | Windows |
| 18 | ddcctl | 5.4 | No | — | Mac |
| 19 | ddcci | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 20 | winddcutil | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 21 | ExtLume | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about BetterDisplay alternatives
What is the best alternative to BetterDisplay?
Twinkle Tray, number 1 in monitor control software with a score of 8.2 out of 10. The others here: Lunar, ASUS DisplayWidget Center, ClickMonitorDDC and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BetterDisplay?
Twinkle Tray is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.