Windows implementation of the ddcutil Linux program for querying and changing monitor settings, such as brightness and color levels. Uses the VESA Monitor Control Command Set (MCCS) over the Display Data Channel Command Interface Standard (DDC-CI).
- Good news,
winddcutilhas been ported to Python! We use the API provided by the monitorcontrol Python package. - See the CHANGELOG for additional details.
The dist\winddcutil.exe is a standalone executable that can be run without installing a Python interpreter.
usage: winddcutil [-h] {detect,capabilities,setvcp,getvcp} ...
Windows implementation of the ddcutil Linux program for querying and changing monitor settings
positional arguments:
{detect,capabilities,setvcp,getvcp}
detect Detect monitors
capabilities Query monitor capabilities
setvcp Set VCP feature value
getvcp Get VCP feature value
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
This Python package is built with Python 3.11.5. Get Python here.
Initialize Python virtual environment
py -3 -m venv --upgrade-deps .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate.bat
pip install -r requirements.txt
Build standalone distributable [dist\winddcutil.exe]
pyinstaller cli.py --name winddcutil --onefile
Run tests
pytest test
Run pre-commit checks on all files
pre-commit run --all
Bug fixes and enhancement contributions via PRs are welcome!
If you find a bug or have a feature request, please file an issue using the issue tracker on GitHub.