diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/bin/brightness.sh b/dotfiles/lib/bin/brightness.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+volnoti-show $(sudo brightness_manager.py -c "$@" -p)
diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/bin/brightness_manager.py b/dotfiles/lib/bin/brightness_manager.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+class BrightnessManager(object):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_path(cls, path):
+        return cls(
+            set_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "brightness"),
+            actual_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "actual_brightness"),
+            max_brightness_filepath=os.path.join(path, "max_brightness"),
+        )
+
+    def __init__(
+            self, set_brightness_filepath, max_brightness_filepath, actual_brightness_filepath
+    ):
+        self.set_brightness_filepath = set_brightness_filepath
+        self.max_brightness_filepath = max_brightness_filepath
+        self.actual_brightness_filepath = actual_brightness_filepath
+
+    @property
+    def current_brightness(self):
+        with open(self.actual_brightness_filepath) as fd:
+            return int(fd.read())
+
+    @property
+    def max_brightness(self):
+        with open(self.max_brightness_filepath) as fd:
+            return int(fd.read())
+
+    @current_brightness.setter
+    def current_brightness(self, brightness):
+        with open(self.set_brightness_filepath, 'w') as fd:
+            fd.write(str(brightness))
+
+    def increment_by_proportion(self, proportion):
+        new_brightness = self.current_brightness + int(self.max_brightness * proportion)
+        new_brightness = min(new_brightness, self.max_brightness)
+        self.current_brightness = new_brightness
+
+    @property
+    def current_proportion(self):
+        return float(self.current_brightness) / self.max_brightness
+
+
+IntelBrightnessManager = BrightnessManager.from_path(
+    "/sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight",
+)
+
+
+def build_parser():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Interact with macbook brightness',
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--change", "-c",
+        help="Change volume by the given percentage",
+        default=0
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--print", "-p", dest="do_print",
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False
+    )
+    return parser
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    args = build_parser().parse_args()
+    IntelBrightnessManager.increment_by_proportion(float(args.change) / 100)
+    if args.do_print:
+        print(int(IntelBrightnessManager.current_proportion * 100))