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Fact sheet

NameOutshine for Mac

What it isA macOS menu-bar app that makes a MacBook screen readable in direct sunlight.

HowUses the extra brightness macOS reserves for HDR content (EDR) to go past the brightness slider, with four presets: Reading, Outdoor, Blazing and Dark.

Works onmacOS 13 Ventura or later. The biggest effect is on MacBook Pro with a Liquid Retina XDR display; MacBook Air gets a smaller lift.

Price$14.99 one-time ($9.99 early access). One licence per Mac. Free updates, no subscription.

Try itWithout a licence, Outshine works on the left half of the screen, with no time limit.

Made byMickey Switzer, Pumpthejuice ApS, Denmark.

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App icon and share image: og-image.jpg (1200 x 630), icon (SVG). Screenshots and a demo video are on the way; ask and we'll send what we have.

Background

Compatibility in detail: which Macs work with Outshine. How it compares: Mac brightness apps compared. About the maker: Mickey Switzer.