RDM
Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions (by avibrazil)
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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| RDM | BetterDummy | |
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| 60 | 121 | |
| 4,054 | 4,920 | |
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| 0.0 | 9.5 | |
| 5 months ago | almost 2 years ago | |
| Objective-C++ | Swift | |
| - | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
RDM
Posts with mentions or reviews of RDM.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-23.
- M2 MacBook pro and custom resolution
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LG UltraFine 4k Monitor Looks Terrible with M2 MacBook Pro
Download this tool and try out one of the „⚡️“ resolution options it‘ll give you in the menu bar.
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Macbook scaling issue/solution?
another tool i highly recommend is Retina Display Menu (RDM).
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Samsung Monitor not working - looking for recommendations!
In the mean time however, I can recommend a free application that I found worked wonders for my display. While I tried BetterDisplay, and love everything the developer does, I found when changing resolution the process was a bit clunky. Instead I recommend RDM. It is as easy as installing the application, opening it, clicking the little icon in the menu bar, and selecting a resolution with a little lightning bolt next to it (HiDPi resolution) which should give you a crisp, well scaled, external monitor. Then every time you restart your max it should automatically open the application and apply these settings!
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very beginner: i need help installing this
i've never understood how to install these repositories form GitHub, how do i install this one? https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM
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How to screen not move when mouse pointer reaches edge of the screen while zoomed in?
The software they discuss, RDM (https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM), allows you to force a specific resolution, and will likely send you down the right path. To use this, You will probably have to change the resolution before you launch your game, and then change it back afterwards, otherwise you’ll find yourself losing items behind the notch in the menu bar.
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Is there a way to change your resolution from 16x10 to 16x9 (1920x1080) on MacOS Ventura? feels like ive tried literally everything, but nothing works .
Use RDM https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM Still working on my M1 Mac mini on latest beta
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Dell 5K2K 40” ultrawide (U4021QW). Keeping it simple.
use RDM or other forks to create hidpi res and stuffs will look good :p
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Home Truths about macOS
Yeah, using non-Apple monitors with a mac is a pain. Try "Retina Display Manager" - https://github.com/avibrazil/RDM - as it allows you to switch to the sharper HiDPI resolutions supported on your monitor.
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Missing Built-in Display Icon in MacOS Ventura System Preference
RDM GitHub
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.
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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
- E Ink (Boox Mira, Mudita Pure) Reviews and Tips
- How to make macOS look better on 3440x1440p external monitor with M1 Air?
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Immersed VR app - creating virtual monitor vs using headless ghost dongle
If your on a Mac you can use this software instead of hardware dongles with much higher resolutions https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy
- Your screen is being observed. This appears on lock screen. Seeing it for the first time. What does it mean?
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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.
[0] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy
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KVM for lab macs
You might want to try BetterDummy to add a virtual display to the Mac if there is not a physical one already connected. Might solve the black screen issue.
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Mac Mini M1 with external monitors - text sharpness issues?
I'm currently on MontereyI use this https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy and create a dummy to emulate higher res display
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After 2 and a half hours, I finally managed to get MacOS to recognise my LG Ultrawide as a HiDPI display. Thank you to the developer of OneKeyHiDPI for letting me have properly sized UI elements and scaled text at native 4K resolution!
better dummy, just download it
What are some alternatives?
When comparing RDM and BetterDummy you can also consider the following projects:
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.
one-key-hidpi - Enable macOS HiDPI and have a native setting.
Hackintool - The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing
FluffyDisplay - FluffyDisplay: Manage virtual displays on your Mac
Karabiner-Elements - Karabiner-Elements is a powerful utility for keyboard customization on macOS Sierra (10.12) or later.
Weylus - Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.
A-Guide-to-MacOS-Scaled-Resolutions - A guide to adding scaled resolutions in MacOS without losing pixel density.
LuLu - LuLu is the free macOS firewall
deskreen - Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐️ Star to support our work!
iina - The modern video player for macOS.
Lunar - Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors