If this happens, you can set it back to the Dummy. *You might have to fight a bit with macOS Monterey's new Displays tab in Preferences as the Optimize for setting tends to reset at random times to the physical display for unknown reasons during changing settings. On some configurations however, you might see HiDPI (high resolution) display modes marked with a (HiDPI) tag and standard resolutions without a tag. *For most configurations, you'll see HiDPI 'Retina' resolutions in the list by default and see and additional non-HiDPI resolutions marked with a (low resolution) tag in the resolution list if Show all resolutions is toggled.
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*The tutorial was compiled on an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS Monterey (the app works on Intel and Big Sur as well - steps are slightly differnt, see this article on how to customize mirroring on Big Sur). The app saves the dummy display configuration and automatically restores it upon next restart. The Main display should be the Dummy displayĦ) Set Resolution as Scaled - you should hold the Option key while clicking on the Scaled option for a fuller list of resolutions!ħ) You can also click Show all resolutions for even more resolutions *You can use it instead of or alongside other apps that create custom native resolutions.Ģ) In the app menu choose Create New Dummy and select your desired aspect ratioģ) In System Preferences -> Displays you'll see the new Dummy display (for example Dummy 16:9)Ĥ) Activate mirroring.
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*Better quality zooming (System Preferences✺ccessibility»Zoom) or High Quality screenshots even on Full HD displays.
*Use headless Macs (servers) with any resolution and HiDPI mode for remote access (tested on Intel Mac with Intel UHD 630 - please note that the app runs in user space after login). *The app is also useful for anybody who is not satisfied with the offered default HiDPI resolutions offered by macOS - as in some cases this could be rather limiting - especially on Wide or UltraWide displays. *Does not utilize graphics hardware in vain so it is somewhat faster. *Works with all aspect ratios, does not depend on what resoluations are recorded in the dummy's EDID/firmware. *Offers a much wider variety of HiDPI and standard resolutions. *Does not suffer from issues that prevalent with the physical dummy (like jittery mouse cursor). *Your internal screen will be available as an extended space on a MacBook (or you can use clamshell mode).
*Your HDMI port will remain usable for an other display on the Mac Mini. To fix this problem, BetterDummy creates a virtual dummy display which you can then utilize as a mirror main.Īdvantages of BetterDummy over a physical 4K HDMI dummy plug or mirroring your internal display: These approaches have obvious drawbacks and cannot solve all problems. Others use the built in screens of their MacBooks to mirror to the external display. To fix this issue, some resort to buying a 4K HDMI dummy dongle to fool macOS into thinking that a 4K display is connected and then mirror the contents of this dummy display to their actual monitor in order to have HiDPI resolutions available. Notoriously they don't allow sub-4K resolution displays to have HiDPI ("Retina") resolutions even though (for example) a 24" QHD 1440p display would greatly benefit from having an 1920x1080 HiDPI "Retina" mode. M1 macs tend to have issues with custom resolutions. The link is always in the same place.ĭummy Display for Apple Silicon/Intel Macs to Have Custom HiDPI Resolutions.
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