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WindowSense

(2024)

A small program for Windows 11 that automatically blanks out empty monitor screens.

LangC++Size~250 LOCLicenseMITDepsMultiscreenBlankSourceGitHub

WindowSense tracks all apps open on your computer. If there’s no windows intersecting with a monitor’s bounds, that monitor will fade to black.

Once a window does intersect with that monitor, that monitor will fade back in to full color.

Fig. 1This is what happens when a monitor contains no applications.

Why I Built This

This started out as a random experiment. I noticed myself looking at my side monitors just because I had put Firefox or Discord over there, even though I wasn’t really using them for anything.

Now, whenever I’m playing games, I find myself feeling just a little more immersed because my main screen is the only one displaying any content.

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