LightBuddy lives in your Mac’s Menu Bar and allows you to add an adjustable ring light around your display. Unlike the built-in feature Apple added in macOS 26.2, LightBuddy supports macOS 14 Sonoma or later, works on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, and doesn't require an Apple-branded display.
Might be worth it for those nights I'm in a hotel and don't have my usual office setup! Will check it out.
@LightBuddy The cross-compatibility (Intel, older Macs, no Apple display required) is a huge advantage over the native solution. Wondering: what's the market size potential beyond Mac users? And how are you thinking about competing as Apple potentially improves their built-in feature?
Nice. My Intel mini + old LG don’t get Apple’s version, so this is handy. Menu bar ring light is a smart hack. Curious how it behaves with HDR and two screens at night. If it remembers per‑app brightness, even better. Trying it on Sonoma later.
Clean and clever idea! Love the simplicity — will give it a try today. Good luck with the launch! 🚀
Looks nice Guilherme! Guessing how will you monetize it but I'm sure many content creators gonna check this out. Wish you all the best here!
Amazing, definitely something I would need! 🚀 Does it also dims the centre of the screen?
But I reckon that during video calls this tab has to be minimised, when you want to see your colleagues (taking into account that you have only one screen). Or?
Brilliant! Turn your existing display into a lightbox...!
Yes, this was Sherlocked in macOS 26.2, but the idea preceded that launch, and this one adds some nice touches that the Tahoe implementation misses:
No Apple Silicon and macOS 26.2 Requirement
No Apple Display Requirement
Multiple Display Support
HDR Support
Custom Colors