I didn't really think you could find something better than the Apple brightness tool, yet ScreenShade is significantly more powerful.
With this application, you can easily darken your screen completely or make it really bright.
The program is accessible from the menu bar and pressing 'toggle ScreenShade' adjusts brightness according to the level of light in the room.
Press 'Redetect external monitors' to reset it and get a new brightness level. I wasn't all convinced by the level of light that ScreenShade chose though as most of the time it simply was too dim to work properly.
Best is probably to open preferences and set brightness yourself, via the little slider. You'll see you can also select what areas to shade.
ScreenShade also works very well with two simple shortcuts: Option with plus or minus to adjust it yourself.
More powerful than the brightness controls in your Mac, ScreenShade is good to have around if you work in poor lighting conditions.
by Anonymous
Brightness does the same job.
This is handy and easy to use application. Even novice user will not encounter any... MoreBrightness does the same job.
This is handy and easy to use application. Even novice user will not encounter any difficulties while using it. You can adjust the screen brightness with the help of little slider. I often sit in front of my mac overnight chatting with my friends overseas. Screen Shade is a good solution when you frequently use your mac in low-lighting situation. However this app is not necessary. Brightness feature in system preferences does almost the same job.
Pros: easy to use
Cons: Brightness does the same job