DisableMonitor VS MicSwitch

DisableMonitor (free) - lets you apply a custom resolution to your internal or external monitors (e.g. 1920x1080) Available on GitHub

I'm wondering if the same is possible on an M1 machine—through a tool like DisableMonitor, can you force 8k resolutions on an M1? Or, if not, does selecting 4k run it truly at 4k (e.g. 1:1 rendering for blurrier visuals on the pro display), or does it render at 8k and downscale?

I use Screen Sharing to have my Macbook screen show on my iMac. Works flawless over Gigabit, except that cmd-tab sometimes lags. There are tools available[0] that allow you to set a higher resolution for a screen than what would be sensibly supported by the LCD panel. Although it doesn't do retina this way.

[0] https://github.com/Eun/DisableMonitor

For the Mic mute there are a few free programs which can do that. One is called MicMute and another is called MicSwitch. At least one of them can use a hotkey.

I don’t think you can natively, but there are apps that will do it. This one looks promising.

Finally, the last program I used is called MicSwitch. This program is actually something I had used before buying the 5-inch display, I just used a hotkey instead. This lets me mute or unmute my microphone using one of the dock's buttons. I used MicSwitch's overlay function to have an updating indicator on the dock. I just placed it over the button.

**Applications:** [Stats](https://github.com/exelban/stats) \- macOS system monitor in your menu bar [Maccy](https://maccy.app/) \- macOS clipboard manager [micSwitch](https://github.com/iXab3r/MicSwitch) \- mute/unmute your system microphone [MonitorControl](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl) \- Control your external display's brightness & volume on your Mac [Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/) \- Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas [Background Music](https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic) \- set individual apps' volumes [Transmission](https://transmissionbt.com/) \- Free BitTorrent Client [Discord Canary](https://discord.com/api/download/canary?platform=osx) \- native M1 Discord app (direct download link)

micSwitch - mute/unmute your system microphone

Even if you dont have a switch, you can still mute your mic using MicSwitch, which in my opinion is arguably better as it allows you to set your own hotkeys, and choose between toggling your mic and push to talk/mute. Certainly, any way of mic muting is the way to go here.

I basically use the system-wide mute/unmute toggle via this app. https://github.com/iXab3r/MicSwitch - its very reliable... you can also assign your own hotkey in the app itself

Just a friendly heads-up that a program called MicSwitch exists. It lets you bind mic muting to a key, gives you a sound when you go on/off mute, and lets you customize an overlay that shows you if you're muted or not.

Here are two, which work pretty good. Pick one. You can download the binaries for Windows from the Release Pages. AHK MicMute and MicSwitch. First one maybe needs AutoHotkey installed.