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List of free and Pro features
The following table lists some of the more prominent features of the app and provides a comparison to MonitorControl and m1ddc (other popular open-source tools also co-developed by @waydabber).
Please note that this comparison is only meant to give you a big picture, does not contain all secondary and derived functionalities (free or paid).
| BetterDisplay | MonitorControl | m1ddc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy to use GUI | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Multi-method brightness control | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Color table XDR/HDR brightness upscaling (Apple Silicon) | 💰 | ||
| Metal XDR/HDR brightness upscaling (Apple Silicon, Intel) | 💰 | ||
| Direct XDR brightness upscaling (Apple Silicon, macOS 26.3+) | 💰 | ||
| Native XDR brightness upscaling (Apple Silicon, up to macOS 26.2) | 💰 | ||
| Native brightness and volume keys | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Basic custom keyboard shortcuts | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Advanced custom keyboard shortcuts | 💰 | ||
| Native or native-looking OSD (depending on OS version) | : free: | 🆓 | |
| OSD nits output | 💰 | 🆓 | |
| Software dimming (color table) | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Software dimming (overlay) | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Combined dimming | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Dimming to black | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| LG webOS TV control | 🆓 | ||
| Samsung Tizen TV control | 🆓 | ||
| Philips Android TV control | 🆓 | ||
| Yamaha AVR control | 🆓 | ||
| DDC support for most Macs | 🆓 | 🆓 | 🆓 |
| DDC via the M1/M2 built-in HDMI | 🆓 | ||
| DDC for Intel 2018 mini built-in HDMI | 🆓 | ||
| DDC brightness control | 🆓 | 🆓 | 🆓 |
| DDC volume control | 🆓 | 🆓 | 🆓 |
| DDC input switching | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| DDC input customization | 🆓 | ||
| DDC power control | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| DDC capabilities and auto-config | 🆓 | ||
| DDC and color control for DisplayLink | 🆓 | ||
| Control integration | 🆓 | ||
| Custom integration & DDC controls | 💰 | ||
| Custom scaled resolution editing | 🆓 | ||
| Flexible HiDPI scaling | 💰 | ||
| Disconnect/connect displays | 💰 | ||
| Night Shift for TVs | 🆓 | ||
| Display name override | 🆓 | ||
| Native, default resolution editing | 🆓 | ||
| Virtual screen creation | 🆓 | ||
| Virtual screen association | 🆓 | ||
| Custom virtual screens | 💰 | ||
| HDR virtual screens | 💰 | ||
| Display mode selector menu | 🆓 | ||
| Refresh rate selector menu | 🆓 | ||
| Unexposed & NTSC refresh rates for Apple Silicon | 🆓 | ||
| Color mode selector for Apple Silicon | 🆓 | ||
| Resolution slider | 🆓 | ||
| Picture in Picture | 💰 | ||
| Video filter window | 💰 | ||
| Full screen video filters | 💰 | ||
| Full screen streaming | 💰 | ||
| Stream/PIP, stretching, off-centering | 💰 | ||
| Stream/PIP rotation, portrait Sidecar | 💰 | ||
| Stream/PIP crop feature | 💰 | ||
| Teleprompter mode (stream flipping) | 💰 | ||
| Mirror configuration | 💰 | ||
| Mirror protection | 💰 | ||
| Color adjustments | 💰 | ||
| Color temperature control | 💰 | ||
| HDR extra brightness calibration | 💰 | ||
| Third party HDR extra brightness | 💰 | ||
| Display config protection | 💰 | ||
| EDID retrieval | 🆓 | ||
| EDID override (Apple Silicon) | 💰 | ||
| EDID override (Intel) | 💰 | ||
| Color profile selector | 🆓 | ||
| SDR/HDR color profile auto-switch | 💰 | ||
| Forced-HDR mode to unlock resolution limitations | 💰 | ||
| Command Line Integration | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Prevent sleep while connected for display | 💰 | ||
| macOS Shortcuts app (App Intents) | 🆓 | ||
| HTTP, custom URL scheme | 🆓 | ||
| External HUD/notch app integration | 🆓 | ||
| Custom display groups | 💰 | ||
| Basic brightness syncing | 🆓 | 🆓 | |
| Advanced brightness & image adjustments syncing | 💰 | ||
| Nits-based normalized brightness syncing | 💰 | ||
| Resolution syncing / UI scale matching | 💰 | ||
| Advanced layout management | 💰 | ||
| Open source | ✅ | ✅ |
🆓 - Feature is free without limitation, available after the trial is expired.
💰 - Feature is paid/pro feature and is not available after the trial without a Pro license.
During the 14 day long trial all Pro features are available for testing. To try how the app would behave in free mode (without purchasing Pro) after the trial, disable Licensing & Pro Features under Settings (gear icon) > Application > Advanced settings & privacy!