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How to Adjust MacBook Display Brightness and True Tone

Use Displays settings or your keyboard to adjust MacBook brightness, manage automatic brightness, and find True Tone controls.
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To change your MacBook’s screen brightness, open Apple menu > System Settings > Displays and move the Brightness slider. To turn True Tone on or off, use the same Displays panel; the control appears only when the selected display supports it.

Adjust MacBook brightness manually

  1. Choose Apple menu > System Settings > Displays.

  2. Move the Brightness slider until the screen looks right.

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You can also use the brightness increase and decrease keys on your keyboard. Some Mac models provide brightness controls in the Control Strip. Apple notes that turning off automatic brightness may affect battery life, energy consumption, and long-term display performance: Change your Mac display’s brightness.

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Choose automatic or manual brightness

In System Settings > Displays, enable Automatically adjust brightness if the option is shown. A Mac needs an ambient light sensor for this control, so its absence may reflect hardware support rather than a settings problem. If the option is unavailable, adjust brightness manually with the slider or keyboard keys. Apple describes the setting and its availability in its brightness instructions.

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Turn True Tone on or off

macOS Ventura 13 or later

  1. Open Apple menu > System Settings > Displays.

  2. If more than one display is connected, select the display you want to change at the top of the panel.

  3. Turn True Tone on or off.

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Open Apple menu > System Preferences > Displays, select the intended display if needed, and use the True Tone control if it is available.

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True Tone uses sensors to adjust display color and intensity in response to ambient light. Apple says it can be used at the same time as Night Shift. See Use True Tone on Mac for supported displays and details.

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Decide whether to use True Tone

  • Everyday viewing: Leave True Tone on if you prefer the display’s color and intensity to adapt to the room’s lighting.

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  • Color-critical work: Turn True Tone off while evaluating color with your chosen workflow settings. Because it continuously shifts color temperature, it can make colors appear inaccurate; it is not a color-calibration tool. Apple explains this limitation in its True Tone guidance.

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