Twinkle Tray for Windows
Twinkle Tray is a free, open-source program for adjusting the brightness of external monitors from the Windows system tray. Instead of navigating menus with the monitor's buttons, you change brightness with a slider, just like on a laptop screen.
github.com · Official website
- ✓ Official source (winget)
- ✓ SHA256 taken from the official repository
- ✓ Last checked: Nov. 4, 2026
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- Version
- 1.17.2
- Release date
- Dec. 25, 2025
- License
- MIT
- Installer type
- nullsoft
Install from the command line
How do I use this?
Type Terminal in the Start menu and open it, paste the command (Ctrl+V or right-click) and press Enter. It uses winget, Windows' own package manager, to install the program from its official source.
winget install --id xanderfrangos.twinkletray -eSHA256 (file verification)
04714c95945304e2dbb92e587cf062667ef653efa19f9c28db2c80225aa08136How to install
- Click the official download button on this page or use the winget command.
- Run the installer.
- Click the tray icon and use the monitor sliders.
- If a monitor doesn't appear, turn on DDC/CI in the monitor's own menu.
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