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XDR Boost. Free brightness booster for MacBook Pro that actually survives sleep mode.
github.com/levelsio/xdr-boost
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Updates
July 2026
- Ignore .DS_Store
- Hide overlay during screenshots to prevent corrupted captures
April 2026
- Change hotkey to Ctrl+Option+Cmd+V
- Fix flash when changing brightness level
- Fix screen flashing caused by watchdog recreating overlay
- Fix black screen on macOS 26 (Tahoe)
- Fix screenshots being corrupted by overlay
- Add features summary to README
- Fix lid close not sleeping, update README
- Replace flaky lock/unlock notifications with watchdog timer
- Fix XDR not restoring after lock screen
- Change hotkey from Ctrl+Shift+B to Cmd+Shift+B
- Add global hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+B) and --kill flag
- Initial release — free XDR brightness booster for MacBook Pro