User guide

New to PrinceShade? This covers everything — from turning the shade on to per-display control, focus exclusions, scheduling, and global shortcuts.

Turn the shade on: Click the PrinceShade icon in the menu bar, then click the large circle. Your screen dims. Click it again to turn the shade off.
Set the level: Drag Brightness to go lighter or darker — well past the system minimum — and Warmth to shift the screen toward amber. Each slider has a reset button, and you can step either one from the keyboard (see below).
Control each display: Click “Per-Display” to give every connected monitor its own brightness and warmth — including external monitors that have no brightness slider of their own.
Keep one window bright: Turn on “Undim focused window” to keep the window you’re working in clear while everything else stays shaded.
Pause for color-critical apps: In Settings → Focus, switch on “Disable when focused” and add your photo or video editors. PrinceShade steps aside while one of them is in front, then returns when you switch away.
Schedule it: In Settings → Schedule, set auto-on and auto-off times and choose the weekdays they run.
Use the keyboard: In Settings → Shortcuts, assign global hotkeys to toggle the shade and nudge brightness or warmth up or down — they work from any app.
Settings & quit: In the popover, the gear (bottom-left) opens Settings and the power button (bottom-right) quits PrinceShade.

Still stuck, or have an idea? See the common questions or send feedback.