Brightness for MacBook Pro
Unlock your MacBook Pro's full brightness
MacBrightness opens the brightness range your MacBook Pro keeps in reserve, so the whole screen goes about twice as bright, in every app, on the keys you already use.
Free in Splitscreen Mode · macOS 13+ · No account needed
What it does
Your 14-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro can reach about 1,600 nits. macOS holds everyday brightness to roughly half that and saves the rest for HDR video. MacBrightness opens that range system-wide. You press brightness up and the screen keeps going past the old stop, so your browser, editor, and everything else gets brighter, not just HDR clips.
- Same keys, twice the range. No new shortcuts and no menu-bar hunting. Your brightness keys go twice as far.
- Bright enough for direct sun. Work on a patio, a deck, or a bright café table and keep the whole screen readable.
- No noticeable CPU overhead, no low-level hacks. It uses the brightness Apple already sustains for HDR editing.
- Free Splitscreen trial. See the difference on half your screen before you pay anything.
Which Macs it works on
| Mac | Goes past the everyday cap? |
|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 14-inch (M-series Pro / Max) | Yes |
| MacBook Pro 16-inch (M-series Pro / Max) | Yes |
| Pro Display XDR | Yes |
| MacBook Air, Intel Macs, M1 13-inch Pro, Studio Display | Already at true max |
On the screens in the bottom row, the slider already reaches the panel's real maximum, so there is no extra range for any app to open.
Pricing
One-time purchase, no subscription. Every license includes every feature and free updates.
| License | Price | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Single | $5 | Your own Macs |
| Team | $30 | Up to 5 devices |
| Company | $50 | Up to 10 devices |