Display-aware range
XDR/EDR headroom unlocks the stronger path. Standard displays use a clearly labelled, conservative fallback.
Check compatibility
LuxaDownload free Luxa 1.1.1 · Free to download
See your screen when daylight is winning.
A display-aware brightness boost from your menu bar. Try a useful free range on your own Mac, then choose one-time Pro only if you need more.
- No subscription
- No account or tracking
- Honest hardware limits
Actual Luxa app interface
Best on XDR/EDR displays. Standard displays get a smaller, conservative adjustment. Luxa shows the supported limit before you pay.
See compatible displaysA small utility with grown-up guardrails
More visible. Never more than your display says.
Luxa starts with the actual screen in front of you, then applies the smallest of its hardware, purchase, safety, battery, and thermal limits.
One control that tells the truth
The slider stops at the live limit and explains whether hardware, your safety cap, low battery, or heat is responsible.
Designed to step back
Luxa resets on sleep, refreshes after display changes, and soft-limits itself when the Mac needs to cool.
Inside Luxa
Useful before you pay. Clear before you grant access.
Try the free range
Judge 125% on a supported EDR display—or the smaller standard-display preview—on your own Mac.
Know what permission does
Luxa explains why capture access is needed and keeps the settings shortcut beside the request.
Unlock Pro once
No subscription. No account. Paid 1.0 and 1.1 customers keep full access automatically.
Privacy that matches the permission
Your screen stays on your screen.
Version 1.1.1 removes Firebase, RevenueCat, account code, cloud settings, and the network client entitlement. Display frames are used only to render the next brighter frame.
No cloud upload No analytics or ads No account
Read the plain-English permission guideScreen framesIn memory only
SettingsOn this Mac
AnalyticsNone
Network accessNot entitled
Available on the Mac App Store
Free first. Pro once.
Download free and check the result on your display. Pro is optional, paid once, and never a subscription.
Luxa Free£0
A real test, not a timer.
- Up to 125% on EDR displays
- Up to 110% on standard displays
- Presets, display choice, and live status
- Battery and thermal protection
Luxa Pro£4.99
One-time UK price. Unlock the full supported range, up to Luxa’s 200% ceiling. Other storefront prices are shown in the app.
- Display-reported EDR range
- Up to 120% standard fallback
- Custom maximum safety cap
- Paid 1.0 and 1.1 customers included
Useful before promotional
Make the display easier to use, with or without Luxa.
No fine print
Questions worth answering before download.
Will Luxa work on every Mac display?
Luxa runs on macOS 13 or later. The strongest boost needs an XDR/EDR-capable display. Standard displays get a smaller 110% free or 120% Pro adjustment.
Why does Luxa need Screen Recording permission?
The XDR method must read visible pixels to redraw them brighter. Version 1.1.1 processes frames on-device and does not record, save, analyse, or upload them.
Is Luxa a subscription?
No. Luxa 1.1.1 is free to download, with one optional Luxa Pro purchase (£4.99 in the UK). Customers who paid for 1.0 or 1.1 keep Pro through their verified original app transaction. Other storefront prices are shown in the App Store.
Can Luxa override temperature limits?
No. macOS and the display remain in control. Luxa lowers its own ceiling when battery or thermal conditions require it.
Luxa 1.1.1 is available
Start with your own display.
Download free, check the supported range, and decide whether you need Pro. No account or subscription.