MonitorMate v1.0.0 is a public feedback preview maintained by Benedictus RH (@benedictusrey). This policy covers the full Windows app and the smaller Linux/macOS reminder preview. It does not establish a support deadline, independent certification or response guarantee.
Use Report a vulnerability. GitHub private vulnerability reporting is enabled. Include your package SHA-256 or source revision, operating system, sanitized steps and observed impact. For a display issue, explain whether normal exit restores the screen.
Do not post exploit details, credentials, personal paths, coordinates or your complete data folder in a public issue. If the private form is unavailable, request a private channel through the maintainer profile without disclosing the vulnerability publicly.
The Windows installer runs for the current user. MonitorMate does not require administrator elevation, screen recording or accessibility permission. Manual and automatic choices are application consent: approval allows scheduling and automatic restoration, not additional Windows privileges. Declining keeps manual controls and reminders available. Enabling automatic changes later asks again. Start with Windows is a separate opt-in per-user startup entry.
Display commands depend on the monitor, connection and graphics driver. Reading a gamma ramp does not prove write support. Administrator access cannot be promised to fix rejection. Linux/macOS reminders send no display commands and request no device access.
Windows hardware brightness uses DDC/CI where supported. Warmth and software dimming use a stored gamma baseline. Generated ramps stay within Windows' gamma range, and readback allows one 8-bit step of driver quantization. The app separates confirmed, limited, partial, rejected and unconfirmed results. Slider percentages and kelvin values are targets, not measured light output or calibration evidence.
Pause and normal exit attempt to restore software colour. Hardware brightness stays at its last setting unless explicitly reset. Forced termination, driver failure, HDR and other colour tools can prevent or overwrite changes. Keep the monitor controls and Windows display settings available. Read recovery before deleting baseline files.
Microsoft documents gamma-control limitations, including undefined HDR and calibration interactions. Use Windows Night light or monitor controls when the driver refuses colour control. MonitorMate does not install a driver or disable system protection to bypass these restrictions.
Settings, baselines, activity and logs use files without app-level encryption. File permissions, device encryption and backup/sync services determine who can access copies. Read Privacy before sharing diagnostics.
Download from the official repository release
and compare its current SHA256SUMS.txt. Refreshed previews keep the v1.0.0 version;
save the checksum and build revision with a bug report. Checksums detect different
bytes. They do not prove publisher identity, malware clearance or safety if both
the file and checksum source are compromised.
Windows installers are unsigned. Mac apps use ad-hoc signatures without Apple Developer ID or notarization. Reputation and Gatekeeper warnings may appear. Keep system protection enabled. Build from source if you cannot establish trust in a downloaded package. See signing.
Automated checks cover policy, persistence, reminder behavior and rendered UI. Physical-monitor compatibility, complete native accessibility and independent security certification are not established. See verification. The preview has no account service, automatic updater, billing integration or expiry enforcement. Any future Store service needs its own security/privacy review.
The 5 November 2026 NuGet advisory check reported no known vulnerable packages in the portable app's direct/transitive dependency tree using the configured sources. This is a dated advisory lookup, not a guarantee that dependencies contain no undiscovered flaws.