The best monitor calibrator tools

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The best monitor calibrator tools are an essential but sometimes overlooked tool for anyone producing visual work, including designers, photographers and videographers. Even monitors and laptop screens that boast good colour coverage and accuracy can vary over time in their output. Regular calibration is required to ensure you always see your work's true colours.

Fortunately, the best monitor calibrators are easy to use. You place one on your screen to perform a check on the display's brightness, contrast and colour coverage and accuracy. At Creative Bloq, we routinely use monitor calibrators on our own displays and to perform lab tests when we write our monitor reviews. We've picked our favourites below, highlighting the best monitor calibration tools for different needs and budgets. We've considered the types of screens they can calibrate and useful extra features like ambient light detection and multi-screen calibration.

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Dan is the Editor of T3.com and covers the latest in computing, home entertainment and mobile tech. He's also the former Deputy Editor of TechRadar and former Editor of Lifehacker UK. Dan has written for numerous computing and lifestyle magazines and has also written a book, too. You'll see him pop up in numerous places, having been quoted in or on The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, ITN News, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4 and Sky News Radio.

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