Best DisplayBuddy Alternatives in 2026
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20 apps from monitor control software ranked against DisplayBuddy on the same published basis.
- 1DisplayBuddy vs ASUS DisplayWidget Center
- 2DisplayBuddy vs ddcutil
- 3DisplayBuddy vs Lunar
- 4DisplayBuddy vs Twinkle Tray
- 5DisplayBuddy vs ClickMonitorDDC
- 6DisplayBuddy vs MonitorControl
- 7DisplayBuddy vs DeepPurge
- 8DisplayBuddy vs DDC-CI Control Bridge
- 9DisplayBuddy vs BetterDisplay
- 10DisplayBuddy vs WhatInStartup
- 11DisplayBuddy vs ControlMyMonitor
- 12DisplayBuddy vs DDCcontrol
- 13DisplayBuddy vs ddcctl
- 14DisplayBuddy vs ExtLume
- 15DisplayBuddy vs LG OnScreen Control
- 16DisplayBuddy vs m1ddc
- 17DisplayBuddy vs Monitor Brightness Control
- 18DisplayBuddy vs Monitor Switch
- 19DisplayBuddy vs AOC G-Menu
- 20DisplayBuddy vs ddcci
DisplayBuddy alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASUS DisplayWidget Center | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 2 | ddcutil | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, self-hosted |
| 3 | Lunar | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 4 | Twinkle Tray | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 5 | ClickMonitorDDC | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | MonitorControl | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 7 | DeepPurge | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | DDC-CI Control Bridge | 5.5 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 9 | BetterDisplay | 5.4 | No | — | Mac |
| 10 | WhatInStartup | 5.4 | No | — | Windows |
| 11 | ControlMyMonitor | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 12 | DDCcontrol | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 13 | ddcctl | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 14 | ExtLume | 5.2 | No | — | Windows |
| 15 | LG OnScreen Control | 5.2 | No | — | Windows, Mac |
| 16 | m1ddc | 5.2 | No | — | Mac |
| 17 | Monitor Brightness Control | 5.2 | No | — | Linux |
| 18 | Monitor Switch | 5.2 | No | — | Web, Linux |
| 19 | AOC G-Menu | 5.1 | No | — | Windows |
| 20 | ddcci | 5.1 | No | — | Linux |
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Questions about DisplayBuddy alternatives
What is the best alternative to DisplayBuddy?
ASUS DisplayWidget Center, number 1 in monitor control software with a score of 6.4 out of 10. The others here: ddcutil, Lunar, Twinkle Tray and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to DisplayBuddy?
ASUS DisplayWidget Center 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.