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BetterDummy
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whiles exploring immersed, I had a difficult time with keyboard ans hands location, so using a webcam pointed to them in a screen solved the problem :)
BetterDummy lets you create the virtual screens on the computer https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy
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Alternative to Lunar/Vivid for XDR Brightness?
BetterTouchTool has a SuperBrightness action in the newest beta which works on the same principle as Vivid, while BetterDummy added an XDR slider that works on the same principle as Lunar.
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Apple Intentionally Disabled HiDPI on M1 Macs to Push 4K Monitors Sales
I've had great results with BetterDummy[0] for my M1 make with a non-4K external monitor.
It's free and open source with an optional Pro version. I've been using it longer than the Pro version has been around, so I'm not familiar with what advantages it may have over the free version.
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AW3423DW just delivered. Text looks terrible on MacBook Pro M1 Max. Anyone else?
The developer of BetterDummy says so here: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy/discussions/363
- My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021)
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How to enable HiDPI on external monitor
Check out better dummy: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy You can also try SwitchResX which is a paid app that does the same thing and is a bit easier to use.
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After years on a 20” cinema display I took the gamble and found a second hand 30” cinema display. Can’t wait for my usb-C adapter to arrive.
I used BetterDummy before, makes it SOOOO much better but unfortunately this issue is really annoying so I had to stop using it until they can find a fix.
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MB Pro 14" + Ultrawide 3440x1440 - why resolution looks terrible on mac, but very good in PC win???
I find this makes text display tolerable on my M1 Pro MacBook Pro macOS 12.2 with a 2560x1080 ultra-wide display. I also tried BetterDummy but it was very glitchy, and difficult to understand how it works.
DisableMonitor
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MacBook apps you can't live without!
DisableMonitor (free) - lets you apply a custom resolution to your internal or external monitors (e.g. 1920x1080) Available on GitHub
- This is why your external monitor looks awful on an M1 Mac - A User wrote an open source solution
What are some alternatives?
one-key-hidpi - Enable macOS HiDPI and have a native setting.
FluffyDisplay - FluffyDisplay: Manage virtual displays on your Mac
MonitorControl - 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
A-Guide-to-MacOS-Scaled-Resolutions - A guide to adding scaled resolutions in MacOS without losing pixel density.
deskreen - Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐️ Star to support our work!
Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors
evdi - Extensible Virtual Display Interface
Weylus - Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.
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!
A-Guide-to-MacOS-Scaled-Resoluti
screenresolution - Command line utility for getting, setting and listing display resolution on Mac OS X 10.6+