# BetterDisplay

> Display management and HiDPI scaling utility for macOS

BetterDisplay is a macOS utility for managing external and built-in displays from the menu bar. It provides flexible HiDPI scaling, DDC hardware control, XDR and HDR brightness upscaling, virtual screens, and display arrangement settings. Users install it via a DMG download or Homebrew cask on macOS.

- Source: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay
- Homepage: https://betterdisplay.pro
- Stars: 34302
- Forks: 649
- Contributors: 1
- Last commit: 2026-10-29
- Latest release: v5.2.1 (2026-10-29)
- Purpose: Developer tools
- Type: Desktop, CLI
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 68/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 23/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 7/15
- Readiness: 3/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v5.2.1](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v5.2.1). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

macOS:

- [BetterDisplay-v5.2.1.dmg](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/download/v5.2.1/BetterDisplay-v5.2.1.dmg) (29 MB, 26k downloads)

## Alternatives

- [MonitorControl](https://diggithub.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl.md): Control external display brightness on a Mac
- [scrcpy](https://diggithub.com/Genymobile/scrcpy.md): Display and control your Android device from a computer
- [Mole](https://diggithub.com/tw93/Mole.md): Clean, uninstall and optimize your Mac

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay
Updated: 2026-10-30