Lunar
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 3 display management apps by recommenders
People recommend it for controlling external monitor brightness from the laptop's own controls, which they say improves daily use.
People recommend it for controlling external monitor brightness from the laptop's own controls, which they say improves daily use.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 12
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Controls external monitor brightness from laptop
“Being able to adjust my monitor brightness during the pandemic actively changed my quality of life for the better”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Cherri – programming language that compiles directly to a Apple Shortuct” “it's amazing, the brightness controls of your laptop will then control the external display as well”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Light Mode InFFFFFFlation” Solves several everyday problems for users
“it solves at least three different problems I have”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Cherri – programming language that compiles directly to a Apple Shortuct” “Very much something that I rely on and appreciate.”
Comment from 20 Apr 2026 in “Why macOS27 won't be supporting Intel anymore”
Other display management apps people recommend
The two most recommended other display management apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetterDisplay | 31 | 4 | 89% | 10 | — | Approved |
| LunarThis page | 12 | 0 | 100% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Vivid | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it messed up the config on a monitor that I connected to which wasn't mine”
“lunar at extra level can cover all use cases scenarios other than those requiring opus up”
“Very much something that I rely on and appreciate.”
“it solves at least three different problems I have”
“That was also my pain point with Lunar”
“Being able to adjust my monitor brightness during the pandemic actively changed my quality of life for the better”
“it's amazing, the brightness controls of your laptop will then control the external display as well”
“basic visibility into your own exposure is not gated”
“It has something similar.”
“Helps a lot with the glare”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.