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Lunar for Mac

Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external display.

$23.00
In English
Version 6.10.4
3.3
Based on 10 user rates

Lunar overview

Lunar controls the same brightness that you can change by using the monitor's physical buttons.

  • Sensor-based Adaptive Brightness (and contrast) based on an external light sensor
  • Sync-based Adaptive Brightness (and contrast) based on the built-in light sensor of the Macbook or iMac
  • Location-based Adaptive Brightness (and contrast) based on the sunrise/sunset times in your location
  • App Exception list if you need more brightness for specific activities (watching movies, design work)
  • Individual settings per display
  • Manual controls and hotkeys for setting brightness and contrast that respect the min/max values per monitor

It doesn't interfere at all with the native adaptive brightness that macOS implements for the built-in display

It works well along Night Shift and True Tone (and f.lux if Gamma/Software controls are not used)

What's new in version 6.10.4

  • Fix brightness OSD not appearing sometimes

Lunar for Mac

$23.00
In English
Version 6.10.4
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3.3

(7 Reviews of Lunar)

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  • User Ratings

Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Jun 18, 2025
6.8.9
5.0
Jun 18, 2025
5.0
Version: 6.8.9
Not cheap.. but damn is it good !!!
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Mar 23, 2024
6.7.2
4.0
Mar 23, 2024
4.0
Version: 6.7.2
v6.7.3 is out.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Mar 23, 2024
6.7.2
4.0
Mar 23, 2024
4.0
Version: 6.7.2
$23 for Pro version, 14 day trial. Free version features: • DDC Controls • Sub-zero dimming • Fallback when DDC fails • Brightness keys support • Volume keys support • Command-line integration • Input switching • Multi-monitor support. - - Pro version adds 10 more features. See the Dev site for full details.
kihovat859
kihovat859
Jan 28, 2023
5.9.5
1.0
Jan 28, 2023
1.0
Version: 5.9.5
Doesn't work for me. Too cluttered.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Feb 5, 2022
5.3.0
4.0
Feb 5, 2022
4.0
Version: 5.3.0
NOTE: Versions 4.0 onward will NOT work with macOS 10.14. Stick with v3.2.3. There's an error in the coding for v3.2.3 that thinks it can be updated to v4.0.2. Do NOT do it, because the result is that Lunar 4 will ask for Accessibility permission, then permanently CRASH. Stick with v3.2.3. You can download v3.2.3 from the dev's website.
Maclover1-1
Maclover1-1
Jun 18, 2025
6.8.9
5.0
Jun 18, 2025
5.0
Version: 6.8.9
tjekov37
tjekov37
Apr 12, 2025
6.8.7
1.0
Apr 12, 2025
1.0
Version: 6.8.7
drewway55
drewway55
Mar 11, 2024
6.6.3
1.0
Mar 11, 2024
1.0
Version: 6.6.3
makareim
makareim
Nov 17, 2023
6.4.3
5.0
Nov 17, 2023
5.0
Version: 6.4.3
kihovat859
kihovat859
Jan 28, 2023
5.9.5
1.0
Jan 28, 2023
1.0
Version: 5.9.5
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jan 7, 2023
5.9.1
4.0
Jan 7, 2023
4.0
Version: 5.9.1
sids
sids
Jan 4, 2023
5.8.0
1.0
Jan 4, 2023
1.0
Version: 5.8.0
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Nov 20, 2021
5.0.5
5.0
Nov 20, 2021
5.0
Version: 5.0.5
Rick6
Rick6
Sep 30, 2021
4.9.5
5.0
Sep 30, 2021
5.0
Version: 4.9.5
alinpanaitiu
alinpanaitiu
Sep 3, 2021
4.8.4
5.0
Sep 3, 2021
5.0
Version: 4.8.4