A customizable replacement for macOS's volume, brightness, and keyboard backlight HUDs with modern animations and styling.
SlimHUD is a macOS application that replaces the system's default volume, brightness, and keyboard backlight HUDs with a modern, customizable overlay. It solves the problem of macOS's outdated and visually unappealing native HUD animations by offering sleek, user-configurable alternatives.
macOS users who frequently adjust system settings like volume and brightness and want a more aesthetically pleasing and customizable interface, including TouchBar users.
Developers choose SlimHUD for its extensive customization options, modern animations, and seamless integration as a direct replacement for macOS's native HUDs, providing a superior user experience without system modifications.
Replacement for MacOS' volume, brightness and keyboard backlight HUDs.
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Offers adjustable bar size, colors, shadows, icons, and multiple animation styles like fade, grow, and side, as demonstrated in the README with screenshots and GIFs.
Continuously monitors for changes, ideal for TouchBar users adjusting sliders, ensuring consistent HUD display without manual triggers.
Available via Homebrew with `brew install slimhud` or direct download, simplifying setup for macOS users without complex dependencies.
Allows HUD placement on any screen edge (top, bottom, left, right), providing personalized layout control as shown in the README's position examples.
Only replaces volume, brightness, and keyboard backlight HUDs; lacks support for other system indicators, restricting its utility for broader use cases.
Features like icon color customization require macOS 10.14 or later, as noted in a footnote, making it less functional on older systems.
The numerous customization options, while powerful, may overwhelm users seeking a simple, out-of-the-box solution without tweaking settings in the GUI.