About this version
This beta contains various improvements and bug fixes. Most important is added support for resolution favorites (for the Set Resolution submenu and keyboard shortcuts) and DDC support for the 2018 mini's HDMI port (this makes BetterDisplay the only macOS app that supports all modern Macs with all ports for DDC). Not all new features are fully finished and polished, the goal of releasing this pre-release version is to gather some feedback and give a sense of progress for those who are interested.
General note: from now on each release will get a GitHub discussion thread as a way to easily comment on the direction of the development and report version-specific issues.
Enhancements
- Added DDC support for the 2018 Intel Mac mini's built-in HDMI port - #1602
- Dedicated mute button to the DDC volume slider (clicking on the slider's volume icon) - #1373
- General handling of favorite resolutions + add favorites to the resolution menu - #1583
- Ability to set the previous resolution/display mode quickly - #1593
- Added the default, native and native HiDPI resolutions to the top of the Set Resolution list - #1592
- Keyboard shortcuts for display resolution favorites, default/native resolution, previous resolution - #1585
- Conflict detection with other apps that alter colors and brightness - #1598
- Keyboard shortcut to toggle True Tone (if available) - #1594
- Option to restore factory EDID on quitting BetterDisplay for Apple Silicon - #1577
- Option to provide continuity when a display changes UUID due to EDID override with different IDs - #1576
- Added a Paste base64 Data button that pastes EDID data from the clipboard text if it contains a base64 encoded binary - #1578
- Colortable compatibility mode so the app can work together with other apps that manipulate colors - #1601
- Enable semi-valid but seemingly working HiDPI resolution modes in Ventura 13.2 by default - #1570
- Add option that allows restoring zero brightness + add a default 15% lower limit - #1566
- Improve the appearance of expandable blocks in Settings - #1561
- Play feedback when volume is changed - #1559
- Option to change combined and software brightness startup settings - #1534
Fixed
- When a display is reconnected to a different port, DDC might become unresponsive on Intel in some circumstances - #1606
- Currently disconnected screens appear in the Move Next to menu - #1567
- PIP window has a slightly wrong aspect ratio - #1543
- Various display rotation / portrait orientation issues - #1537
- In rare specific occasions the app might blank to zero an Apple screen on startup when combined brightness is used - #1565
Change log of earlier v1.4.x versions
v1.4.3
- Add option to let the brightness OSD show whether brightness level requires color manipulation (that clips HDR content) - #1522
- Improve Settings/Displays usability (introduces display selector bar instead of collapsible headers) - #1506
- Make the EDID upload section a bit more condensed - #1512
- Moving DCC Quick Slider Config submenu to a more appropriate place - #1497
- Fixed: EDID auto apply takes effect even when EDID override is disabled - #1520
- Fixed: Connect/Disconnect option is not compatible with Monterey - should be disabled - #1524
- Fixed: Minor text cropping issue at Settings/Displays - #1521
- Fixed: Name of [colorName] Black level display in slider is "[colorName] gain" - #1507
- Fixed: Display System Settings shortcut blocked by BetterDisplay - #1505
- Fixed: EDID override warning text has some typos in it - #1495
- Fixed: Scrolling is enabled for resolution slider (bug) - #1485
- Fixed: Disconnect menu item redundantly appears for connected dummies - #1484
- Fixed: Attempting to disconnect an associated (therefore non-disconnectable) dummy makes graphical app menu items go missing - #1483
- Fixed: When using main display icon offer possibility to use or set monochrome variant as default - #1478
- Fixed: Removing dummy's from the menu does not remove them in preferences immediately - #1477
v1.4.2
Enhancements
- EDID override support for Apple Silicon - #1468
- Safe mode to prevent custom EDIDs from auto-loading on startup for Apple Silicon - #1472
- Added restore factory EDID on Apple Silicon - #1471
- Auto-apply Apple Silicon EDID override on startup - #1470
- Treat virtual screens as non-disconnectable by default - #1465
- Add various info/warning popups for connection management and DDC power - #1446
- Add option to toggle hierarchical rendering mode for header icons - #1464
- Fixed: Clarified Pro status of Intel EDID override feature - #1467
- Fixed: Settings icons misaligment - #1461
- Fixed: App might forget about previously disconnected displays - #1455
v1.4.1
- Added option to set the meaning of header on/off button on a per display level - #1424
- Automatically disable auto brightness during XDR upscaling - #1339
- Apply display configuration edits without reboot on Apple Silicon - #1436
- Better support accessibility software dimming (with colortable manipulation) during accessibility zoom - #1435
- Keep track of disconnected displays for the entire app session until display ID is not reused by different display - #1460
- Add a Set all to Hidden button to DDC input customization to simplify the process - #1380
- Settings of disconnected displays should generally be disabled under Settings/Displays - #1434
- Ability to customize the order of the displays in the app menu - #1317
- GUI: Redesign display headers with a power button for connect/disconnect - #1422
- GUI: Various refinements - #1453
- GUI: Add option to change menu fonts and icons to light rendering - #1457
- GUI: Add option to change menu symbol rendering style - #1454
- GUI: Add specific icon for TVs and AirPlay output - #1458
- Fixed: Starting/exiting BetterDisplay turns on internal display even in clamshell mode - #1451
- Fixed: A dummy should not be treated as a real display when preventing the last display to be disconnected - #1452
- Fixed: Dummy associated to a soft-disconnected display does not disconnect - #1447
- Fixed: Graphical glitches with extra long app menus when expanding/scrolling - #1427
- Fixed: Removing the first connection management safety messes up the label of the following section - #1429
- Fixed: The Allow disconnecting the built-in display of the iMac option appears for non-iMacs as well - #1431
- Removed: Remove experimental feature that kept mouse from entering a full screen stream target screen - #1441
v1.4.0
- Turn off a display and fully remove it from the display layout with the option of turning it back on from the app ("Disconnect Display", "Connect Display") - #1396
- Add various precautions (with option to disable) for display connection management - #1407
- Add various auto-connect precautions for display management - #1414
- Add various keyboard shortcuts to connect/disconnect displays- #1415
- Add generic a Manage Displays item to the Tools menu - #1416
- Add option to disconnect reconnected displays after wake - #1413
- Add warning for disconnected displays before turning off connection management feature - #1423
- Make connections management an Apple Silicon feature only - #1426
- Order of displays changing randomly based on connection id - #1421
- Fixed: Typo on Settings -> Displays -> Retrieve display EDID: "attemtps" instead of "attempts" - #1425