didriksg/Crisp
Every display control macOS hides, in one menu bar app: sharp HiDPI/Retina scaling (no more blurry or tiny text), DDC brightness and volume, Extra Brightness past 100%, presets, virtual displays. Free and open source, a no-cost alternative to BetterDisplay and Lunar. observed · 2026-10-12
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 6
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3
- age_days: 90
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 16
Adoption not part of the score
2061 stars · 86 forks observed · 2026-10-12
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Crisp is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app for controlling external monitors, offering sharp HiDPI/Retina scaling, DDC hardware brightness and volume control, display presets, and virtual displays. It is a free alternative to paid tools like BetterDisplay and Lunar, with no Pro tier or license key.
Use cases
- fix blurry text on an external monitor by enabling HiDPI scaling
- control external monitor brightness with keyboard keys via DDC
- make scaled resolutions available beyond what macOS offers
- push XDR MacBook or HDR monitor brightness past 100%
- control monitor speaker volume over DDC
- save and apply display setup presets with keyboard shortcuts
- arrange displays and switch the main display quickly
- create virtual displays on macOS
When to choose
- you want a free, open-source alternative to BetterDisplay or Lunar on macOS
- your external monitor looks blurry or tiny and you want Retina-quality HiDPI scaling
- brightness keys do not work on your external monitor and you need DDC control
- you want presets and virtual displays without paying for a Pro license
When to avoid
- you need display management on Windows or Linux
- you require features beyond display control such as window management
- you need support for macOS versions older than 14
Facets
application · maturity active
gui configuration-management operating-systems hardware desktop-applications developer-tools ddc hidpi display-scaling brightness-control menu-bar-app external-monitors virtual-displays betterdisplay-alternative lunar-alternative retina apple-silicon macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/didriksg/Crisp · fetched 2026-10-12 · d84b69b406fa
- homepage: http://crispmac.app/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e7dba448b88c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| didriksg/Crisp | main | 80 |
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