# Lunar

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Lunar and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for controlling external monitor brightness from the laptop's own controls, which they say improves daily use.

## Why people recommend it

- Controls external monitor brightness from laptop (2 comments): "Being able to adjust my monitor brightness during the pandemic actively changed my quality of life for the better" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47579441)) "it's amazing, the brightness controls of your laptop will then control the external display as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46664716))
- Solves several everyday problems for users (2 comments): "it solves at least three different problems I have" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582362)) "Very much something that I rely on and appreciate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47836277))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [BetterDisplay](https://hackerapproved.com/p/betterdisplay.md): 31 recommend
- [Vivid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vivid.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lunar", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lunar/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).