MonitorControl VS BetterDummy

Compare MonitorControl vs BetterDummy and see what are their differences.

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. (by MonitorControl)

BetterDummy

Unlock your displays on your Mac! Smooth scaling, HiDPI unlock, XDR/HDR extra brightness upscale, DDC, brightness and dimming, dummy displays, PIP and lots more! [Moved to: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay] (by waydabber)
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MonitorControl BetterDummy
191 121
25,769 4,920
2.9% -
7.0 9.5
about 1 month ago almost 2 years ago
Swift Swift
MIT License MIT License
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MonitorControl

Posts with mentions or reviews of MonitorControl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-27.

BetterDummy

Posts with mentions or reviews of BetterDummy. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-18.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing MonitorControl and BetterDummy you can also consider the following projects:

one-key-hidpi - Enable macOS HiDPI and have a native setting.

FluffyDisplay - FluffyDisplay: Manage virtual displays on your Mac

Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

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!

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.

yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

deskreen - Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

evdi - Extensible Virtual Display Interface

Weylus - Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.