Best Twinkle Tray Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from monitor control software ranked against Twinkle Tray on the same published basis.
- 1Twinkle Tray vs ddcutil
- 2Twinkle Tray vs ASUS DisplayWidget Center
- 3Twinkle Tray vs Lunar
- 5Twinkle Tray vs ClickMonitorDDC
- 6Twinkle Tray vs MonitorControl
- 7Twinkle Tray vs DeepPurge
- 8Twinkle Tray vs BetterDisplay
- 9Twinkle Tray vs DDC-CI Control Bridge
- 10Twinkle Tray vs WhatInStartup
- 11Twinkle Tray vs DisplayBuddy
- 12Twinkle Tray vs Monitor Brightness Control
- 13Twinkle Tray vs ControlMyMonitor
- 14Twinkle Tray vs DDCcontrol
- 15Twinkle Tray vs ddcctl
- 16Twinkle Tray vs ExtLume
- 17Twinkle Tray vs m1ddc
- 18Twinkle Tray vs Monitor Switch
- 19Twinkle Tray vs AOC G-Menu
- 20Twinkle Tray vs ddcci
- 21Twinkle Tray vs Dell Command | Update
Twinkle Tray alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ddcutil | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 2 | ASUS DisplayWidget Center | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Lunar | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 5 | ClickMonitorDDC | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | MonitorControl | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 7 | DeepPurge | 5.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | BetterDisplay | 5.7 | No | — | Mac |
| 9 | DDC-CI Control Bridge | 5.7 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 10 | WhatInStartup | 5.6 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | DisplayBuddy | 5.5 | No | — | Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Monitor Brightness Control | 5.4 | No | — | Linux |
| 13 | ControlMyMonitor | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 14 | DDCcontrol | 5.3 | No | — | Linux |
| 15 | ddcctl | 5.3 | No | — | Mac |
| 16 | ExtLume | 5.3 | No | — | Windows |
| 17 | m1ddc | 5.3 | No | — | Mac |
| 18 | Monitor Switch | 5.3 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 19 | AOC G-Menu | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | ddcci | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 21 | Dell Command | Update | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
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Questions about Twinkle Tray alternatives
What is the best alternative to Twinkle Tray?
ddcutil, number 1 in monitor control software with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: ASUS DisplayWidget Center, Lunar, ClickMonitorDDC and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Twinkle Tray?
ddcutil is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 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.