DisplayHelp 0.6.5 (119)
DisplayHelp 0.6.5 (119)
Released 2026-09-21 for macOS 14 or later, on Apple Silicon and Intel. Existing display profiles remain compatible.
Languages and how to switch
New in 0.6.5: ten additional languages, for eleven supported languages including English.
| Language | Name shown in the globe menu |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| German | Deutsch |
| Spanish | Español |
| French | Français |
| Italian | Italiano |
| Japanese | 日本語 |
| Korean | 한국어 |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Português (Brasil) |
| Simplified Chinese | 简体中文 |
| Traditional Chinese | 繁體中文 |
| Arabic | العربية |
Follow your Mac's language
DisplayHelp follows macOS language preferences by default. If you previously chose an app language, open DisplayHelp, click the globe at the top, choose Follow System, then Restart Now. macOS selects the best available bundled translation from your preferred languages; English is the final fallback.
For example, a Mac set to Italian uses Italian when DisplayHelp follows the system. An unsupported first language can fall back to another supported language in your preferred list.
Choose a language inside DisplayHelp
- Click the DisplayHelp icon in the macOS menu bar.
- Click the globe at the top of the app menu.
- Select your language by its native name.
- Choose Restart Now, or Later to apply the choice the next time the app opens.
This changes only DisplayHelp for the current macOS user. For example, you can use DisplayHelp in Spanish on an English-language shared Mac without changing the Mac's language or other apps. The selection persists until changed; choose Follow System to return to the Mac's preferences. The globe is temporarily unavailable while display changes, profile checks or fixes are running.
macOS settings versus the in-app globe
| Where you choose | What it does |
|---|---|
| System Settings → General → Language & Region → Preferred Languages | Sets the Mac's language preferences, which DisplayHelp follows when it has no app-specific override. |
| System Settings → General → Language & Region → Applications → DisplayHelp | Sets a language specifically for DisplayHelp. Relaunch the app to apply it. |
| DisplayHelp → globe → a language | Sets the same native per-app language preference from inside the app, with a restart prompt. |
| DisplayHelp → globe → Follow System | Removes the app-specific override so macOS chooses from your preferred languages again. |
Both routes use Apple's native localization system and the same bundled translations. The globe is a convenient selector, not a separate translation engine. An app-specific choice takes precedence over the Mac's preferred languages until removed. No online translation service is used, and macOS does not generate missing translations.
Language is separate from display profiles: loading or importing a profile does not change it. User-entered profile/display names, device names, custom script descriptions/output and historical diagnostics keep their original text. Longer interface labels wrap or stack; Arabic uses right-to-left presentation while the display diagram preserves physical screen positions.
Other changes
- All 374 app-owned strings have bundled translations in the eleven languages listed above.
- The globe at the top of the menu offers an app-only language choice and Follow System. Restart to apply a choice. macOS selects bundled translations using its preferred-language matching; it does not generate translations. Language is a per-user preference, independent of display profiles.
- Longer labels wrap or move controls into vertical layouts. Arabic uses right-to-left presentation while screen geometry and technical values retain their intended direction.
- Native confirmation dialogs and the Keep/Revert window remain above the app and receive keyboard focus.
- The latest four languages were checked against Apple's localized documentation; 36 translated entries were corrected for consistent terminology.
- Fixed an import-mapping crash by attaching display and audio menus before activating their layout constraints.
- Refreshed screenshots, user/helpdesk instructions, Word/PDF guides and downloadable examples accompany this release. The updated gallery includes the globe menu, restart confirmation, Traditional Chinese and Arabic examples. Guides explain macOS versus in-app language selection.
Validation and limits
- The universal installer is Developer ID signed, notarized by Apple, stapled and accepted by Gatekeeper.
- 150 Swift tests and all 6 installer lifecycle checks pass.
- Catalog validation checks all eleven languages, interpolation placeholders and required plural categories; 22 compiled native localization resources match the catalog.
- Native bundle probes cover all eleven languages, regional matching, per-app overrides and English fallback.
- Fixture previews cover light/dark appearance, small screens, four displays, mirroring, long names, empty states, countdown button sizing and foreground confirmation order/focus.
- The locally installed 0.6.5 (118) translation build was verified before release packaging. Build 119 is the signed release build.
The translations have not had independent native-speaker review. Online Apple terminology checks and automated tests do not certify every sentence. User-entered names, device names, custom script output and historical diagnostics retain their original content. Traditional Chinese uses Taiwan terminology; Hong Kong regional wording may differ.
Screenshots use production controls with isolated sample data. They do not establish hardware compatibility. Room-specific hardware, VoiceOver and native-speaker walkthroughs remain deployment checks. Previous hardware and audio results remain in the historical release notes.
Downloads
DisplayHelp-0.6.5.pkg— universal installer.DisplayHelp-0.6.5-User-Guide.docxand.pdf— English user/helpdesk guides.DisplayHelp-0.6.5-Custom-Fixes.zip— example scripts and setup instructions.DisplayHelp-0.6.5-Screenshots.zip— documentation screenshots, including localized examples.SHA256SUMS.txt— checksums of the release assets.