install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install screenresolution

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install screenresolution

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/screenresolution/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Get, set, and list display resolution

Project links

Commands and aliases

screenresolution

history

Project history and usage

screenresolution is a macOS command-line utility for getting, listing, and setting active-display resolutions.

Project history

screenresolution was developed as a small C command-line program for querying current display modes, listing available modes, and setting modes on active macOS displays. Its original documentation targets Mac OS X 10.6 and later.

Adoption history

screenresolution is distributed through Homebrew and MacPorts, fitting the longstanding package-manager role of exposing macOS system settings to shell scripts and automation.

How it is used

`screenresolution get` reports active-display modes, `screenresolution list` shows available modes, and `screenresolution set` applies one or more modes. The `skip` operand leaves a lower-numbered display unchanged.

Why package nerds care

The package is a focused Unix-style utility that makes an otherwise graphical macOS display setting available to scripts, remote administration, and reproducible workstation setup.

Timeline

Original implementation: Developed and tested for Mac OS X 10.6 using Clang, with GCC compatibility noted.
Package adoption: Distributed through Homebrew and MacPorts.

Related projects

The utility relies on macOS Quartz/Core Graphics display services.
Homebrew and MacPorts provide its documented package-manager distribution.

Sources

Official README: https://github.com/jhford/screenresolution#readme
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`screenresolution`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19

manager version1.6

manager updated2026-09-13

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.6

https://github.com/jhford/screenresolution

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:screenresolution
Version	1.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/screenresolution
Homepage	https://github.com/jhford/screenresolution
Repository	https://github.com/jhford/screenresolution
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/jhford/screenresolution/archive/refs/tags/v1.6.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-09-13T14:07:23Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	screenresolution
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Requirements	macos
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

MacPorts95%

screenresolution

sudo port install screenresolution

normalized package name match
Matched by: Screenresolution

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/screenresolution/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/screenresolution.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install screenresolution with Homebrew, MacPorts