S9 Brightness 2.0.1

• Warm slider: the brightness slider now glows amber like the icon, instead of the system blue.

Open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications, replacing the old version. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later.

SHA-256: b831c5989db992086b647953f93b3e91d6cf88a1ac081c18b13a773906f16968

S9 Brightness 2.0.0

• Sandboxed: S9 Brightness now runs in the macOS App Sandbox, the groundwork for the Mac App Store.
• New update notice: when a newer version is out, the gear menu shows Download Version … and opens its release page. Automatic updates are gone, so install this version from the DMG; Check for Updates… in 1.2.2 won't find it.
• Set up again: after updating, connect your monitor again and choose Allow on it. Your presets go back to their defaults.

Open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications, replacing the old version. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later.

SHA-256: 1604c992d5483d2f0b6653930a7851d4ecd6b4df15062104aef540af4a42d5b8

S9 Brightness 1.2.2

• New icon: a glowing brightness slider with a glass knob, in place of the blue monitor.

Update with Check for Updates… in the gear menu, or open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later.

SHA-256: af9b0a35a7a79b4fb310721dd19c5a9fe0339110647885e6efba99247728ca51

S9 Brightness 1.2.1

• Clearer setup: the setup window now lists what the monitor needs before you start: it must be on Wi-Fi on the same network as your Mac, and IP Remote must be turned on (Settings › Connection › Network › Expert Settings › IP Remote).

Update with Check for Updates… in the gear menu, or open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later.

SHA-256: 0b27600b2cd4204bd7b7dc184b46be91ca942f58101da7c86067dd9d19b65a68

S9 Brightness 1.2

• Tidier menu: Launch at Login, Change Monitor and Check for Updates moved into a gear menu in a compact footer next to a Quit button. A dot on the gear shows when an update is available.
• Step buttons: click the sun icons beside the slider to dim or brighten by one step (2 %, the smallest change the monitor supports).

Open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications, or update from 1.1 with Check for Updates…. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later and IP Remote turned on in the monitor (Settings › Connection › Network › Expert Settings).

SHA-256: 7b78e4bdcaa893a35612956f4546f7b560d08b203bad71d0b4d5475c54b1d3ea

S9 Brightness 1.1

• Automatic updates: the app now checks for updates in the background (via Sparkle) and has a "Check for Updates…" menu item. Updating from 1.0 requires downloading this version manually once.
• Customizable presets: right-click a preset to set it to the current brightness, or reset all presets. The defaults are now 10/40/70/100 %, since the monitor's backlight moves in 2 % steps.
• Rejects an empty monitor address.

Open the DMG and drag S9 Brightness to Applications. Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Requires macOS 14 or later and IP Remote turned on in the monitor (Settings › Connection › Network › Expert Settings).

SHA-256: 7c2637161f176b3b01c7ff34b8f9503bdd73eb990cbee73be9a549a09fffa1e8

S9 Brightness 1.0

First release.

• Control the hardware backlight of Samsung smart monitors (e.g. ViewFinity S9) from the menu bar
• Finds the monitor on your network and pairs with one click
• Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple

Requires macOS 14 or later and IP Remote turned on in the monitor (Settings › Connection › Network › Expert Settings).

SHA-256: 6bba0b850e4820016d9192c9ce06124dc38ea80c6674d09d99a66e4b20b64078