waydabber/BetterDisplay
Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
94/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 85
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35
- age_days: 1774
- days_rel: 22
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 22
Adoption not part of the score
33347 stars · 634 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
BetterDisplay is a macOS menu bar application for advanced display management, offering HiDPI scaling, custom resolutions, XDR/HDR brightness boosting, DDC control, virtual screens, and Picture in Picture windows. It also supports EDID overrides, full dimming, display soft-disconnect, and CLI/Shortcuts automation.
Use cases
- enable HiDPI scaling on a non-Retina 4K monitor
- control external monitor brightness and color via DDC from my Mac
- create a virtual screen for screen sharing or streaming
- boost XDR/HDR brightness beyond 100% on Apple Silicon
- override EDID to fix display detection issues
- dim my screen below the minimum brightness
- quickly switch between custom resolutions from the menu bar
- disconnect and reconnect displays without unplugging cables
When to choose
- you need fine-grained display control on macOS that the OS doesn't provide
- you want DDC brightness/volume control for external monitors, including Apple Silicon HDMI
- you need virtual displays, PiP windows, or flexible HiDPI scaling
- you want to automate display settings via CLI, URL schemes, or Shortcuts
When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux - it is macOS-only
- you only need basic brightness adjustment already available in System Settings
- you need a free open-source tool - the Pro features are proprietary and paid
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools desktop-applications hardware developer-tools display-management hidpi ddc-control brightness virtual-screens edid-override hdr menu-bar-app macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay · fetched 2026-08-28 · c8337e0b5194
- homepage: https://betterdisplay.pro · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f41848c9f0b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| waydabber/BetterDisplay | main | 94 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="waydabber/BetterDisplay")
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