What's Next
v1: The Foundation
- Flashbang Protection PRO
- Color Picker FREE
- Soft Screen FREE
- Focus Spotlight FREE
- Screenshots FREE
- Display Presets FREE
- Display Schedule FREE
- Color Grading FREE
- Display Health FREE
v2: Studio Features
- Flashbang covers switching desktops, Mission Control and App ExposéRequested by users
- Laser Pointer: Glowing dot that follows your cursor
- Drawing: Draw on your screen
- Flashlight: Dim your surroundings, or brighten the area around your pointer
- Keystroke Display: Shows your shortcuts on screen
- Invisible Notes: Floating notes for calls and presentations
- Ring Light: Lights your face from the screen (coming soon)
Display Features
- HiDPI Scaling for 3rd-party monitors
- Hardware Keyboard Brightness Sync
- ...and more hardware syncing tools.
Design Features
- HDR Brightness Map
- Measurement & Contrast Rulers
- ...and more advanced visual utilities.
And more to come. Plans can change. Nothing here is a promise of a date.
Future upgrades are planned in good faith as part of active development. If a planned feature doesn't ship, this doesn't entitle you to a refund beyond the standard 14-day guarantee.
Today, you set everything by hand. An idea we are exploring would not need you to.
A possible layer that learns how you actually use your screen, and starts making small decisions for you.
Every setting in the app today works the same way: you decide the exact value, and it stays there until you change it. That is not going away. If you like being the one in control, that stays exactly how it works.
What we are exploring is a second way to run any setting. Instead of picking a fixed number yourself, you hand that one setting over and it starts paying attention. It would learn when you actually reach for more brightness, when a spike happens that you would rather it quietly correct, and what a normal day of using your screen looks like for you. Over time, it would adjust on its own without a new screen to configure or new options to learn.
how it works today
You set the exact value. It stays there until you change it. Full control, nothing automatic.
what we are exploring
Hand a setting over, and it watches, learns, and adjusts on its own from there.
Nothing about how the app works today changes in the meantime. Manual control stays exactly as it is.
Permissions
Phosphor runs locally on your Mac and needs these permissions to provide its features. Your screen and usage data stay on your Mac and are never collected, uploaded, or shared.
macOS requires explicit permission for display utilities to function. Here is exactly what Phosphor uses them for:
- Screen & System Audio Recording (Screen Recording): Allows Phosphor to access the screen information it needs for its display features. Nothing is recorded, stored, or transmitted. A screenshot you take is copied to your clipboard and is not saved to disk. Phosphor does not access your audio. Used by Flashbang Protection (it reads how bright your screen is), Screenshots and Color Picker.
- Device Control & Data Access (Accessibility): Allows Phosphor to work with macOS and your displays using the system access required for its features. This access is processed locally and is never used to collect or share your personal data. Used by Flashbang Protection, to see what a click on the Dock or in Mission Control landed on. Without it, those switches are not recognized.
- Input Monitoring: Allows Phosphor to respond to the system input it needs for its features. Input is processed locally, Phosphor does not record or store what you type, and nothing is transmitted. If you turn on Keystroke Display, the keys you press are shown on screen. Used by Flashbang Protection, to see Dock clicks and Cmd+Tab, and by Keystroke Display. Without it, Flashbang Protection does not run.
Phosphor never requests Camera, Microphone, Contacts, or Location access.
Tell us what you want next
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