Twinkle Tray
Twinkle Tray is a free, open-source desktop utility for Windows. Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray. It has 9,147 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray.
About Twinkle Tray
Twinkle Tray enables brightness control on external displays in Windows 10 & 11. Even though Windows is capable of adjusting the backlight on most monitors, it doesn't support external monitors natively. Windows also lacks any options to manage the brightness of multiple displays. This app inserts a new icon into your system tray, where you can click to have instant access to the brightness levels of all compatible displays.
Install Twinkle Tray
Package names found in the project's README. Each links to its package page so you can check the publisher first.
winget install xanderfrangos.twinkletraychoco install twinkle-traySimilar apps
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What is Twinkle Tray?
Twinkle Tray is a free, open-source desktop utility for Windows. Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray. It has 9,147 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. Its source code is on GitHub at xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray.
Is Twinkle Tray free and open source?
Yes. Twinkle Tray's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Twinkle Tray?
winget: winget install xanderfrangos.twinkletray and Chocolatey: choco install twinkle-tray. The commands are on this page. Installers are also on its GitHub Releases page (latest: v1.17.2).
Is Twinkle Tray still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 3, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.