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Install betterdisplay with Homebrew Cask
Display management tool. Version 5.2.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Display management tool
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Project history and usage
BetterDisplay is a macOS display-management utility by waydabber. It provides flexible HiDPI scaling, virtual screens, DDC controls, brightness and color management, display streaming, EDID tools, and automation interfaces.
Project history
The project evolved from display scaling and virtual-screen tooling into a comprehensive display-control suite. The 2.x line introduced integration mechanisms, while subsequent major versions expanded HDR/XDR control, device integration, adaptive layouts, and broader automation.
Adoption history
BetterDisplay grew into a widely followed macOS display utility, with extensive community contributions, localizations, a large release history, and tens of thousands of GitHub stars. It offers both free functionality and versioned Pro features.
How it is used
Users employ BetterDisplay to adjust brightness, volume, color, resolution, scaling, and display inputs; create virtual displays; manage headless Macs; stream or mirror screens; and protect display layouts. Automation is available through the bundled command-line interface, URL schemes, HTTP, notifications, and macOS Shortcuts.
Why package nerds care
BetterDisplay is a prominent macOS power-user tool because it exposes display capabilities that are awkward or unavailable in System Settings. It combines DDC hardware control, virtual displays, HiDPI scaling, EDID work, automation, and headless-Mac support in one package.
Timeline
- 2024: Version 2.2.0 began shipping expanded app-integration features.
- 2026: The 4.x series expanded HDR/XDR brightness handling, display synchronization, and network-device control.
Related projects
- The official documentation compares parts of its feature set with MonitorControl. BetterDisplay also interoperates with macOS Shortcuts, DDC-capable monitors, Sidecar, DisplayLink, and supported network-connected televisions and receivers.
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- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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page generated2026-11-04
manager version5.2.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplaynone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:betterdisplay |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.2.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/betterdisplay |
| Homepage | https://betterdisplay.pro/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay |
| Upstream docs | https://betterdisplay.pro/ |
| Source archive | https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/download/v5.2.1/BetterDisplay-v5.2.1.dmg |
| SHA-256 | b61f6f16d536a8eb98f3f6873faa65b0f8c8d8c03f5ad314f2addf630061710c |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
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| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | betterdisplay |
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| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
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