# 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!

Repository: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/betterdisplay
Homepage: https://betterdisplay.pro
License Family: other
Topics: hdmi, mac, resolution, hidpi, screen, display, 4k, retina, ddc, xdr, brightness, edid, override, macos, virtual, flexible, scaling
Last push: 2026-08-18T21:57:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1774, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 22, "gap_med": 35, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 33347, forks 634 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:58.251758+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: desktop-applications, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: display-management, hidpi, ddc-control, brightness, virtual-screens, edid-override, hdr, menu-bar-app, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- waydabber/BetterDisplay (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:58.251758+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:28:26.596177+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:58.251758+00:00, sha c8337e0b5194)
  - homepage: https://betterdisplay.pro (fetched 2026-08-29T07:48:55.899263+00:00, sha 5f41848c9f0b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.