Best ddcutil Alternatives in 2026

20 apps from monitor control software ranked against ddcutil on the same published basis.

  1. 1ddcutil vs ASUS DisplayWidget Center
  2. 3ddcutil vs Lunar
  3. 4ddcutil vs Twinkle Tray
  4. 5ddcutil vs ClickMonitorDDC
  5. 6ddcutil vs MonitorControl
  6. 7ddcutil vs DeepPurge
  7. 8ddcutil vs DDC-CI Control Bridge
  8. 9ddcutil vs BetterDisplay
  9. 10ddcutil vs WhatInStartup
  10. 11ddcutil vs ControlMyMonitor
  11. 12ddcutil vs DDCcontrol
  12. 13ddcutil vs ddcctl
  13. 14ddcutil vs ExtLume
  14. 15ddcutil vs LG OnScreen Control
  15. 16ddcutil vs m1ddc
  16. 17ddcutil vs Monitor Brightness Control
  17. 18ddcutil vs Monitor Switch
  18. 19ddcutil vs AOC G-Menu
  19. 20ddcutil vs ddcci
  20. 21ddcutil vs Dell Command | Update

ddcutil alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ASUS DisplayWidget Center6.4Free planFreeMac, Windows
3Lunar6.4Free planFreeMac
4Twinkle Tray6.4Free planFreeWindows
5ClickMonitorDDC6.3Free planFreeWindows
6MonitorControl6.3Free planFreeMac
7DeepPurge5.6No—Linux, Mac, Windows
8DDC-CI Control Bridge5.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
9BetterDisplay5.4No—Mac
10WhatInStartup5.4No—Windows
11ControlMyMonitor5.2No—Windows
12DDCcontrol5.2No—Linux
13ddcctl5.2No—Mac
14ExtLume5.2No—Windows
15LG OnScreen Control5.2No—Windows, Mac
16m1ddc5.2No—Mac
17Monitor Brightness Control5.2No—Linux
18Monitor Switch5.2No—Web, Linux
19AOC G-Menu5.1No—Windows
20ddcci5.1No—Linux
21Dell Command | Update5.1No—Windows
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Questions about ddcutil alternatives

What is the best alternative to ddcutil?

ASUS DisplayWidget Center, number 1 in monitor control software with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: Lunar, Twinkle Tray, ClickMonitorDDC and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to ddcutil?

ASUS DisplayWidget Center 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.