jakehilborn/displayplacer
macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: n/a
- age_days: 4111
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 819
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4508 stars · 164 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
displayplacer is a macOS command line utility for configuring multi-display setups, including resolutions, refresh rates, rotations, origins, mirroring, and enabling/disabling screens. It is essentially XRandR for macOS and supports saving and applying display profiles via scripts and hotkeys.
Use cases
- set screen resolution from the command line on macos
- rotate a macbook display via terminal
- switch between multi-monitor arrangements with a script
- enable or disable an external display without system preferences
- configure mirrored displays from the cli
- save and restore display profiles for hotkeys
When to choose
- you need to script or automate display configuration on macOS
- you want resolutions or rotations not exposed in System Preferences
- you want to toggle displays or mirroring from the terminal or hotkeys
When to avoid
- you only need a GUI for occasional display changes
- you are on Linux or Windows rather than macOS
- your setup suffers from macOS screenId race conditions you cannot work around
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
cli configuration-management developer-tools operating-systems developer-tools cli display-management xrandr multi-monitor screen-resolution homebrew command-line automation macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9f22c0b3c280
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| jakehilborn/displayplacer | main | 23 |
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