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There are third party tools like BetterDisplay that unlock it as an option https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by kalleboo · 2026-03-30 · in New Apple Silicon M4 and M5 HiDPI Limitation on 4K External Displays

If you actually care about this stuff you are going to run something like https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay which easily allows for HiDPI @ 4K resolution, it does not "look bizarre" or "require fractional scaling". This is what…

comment by extr · 2026-03-30 · in New Apple Silicon M4 and M5 HiDPI Limitation on 4K External Displays

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story by smcleod · 2026-03-29 · 3 comments

…The flickering seems to be gamma related, and is triggered by Nightshift or Flux for me. [1] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay#readme [2] https://www.hammerspoon.org/ [3] https://github.com/wlonkly/dotfiles/blob/master/home/.hammer…

comment by wlonkly · 2026-01-17 · in Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor

…for certain resolutions. There is a free OSS program that unlocks HiDPI for other resolutions: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay I just tried disabling HiDPI at 2560x1440, and it looks quite bad! With HiDPI, I'd say it looks…

comment by Leftium · 2025-11-28 · in Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?

Shout out to Better Display, I find it helps with Lo DPI blurriness in general on macOS https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by johnnypangs · 2025-05-08 · in Zed: High-performance AI Code Editor

…weren't necessary, but BetterDisplay has been helpful with these types of issues in my experience. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by cmelbye · 2025-01-01 · in Mac Mini M4 Pro Display Resolutions

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story by fanf2 · 2024-12-26 · 3 comments

…been amazing. https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/a1-oled For anyone using a TV I recommend using https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay to properly scale the display.

comment by m_ke · 2024-10-29 · in Using an 8K TV as a Monitor

I’ve been using https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay for this purpose. Does something similar and more. Works great!

comment by neLrivVK · 2024-10-10 · in DeskPad – A virtual monitor for screen sharing

…HiDPI feature (available on the free version) much improves font rendering on external displays: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay This helped me a lot, I was about to ditch my external monitor because of blurriness.

comment by rubslopes · 2024-09-25 · in No more blurry fonts in Linux (2023)

…a new branch[1], before halting the open development completely (I don't mind, just observing). 1. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/tree/opensource

comment by Rendello · 2024-09-16 · in macOS Sequoia is available today

…thing to shore up gaps in macOS with 3rd party apps, but BetterDisplay can do this for you: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay (Run non-retina displays at 2X frame buffer for proper anti-aliasing)

comment by matthew-wegner · 2024-09-16 · in macOS Sequoia is available today

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story by croemer · 2024-07-23 · 1 comment

…but on a MacBook Pro, the local dimming makes the unused area look exactly like the bezel. [0]: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by Aaron2222 · 2024-04-29 · in Apple MacBook Air 15-Inch M3 Review

…Picture in Picture, Teleprompter mode, EDID override, etc. Those are niche case bonus features. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/List-of-free...

comment by pwython · 2024-04-26 · in Multiple Displays on a Mac Sucks

…for better scaling quality on bigger screens, especially if you have a 4k ultrawide. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by stephenw310 · 2024-02-09 · in Ask HN: Best Hacks for a Ultrawide Monitor?

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BetterDisplay: macOS Display Utility App

story by freetonik · 2024-01-13 · 1 comment

…onto a 5k buffer and then downscale the output to the physical display so it looks not-broken. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay I'm saying macOS is unusable on native resolutions - everything is either too small or too blurry, so…

comment by baq · 2023-12-29 · in Ideal monitor rotation for programmers (2021)

…buy Pro page[0]. Linked from github[1]. I'm not affiliated. [0] https://betterdisplay.pro/buy [1] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/wiki/Getting-a-Pr...

comment by karmakaze · 2023-12-20 · in Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024

…monitors with HiDPI resolutions that do anti-aliasing better. [0] https://betterdisplay.pro/buy [1] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by karmakaze · 2023-10-20 · in 240Hz is the new 120Hz: It's time to buy a high refresh rate monitor

…and you don't have to dive into hex code. You can use it to force RGB mode, force 4K60hz, etc. [1] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay [2] https://www.analogway.com/emea/products/software-tools/aw-ed... [3]…

comment by extr · 2023-08-30 · in Hacking the LG Monitor's EDID

…need that much display real state so you can use that real state to scale everything nicely. [0]: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by leidenfrost · 2023-07-31 · in Mac Mouse Fix

…my KVM switch and use this monitor on Mac just like I always could with Linux and Windows. [1]: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/discussions/199#d...

comment by veidr · 2023-07-04 · in Can Dell’s 6K monitor beat their 8K monitor?

…about MacOS scaling, why 4K 27" or 32" screens end up looking bad, and why 5K 27" look okay. [0] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay [1] https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/ [2] https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisp…

comment by extr · 2023-07-03 · in Can Dell’s 6K monitor beat their 8K monitor?

…maybe there's a decent fix for that too? https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/03/apple_m1_drivers/ https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by e12e · 2023-05-31 · in macOS Like Fonts on Manjaro/Arch Linux

Yes, BetterDisplay got DDC support on HDMI M1 soon after its dev learned that I added it in Lunar: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/issues/1361 I’m friends with Istvan (the BetterDisplay dev) from the time he was a Lunar user,…

comment by alin23 · 2023-04-11 · in KDE Plasma Widget for external monitor brightness adjustment

…Also its ability to fake screens of arbitrary resolutions e.g for headless machines is solid gold. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by lloeki · 2023-04-11 · in KDE Plasma Widget for external monitor brightness adjustment

…I can either have crisp but tiny text, or big and blurry. This utility perfectly solves it for me. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by noveltyaccount · 2023-01-17 · in New Mac Mini

…the OS to use the 2x assets at a smaller resolution. Still not as clear as my MBA's screen. [0]: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by skydhash · 2022-12-07 · in macOS Command Line

I replied in a child comment too, but to put this on the original. BetterDisplay can fix this: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay#fully-scalable-hi...

comment by matthew-wegner · 2022-12-07 · in macOS Command Line

…that did this out of the box with macOS, but I have side 1440p monitors that didn't. This fixed it: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by matthew-wegner · 2022-12-07 · in macOS Command Line

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story by janandonly · 2022-11-17 · 0 comments

…fix this with BetterDisplay (formerly known as BetterDummy?). I used it with my 3440x1440 monitor. https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

comment by vosper · 2022-08-05 · in Asus Zenbook 17 Fold OLED

…rather than any peripheral or cable. Surprisingly BetterDummy [1] fixed it without trying to . [1] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy

comment by Gatsky · 2022-05-13 · in macOS Multi-Monitor Problems

…has been around, so I'm not familiar with what advantages it may have over the free version. [0] https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy

comment by PyWoody · 2022-05-06 · in Why isn't there any HiDPI resolution on my M1 Mac?

You can use better dummy to achieve a similar resolution: See here https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy and this MacRumors thread https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/m1-mbp-lg-34-inch-ultra... I tried it on my M1 Mini + LG5K2K and…

comment by __mp · 2022-03-05 · in My journey for dual displays with my M1 Pro Mac (2021)

…display + power + USB-C hub. I wish I could get one but they're heavily marked up here in India. 1: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy 2: https://www.caseyliss.com/2021/12/7/monitor-liss

comment by d3nj4l · 2021-12-28 · in Ask HN: What display(s) are you using these days?

…are tiny text, pixelated large text (decreased resolution) or install a third-party work around ( https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy ). The third-party work around breaks screen recording. Seems there's another bug in macOS where you…

comment by Benjamin_Dobell · 2021-11-23 · in Benchmarking the Apple M1 Max

…native Apple keys) - Brightness syncing from the built-in display - Compatibility with BetterDummy https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy + all the improvements of v3 (Apple Silicon support etc). The app is free and open source. :)

comment by waydabber · 2021-11-13 · in MonitorControl 4: use your 3rd party monitor as it was an Apple display for free

…primarily). If you test this, please let me know about the results at the project GitHub page ( https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDummy ). Thank you!

comment by waydabber · 2021-11-01 · in Dummy display for Apple Silicon Macs to achieve custom resolutions

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Dummy display for Apple Silicon Macs to achieve custom resolutions

story by PikachuEXE · 2021-11-01 · 198 comments