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BetterDisplay for Mac

Unlock your displays on your Mac.

Free
In English
Version 3.3.3
4.2
Based on 18 user rates

BetterDisplay overview

BetterDisplay (formerly BetterDummy) is a truly wonderful tool! It let's you convert your displays to fully scalable screens, allows brightness control, provides XDR/HDR upscaling (extra brightness beyond 100% on compatible displays), full dimming to black, helps you create and manage virtual displays (dummies) for your Mac, create Picture in Picture windows of your displays and gives you a host of other features to manage your display's settings easily from the menu bar.

Features:
  • Convert your internal and natively connected external displays to smoothly-scaled HiDPI displays on Apple Silicon - now even without mirroring a dummy (displays with notch, HDR, HDCP, high refresh rate fully supported)! (Pro)
  • Reach the full brightness potential of your XDR or HDR display! (Pro)
  • Change the display's brightness, volume and colors via software and hardware (DDC) control via sliders and native or custom keyboard shortcuts!
  • Create custom HiDPI resolutions for real displays manually and redefine certain system display parameters!
  • Create any number of dummies (virtual screens) with varying aspect ratios.
  • Use headless Macs (servers) with any resolution and HiDPI mode for remote access.
  • Create Picture in Picture window for any real or dummy displays. (Pro)
  • Redirect your display's contents (real or dummy) to an other screen via streaming. (Pro)
  • If you are using a big TV up close, use the bottom half of your TV as a wide screen display (off-center streaming). (Pro)
  • Scale Sidecar resolutions. (Pro)
  • Portrait SideCar support. (Pro)
  • Better quality zooming (System Preferences»Accessibility»Zoom) or High Quality screenshots even on 1080p displays
  • Easily change the resolution of your real and dummy displays via a slider (or submenu) from the menubar.
  • Quickly accessible refresh rate and screen rotation menu.
  • Simplify creating mirrored sets. (Pro)
  • Easily move around displays relative to each other using the app menu.
  • Quickly designate a display to be main display.
  • Associate dummies with displays for auto connect/disconnect.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for basic operations.
  • Advanced keyboard shortcuts support. (Pro)
  • Custom dummies (resolution, orientation, naming). (Pro)
  • Create a dummy optimized for a real display. (Pro)

What’s new in version 3.3.3

Fixed
  • Paddle manage license sheet may show Pro as activated even when it is not - #3892
  • An unneeded closing bracket is added to the -identifier=name CLI query result - #3905
  • Menu bar icon moves to leftmost position after app restart - #3932
  • Mirrored to built-in displays do not properly update brightness level on change with native brightness control - #3931
  • Some rounded button icons look oversized - #3939 v3.3.2
  • Scrollbar margins for the Display Mode, Color Profile, XDR Presets menus look bad with non-Apple (touch-enabled) pointing devices - #3953 v3.3.3
  • Accessibility Configuration Required prompt triangle looks bad on Ventura - #3954 v3.3.3
  • Incorrect "Trial Days Left" icon size in the app menu button row - #3955 v3.3.3
  • Brightness upscaling should not be presented in the app menu on Intel in HDR mode when color table adjustments are enabled (as it is available only in Metal overlay mode) - #3956 v3.3.3
  • Remote deactivation behaves unreliably, intermittently disabling Pro features and showing license issue without a proper way to dismiss it - #3957 v3.3.3
  • Opening app update installer hides app menu when it is detached - #3958 v3.3.3

Full list of changes available here

BetterDisplay for Mac

Free
In English
Version 3.3.3

What users say about BetterDisplay

Chuckk
By Chuckk on Apr 12 2024 for v.2.3.1

Features: 5.0

Makes using a non-apple (Dell) monitor with my Mac Mini Pro a breeze. Allow for super sharp imagery and text and imagery at any resolution setting. So much better that apple defaults for non-integer magnification levels.

Other user ratings:

Value | 5.0
Ease of use | 5.0
Reliability | 5.0
Customer support | 5.0
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What customer like

Performance
Regular updates
Bug fixing

What needs improvements

Social media integration
Support
Design

BetterDisplay qualities

Value
4.3
Ease of use
4.3
Features
4.2
Reliability
4.3
Customer support
4.3

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4.2

(14 Reviews of BetterDisplay)

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  • User Ratings

Naoh
Naoh
Oct 10 2024
3.0.5
0.0
Oct 10 2024
0.0
Version: 3.0.5
BetterDisplay 3.1.1 is available now.
snozdop
snozdop
May 3 2024
2.3.2
5.0
May 3 2024
5.0
Version: 2.3.2
I use this to quickly switch my monitor input to another connected Mac or PS5. Saves me navigating the convoluted monitor menus.
breindel
breindel
Dec 26 2023
2.1.3
0.0
Dec 26 2023
0.0
Version: 2.1.3
Just installed the app on my mac mini. Brightness controls work great. Sound controls aren't working, although the on-screen sound bars are moving.
marshallkarlsson
marshallkarlsson
Nov 11 2023
2.0.11
0.0
Nov 11 2023
0.0
Version: 2.0.11
I use a Mac Studio Max, first with Monterey now Sonoma OS, with 2 Dell monitors thru the regular ports and one Asus gaming monitor thru a USB port. The Asus monitor has been blinkning and flickering since day one a year ago. There has been no way to alter this, changing the resolution or update frequency did not help. Then, TA-DA, installed this app last week and the problem was gone! Didn’t have to change anytning or do any adjustments. I’m happy, now my third monitor works as intended.
thomasbollschweiz
thomasbollschweiz
Oct 26 2023
2.0.11
0.0
Oct 26 2023
0.0
Version: 2.0.11
Question: I want to rotate my monitor in front of the teleprompter. is this possible with BetterDisplay ?
RunTime
RunTime
Jan 8 2025
3.3.0
5.0
Jan 8 2025
5.0
Version: 3.3.0
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Sep 21 2024
3.0.5
5.0
Sep 21 2024
5.0
Version: 3.0.5
snozdop
snozdop
May 3 2024
2.3.2
5.0
May 3 2024
5.0
Version: 2.3.2
Chuckk
Chuckk
Apr 12 2024
2.3.1
5.0
Apr 12 2024
5.0
Version: 2.3.1
dieterbiedermann75
dieterbiedermann75
Feb 17 2024
2.2.3
1.0
Feb 17 2024
1.0
Version: 2.2.3
learnit77
learnit77
Dec 13 2023
2.1.3
2.0
Dec 13 2023
2.0
Version: 2.1.3
vanditkhandelwal96
vanditkhandelwal96
Dec 12 2023
2.1.3
5.0
Dec 12 2023
5.0
Version: 2.1.3
jairusjjc
jairusjjc
Oct 30 2023
2.0.11
2.0
Oct 30 2023
2.0
Version: 2.0.11
mylittlerobot
mylittlerobot
Sep 7 2023
2.0.9
5.0
Sep 7 2023
5.0
Version: 2.0.9
sids
sids
May 18 2023
1.4.12
1.0
May 18 2023
1.0
Version: 1.4.12
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
May 16 2023
1.4.12
4.0
May 16 2023
4.0
Version: 1.4.12
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Mar 17 2023
1.4.6
5.0
Mar 17 2023
5.0
Version: 1.4.6
radfaraf
radfaraf
Feb 26 2023
1.4.3
5.0
Feb 26 2023
5.0
Version: 1.4.3
Remote
Remote
Feb 3 2023
1.3.16
5.0
Feb 3 2023
5.0
Version: 1.3.16
Vyggo
Vyggo
Jun 27 2022
1.2.7
5.0
Jun 27 2022
5.0
Version: 1.2.7
bongolan
bongolan
Feb 26 2022
1.0.13
5.0
Feb 26 2022
5.0
Version: 1.0.13
Jefrart
Jefrart
Jan 9 2022
1.0.13
5.0
Jan 9 2022
5.0
Version: 1.0.13
waydabber
waydabber
Nov 22 2021
1.0.10
5.0
Nov 22 2021
5.0
Version: 1.0.10