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Vivid vs Stillcolor

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Vivid

7.0
Utilities

Adaptive brightness for displays

Stillcolor

8.0
Utilities

Tool to disable temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs

Metric Vivid Stillcolor
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 7.0 8.0
30-day Installs 42 115
90-day Installs 102 375
365-day Installs 352 957
Version 2.18.1 1.1
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 2.2K 1.0K
GitHub Forks 99 33
Open Issues 24 14
License Apache-2.0 MIT
Language Rust Swift
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 1y ago
First Seen Apr 18, 2022 Jul 3, 2025

Reviews

Vivid

Vivid offers adaptive brightness control for macOS displays, automatically adjusting based on ambient light and usage. It benefits users seeking seamless brightness management without manual adjustments.

Automatically adjusts display brightness based on ambient light and usage patterns.

Pros

  • + Provides automatic brightness adjustments for user convenience.
  • + Helps reduce eye strain by adapting to lighting conditions.
  • + Possibly offers customization options for brightness settings.

Cons

  • - Lacks auto-update functionality.
  • - Limited installs suggest it may not be widely adopted.

Stillcolor

Stillcolor is a lightweight menu bar app designed to reduce eye strain by disabling temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs. It offers a simple yet effective solution for users seeking better visual comfort.

Disables temporal dithering on Apple Silicon Macs through an easy-to-use menu bar interface.

Pros

  • + Lightweight and efficient
  • + Easily accessible via the menu bar
  • + Open-source with a strong GitHub following

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Compatibility issues with Monterey still exist