hyprlight

hyprlight is a brightness control utility for Hyprland, allowing you to adjust the screen brightness via the command line. You can easily integrate it into your Hyprland setup to adjust brightness on the fly.

Installation

You can install hyprlight from the AUR (Arch User Repository) using yay or any other AUR helper:

yay -S hyprlight

Alternatively, you can manually clone the AUR repository and build it:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/hyprlight.git
cd hyprlight
makepkg -si

Dependencies

• glibc
• brightnessctl
• notify-daemon
• cargo (for building the package)

Usage

Once running, hyprlight allows you to control the brightness of your screen. You can use the following commands:

Usage: hyprlight [OPTIONS] [STEP] <COMMAND>

Commands:
  i        Increase brightness
  d        Decrease brightness
  help     Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Arguments:
  [STEP]   [default: 5]    The brightness adjustment step

Options:
  -n, --notify     Enable notifications
  -h, --help       Print help
  -V, --version    Print version

Example:
  hyprlight i 10    # Increase brightness by 10%
  hyprlight d       # Decrease brightness by default step (5%)
  hyprlight i 5 -n  # Increase brightness by 5% with notification

Notes on Notifications:

• hyprlight can show notifications about brightness changes.
• If you notice that your notifications lack icons, you'll need to install HyprDE for full notification support. HyprDE provides the necessary icons for notifications. You can find more information on how to set it up here: HyprDE GitHub Repository.

Links

• AUR Package
• GitHub Repository