I finished ProperDim, a brightness management & automation app for Windows. it's available free & open source to help your eyeballs
so i never had the money or home space for a proper office or computer desk, so i've always had to run my PC on my HDTV's/etc. because of this, I have never had proper dimming because HDTVs usually disable screen settings for PC connections (at least mine have). So i've always had to choose between bloated/ad-supported/paid apps and smaller clunky apps to achieve screen dimming. well i finally got sick of it and made my own.
ProperDim is a lightweight program that lives in your system tray to manage your screens brightness. its standout features are:
-custom minimum brightness
-hotkeys
-quick-set buttons & a quickdim slider in the system tray
-scheduler for automation
-modern/old school mixed style with an intuitive and minimal design
this is the first program i ever made and to be honest i probably should have started with something more simple--but it's finally finished and I am happy!
GitHub info + download here: https://github.com/crustyoldhuman/ProperDim
cheers
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