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v1.3.7

21 Nov 13:36
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About this version

This stable release contains improvements and bug fixes.

The following change log lists all improvements compared to the previous stable v1.3.4 version.

Enhancements

  • Added rotation toggle keyboard shortcut option + ignore built-in screen option - #1169
  • DDC Display Input control - #604
  • Added keyboard shortcut for DDC inputs - #1129
  • Support for DDC scale skew (curve) setting - #1153
  • Retrieve and export EDID data from display (Apple Silicon only) - #1112
  • Added alternate formats for copyable EDID data - #1156
  • Show detailed display info under Settings/Displays (Apple Silicon only ) - #1144
  • Ability to customize factory reset and input select DDC control codes - #1136
  • Added option to customize display name and menu icon - #1137
  • Use new API (SMAppService) for automatic login (macOS Ventura only) - #1125
  • Updated Paddle SDK to new v4.4 version - #1139
  • Separate DDC support and EDID and I/O Registry parsing toggle (Apple Silicon) - #1154
  • Toggle for automatic brightness adjustment (Apple native) - #1171
  • Minor UI tweak - delegate some less used settings to an expandable block under Settings/keyboards - #1162

Fixed

  • Legacy auto-start is broken/crashes in v1.3.5/v1.3.6 - #1175
  • Startup DDC mute read works in reverse - #1166 opened 2 days ago by waydabber
  • DDC reads do not adhere to min and max DDC value overrides - #1167
  • XDR upscaling is not always not enabled after launching the app the first time - have to open twice. - #1158
  • Combined brightness slider does not reflect properly externally induced Apple display brightness changes - #1170
  • The expand icon (wide chevron) at the bottom of menu blocks is light gray and not obvious enough - #1111
  • Unfoldable advanced settings font not rendered as small in Settings/App Menu - #1143
  • Settings/Displays block look bad in some scenarios when a display is collapsed - #1145
  • Accessibility setting menu icon not hidden when menu icons are generally disabled - #1146
Change log of v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.7

  • Added rotation toggle keyboard shortcut option + ignore built-in screen option - #1169
  • FIXED: Legacy auto-start is broken/crashes in v1.3.5/v1.3.6 - #1175

Changes in v1.3.6

  • Add keyboard shortcut for DDC inputs - #1129
  • Add alternate formats for copyable EDID data - #1156
  • Separate DDC support and EDID and I/O Registry parsing toggle (Apple Silicon) - #1154
  • Support for DDC scale skew (curve) setting - #1153
  • Toggle for automatic brightness adjustment (Apple native) - #1171
  • Minor UI tweak - delegate some less used settings to an expandable block under Settings/keyboards - #1162
  • FIXED: Startup DDC mute read works in reverse - #1166 opened 2 days ago by waydabber
  • FIXED: DDC reads do not adhere to min and max DDC value overrides - #1167
  • FIXED: XDR upscaling is not always not enabled after launching the app the first time - have to open twice. - #1158
  • FIXED: Combined brightness slider does not reflect properly externally induced Apple display brightness changes - #1170

Changes in v1.3.5

  • DDC Display Input control - #604
  • Retrieve and export EDID data from display (Apple Silicon only) - #1112
  • Show detailed display info under Settings/Displays (Apple Silicon only ) - #1144
  • Ability to customize factory reset and input select DDC control codes - #1136
  • Added option to customize display name and menu icon - #1137
  • Use new API (SMAppService) for automatic login (macOS Ventura only) - #1125
  • Updated Paddle SDK to new v4.4 version - #1139
  • Fixed: The expand icon (wide chevron) at the bottom of menu blocks is light gray and not obvious enough - #1111
  • Fixed: Unfoldable advanced settings font not rendered as small in Settings/App Menu - #1143
  • Fixed: Settings/Displays block look bad in some scenarios when a display is collapsed - #1145
  • Fixed: Accessibility setting menu icon not hidden when menu icons are generally disabled - #1146

Changes in v1.3.4

  • Option to display percentage as scaling factor - #1076
  • Fixed: Refresh Rate menu item should be hidden when a display is mirror target - #1075
  • Fixed: Some items are missing from the Tools menu - #1079

Changes in v1.3.3

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066
  • Fixed: When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • Fixed: When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Fixed: Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • Fixed: DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • Fixed: The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059
  • Removed: option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.6

20 Nov 15:48
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About this version

This release contains improvements and bug fixes.

Enhancements

  • Add keyboard shortcut for DDC inputs - #1129
  • Add alternate formats for copyable EDID data - #1156
  • Separate DDC support and EDID and I/O Registry parsing toggle (Apple Silicon) - #1154
  • Support for DDC scale skew (curve) setting - #1153
  • Toggle for automatic brightness adjustment (Apple native) - #1171
  • Minor UI tweak - delegate some less used settings to an expandable block under Settings/keyboards - #1162

Fixed

  • Startup DDC mute read works in reverse - #1166 opened 2 days ago by waydabber
  • DDC reads do not adhere to min and max DDC value overrides - #1167
  • XDR upscaling is not always not enabled after launching the app the first time - have to open twice. - #1158
  • Combined brightness slider does not reflect properly externally induced Apple display brightness changes - #1170
Change log of earlier v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.5

  • DDC Display Input control - #604
  • Retrieve and export EDID data from display (Apple Silicon only) - #1112
  • Show detailed display info under Settings/Displays (Apple Silicon only ) - #1144
  • Ability to customize factory reset and input select DDC control codes - #1136
  • Added option to customize display name and menu icon - #1137
  • Use new API (SMAppService) for automatic login (macOS Ventura only) - #1125
  • Updated Paddle SDK to new v4.4 version - #1139
  • Fixed: The expand icon (wide chevron) at the bottom of menu blocks is light gray and not obvious enough - #1111
  • Fixed: Unfoldable advanced settings font not rendered as small in Settings/App Menu - #1143
  • Fixed: Settings/Displays block look bad in some scenarios when a display is collapsed - #1145
  • Fixed: Accessibility setting menu icon not hidden when menu icons are generally disabled - #1146

Changes in v1.3.4

  • Option to display percentage as scaling factor - #1076
  • Fixed: Refresh Rate menu item should be hidden when a display is mirror target - #1075
  • Fixed: Some items are missing from the Tools menu - #1079

Changes in v1.3.3

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066
  • Fixed: When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • Fixed: When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Fixed: Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • Fixed: DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • Fixed: The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059
  • Removed: option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.5-beta

14 Nov 17:30
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About this version

This beta release contains new features and fixes some issues found in the previous stable release (see details for more info).

Enhancements

  • DDC Display Input control - #604
  • Retrieve and export EDID data from display (Apple Silicon only) - #1112
  • Show detailed display info under Settings/Displays (Apple Silicon only ) - #1144
  • Ability to customize factory reset and input select DDC control codes - #1136
  • Added option to customize display name and menu icon - #1137
  • Use new API (SMAppService) for automatic login (macOS Ventura only) - #1125
  • Updated Paddle SDK to new v4.4 version - #1139

Fixed

  • The expand icon (wide chevron) at the bottom of menu blocks is light gray and not obvious enough - #1111
  • Unfoldable advanced settings font not rendered as small in Settings/App Menu - #1143
  • Settings/Displays block look bad in some scenarios when a display is collapsed - #1145
  • Accessibility setting menu icon not hidden when menu icons are generally disabled - #1146
Change log of previous v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.4

  • Option to display percentage as scaling factor - #1076
  • Fixed: Refresh Rate menu item should be hidden when a display is mirror target - #1075
  • Fixed: Some items are missing from the Tools menu - #1079

Changes in v1.3.3

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066
  • Fixed: When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • Fixed: When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Fixed: Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • Fixed: DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • Fixed: The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059
  • Removed: option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.4

18 Oct 14:27
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About this version

This stable release contains improvements found in previous v1.3.x versions and contains fixes for some issues found in the recently released v1.3.3 stable version (see the details for more info).

The following change log lists all improvements compared to the v1.2.9 version.

Enhancements

  • Option to display percentage as scaling factor (new in v1.3.4) - #1076
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with Intel macs - #1041
  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963

Fixed

  • Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047
  • When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028
  • In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917
  • Various internal efficiency improvements, refactoring, wording improvements etc.
Change log of v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.4

  • Option to display percentage as scaling factor - #1076
  • Fixed: Refresh Rate menu item should be hidden when a display is mirror target - #1075
  • Fixed: Some items are missing from the Tools menu - #1079

Changes in v1.3.3

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066
  • Fixed: When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • Fixed: When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Fixed: Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • Fixed: DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • Fixed: The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059
  • Removed: option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.3

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This stable release contains improvements found in previous pre-release versions along with some additional improvements and bug fixes.

Enhancements

  • Customizable menubar icon - #722
  • Show both resolution slider and resolution menu - #1042
  • Option to hide disconnected dummy from menu - #1068
  • A more prominent and by default visible way to connect/disconnect dummies - #1067
  • Refactor/rewrite menu generation - #1066

Fixed

  • When a display is collapsed and remains the sole display, without its fully hidden from the menu when header for a single display is disabled - #1072
  • When both menu item and header icons are disabled, texts do not line up properly - #1071
  • Some menu items have icons even when icons are disabled - #1070
  • DDC menu appears with a factory reset option for non-DDC compliant displays - #1069
  • The Set Resolution menu is erroneously available for the mirror target display - #1059

Removed

  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
Change log of previous v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.2-beta

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041
  • Fixed: App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Fixed: Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Fixed: Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.2-beta

07 Oct 18:47
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About this version

This beta contains some nice improvements and some important fixes (more features are planned - check out the enhancement list). If you encounter any issues, please report! In case of show-stopper bugs, it is safe to downgrade to the previous betas or the v1.2.9 stable version after using this version.

New

  • Higher luminance with HDR brightness upscaling calibration - #1053
  • Recalibrated percentages for brightness upscaling on Apple XDR displays - #1053
  • Smoother XDR brightness upscaling experience for Apple XDR displays (also avoid overshoot effect) - #1051
  • Add DDC factory reset to DDC menu
  • Option to have a tri-state collapsible header in menu instead of the more options menu expander - #1048
  • Improved native smooth scaling compatibility with some Intel macs - #1041

Fixed

  • App incorrectly sets default DDC contrast (and for v1.3.x R/G/B black level) upon changing brightness after starting the app the first time - #1046
  • Apple brightness smooth transition toggle has no effect - #1050
  • Sidecar display name appears in random foreign language - #1047

The details of the associated issues/enhancements is available here.

Change log of previous v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.1-beta

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989
  • Fixed: 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.1-beta

02 Oct 20:07
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About this version

This is the second v1.3.x version of the app. Released as beta since it is still a work in progress (more features are planned - check out the enhancement list). If you encounter any issues, especially regarding DDC usage on Intel, please report! In case of show-stopper bugs, it is safe to downgrade to the previous beta or the v1.2.9 stable version after using this version.

This release contains new features, various enhancements, tweaks and fixes.

New

  • Display configuration protection (also: protection for/against VRR) - #995
  • Keyboard shortcut to start/stop PIP window - #1026
  • Add display rotation keyboard shortcut - #1014
  • DDC R/G/B Gain and Black Level adjustments - #1019
  • Option to enable/disable support for specific DDC controls for a display - #1002
  • Custom Video Control Codes or multiple codes for DDC control - #1005
  • Support for on/off value override for the DDC mute command - #1009
  • Support for inverted control values for DDC - #1004
  • Support for different scale than the usual 0-100 for DDC - #1003
  • Options to adjust DDC communication timings - #1008
  • Add option to customize audio device name associated with the display for DDC volume control - #638
  • Change More Options... submenu into an expandable area - #1034, #1033
  • Dismiss button for the blue reboot banner under Settings/Displays - #1011
  • Option to hide Check for Updates form the Tools menu when it is set to be closable - #1037
  • All menu block header should be clickable to show/hide block - #1032
  • Disconnected dummies should be listed under Settings/Displays - #1031
  • Improve the design of Settings expandable subsections - #989

Fixed

  • 270 degree PIP and Full Screen Streaming rotation does not work properly - #1028

The details of the associated issues/enhancements is available here.

Change log of previous v1.3.x versions

Changes in v1.3.0-beta

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916
  • Fixed: In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Fixed: Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Fixed: Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Fixed: Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Fixed: Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

v1.3.0-beta

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This is the first v1.3.x version of the app. Released as beta since it is still a work in progress (more features are planned - check out the enhancement list), but it should be a fairly stable so it can (hopefully) be used on a daily basis.

This release contains new features, various enhancements, tweaks and fixes.

New

  • Add option to circumvent the lack of macOS support for the HiDPI variant for native pixel resolution - #965
  • Support reading DDC values upon startup - #633
  • Make restoring DDC values optional - #983
  • Add option to prohibit keyboard control for a display - #967
  • Add hardware DDC contrast control with keyboard shortcuts - #635
  • Add option to hide volume OSD for a display - #966
  • Add option to adjust/disable control smoothing - #634
  • Improve mirroring submenu usability - #927
  • Add option to hide a display from the app menu - #984
  • Collapsible headers for displays under Settings/Displays - #981
  • Increase the size of Settings a bit - #964
  • Put the accessibility permissions warning triangle to a more appropriate location - #963
  • Clarify wording of native smooth scaling manually defined limits - #916

Fixed

  • In fully headless the default headless virtual display should have a proper name - #986
  • Restoring saved DDC values on startup on Apple Silicon macs - #982
  • Slider percentage does not always exactly match DDC value - #974
  • Upon mirror configuration the menu icon is not updated properly - #943
  • Slider right side text wiggle issue when only sliders are present in the Menu and Tools block is closed - #917

The detailed list of the associated issues/enhancements is available here.

v1.2.9

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This release contains various minor enhancements, tweaks to existing functionality and fixes.

New

  • Added PIP window auto (re)connect option - option to start PIP window when connecting to a display or dummy - #573
  • Added option to toggle PIP window shadow (works when window titlebar is hidden and free scaling is enabled) - #870
  • App now saves PIP window location - #869
  • Added option to customize native smooth scaling min. and max. resolution - #866
  • Added warning about smooth scaling HiDPI not available on pre-12.4 macOS versions to reduce confusion - #761
  • Added option treat a display detected Apple-made as third party/generic - #810
  • Added toggle to allow invalid resolutions and allow 8K+ native scaling options - dependent on macOS support - #834
  • Added option to hide the display header in menu when only one display is present (and there are no dummies)- #886
  • Added option to close the Tools menu into the bottom icon row (instead of collapsing it) - #887
  • Added option to toggle hiding PIP menu item with single display (by default it is hidden now) - #899
  • Menu items wiggle slightly vertically depending on visible content due to differing icon sizes - #907

Fixed

  • Color adjustments, XDR upscaling, dimming might not work upon wake in certain situations - #863
  • Associated dummy still auto-connects in safe mode (SHIFT is pressed during startup) - #856
  • XDR upscaling - slider is rather ineffective beyond combined brightness of 125% on the MBP - #861
  • Apply Display System Configuration button does not take into account the last field update - #891
  • App locked during credentials prompt when clicking Settings/Displays/Apply... - #892
  • Menu items wiggle slightly vertically depending on visible content due to differing icon sizes - #907
  • Typo in settings - #830

The detailed list of the associated issues/enhancements is available here.


Click here for a detailed changelog of previous v1.2.x versions

Changes in v1.2.8

  • Enable Night Shift on Televisions - ability to configure your TV as a computer monitor to let Night Shift and True Tone to take effect. Useful for TV as monitor setups. - #756
  • Added option to force-enable color adjustments on non-natively connected displays - works with DisplayLink displays using the new v1.7.x+ drivers with color-temperature alteration support enabled. - #750
  • Added True Tone and Dark Mode toggles under Tools/System Colors - #748
  • In-app external display HDR switch toggle can now also disable True Tone (alongside Night Shift) during a HDR session - #748
  • Added a notification to Tools/System Colors when Night Shift and/or True Tone was disabled by the in-app HDR switch - #748
  • Ability to flip image horizontally (and vertically) for Picture in Picture and Full Screen Streaming - this is especially useful for teleprompter devices - #757
  • Fixed: 'Manually add custom resolutions' does not work properly (only one resolution added instead of multiple entries) - #771
  • Fixed: Restore software brightness/dimming levels, color alterations, external display HDR brightness upscaling levels after resolution switch, app restart or sleep. - #802
  • Fixed: Volume OSD not showing on the mirror source screen when the volume controlled display is a mirror target - #732
  • Fixed: Custom system configuration for displays with 0 as vendor or model ID not stored properly - #740
  • Fixed: Various other stability improvements.

Changes in v1.2.7

  • Fixed: Third-party external display HDR upscaling does not get activated - #715
  • Fixed: Some settings are not enabled until an other setting is changed on that specific pref pane - #716
  • Fixed: Brightness OSD is not visible on dummy screen when it is being mirrored to a real screen (regression) - #655
  • Fixed: If native media keys used during display configuration, keys might get stuck afterwards - #725

Changes in v1.2.6

  • Less intrusive alternative for the permissions problem alert dialog - #699
  • Emphasize the display header under Displays - #704
  • Display reconfiguarion app menu icon - #703
  • Fixed: Newly connected display with smooth scaling enabled is not detected properly - 694
  • Fixed: Ambient light sensor induced XDR macOS battery drain issue - #702

Changes in v1.2.5c-beta

  • Fixed: Some text in settings is cut off - #683
  • Fixed: Display configuration is editable for DisplayLink connected displays (which don't support this feature) - #681
  • Fixed: Keyboard brightness control does not work when hardware control is disabled in the latest beta - #679
  • Fixed: With combined brightness, when the brightness is decresed to zero externally for Apple displays, external controls can't recover the brightness - #687
  • Fixed: The resolution list in simple mode should show only resolutions for the current refresh rate - #686
  • Fixed: (Suggestion) Reverse resolution list in submenu to show high resolutions first - #684
  • Fixed: Resolution slider always falls short of fully reaching the end even at 100% - #685
  • Fixed: Resolution slider changes to Low resolution when the max value was set once - #682

Changes in v1.2.5b-beta

  • Added option Reset color table on neutral settings + explanation - #644
  • Added cool option to show hw/sw subsliders when combined brightness is enabled
  • Fixed: menu blocks cannot be collapsed and some other display or dummy related settings cannot be changed - #666
  • Fixed: resolution slider is missing issues - #665
  • Fixed: corrupt system configuration when the display is in a rotated during the procedure - #665
  • Fixed: brightness OSD is not visible on dummy screen when it is being mirrored to a real screen - #655

Changes in v1.2.5a-beta

  • App rebranding (in progress) - #641
  • Added feature to manage display system configuration - #645
  • Added feature to allow smooth resolution slider for displays - requires Pro - #645
  • Added feature to override various display data (display name, native resolution, default resolution) - #645
  • Added feature to add custom scaled resolutions to native displays - #645
  • Add option to have only resolutions in the resolution slider that matches/approximates native aspect ratio - #658
  • Added option to show resolution slider as percentage for smoothly-scaled displays - #660
  • Added support for M2 Macbook Air - #656
  • Added support for macOS 13 Ventura - #664
  • Added a way to show some technical info about the displays for troubleshooting - #650
  • Fixed: v1.2.4 and v1.1.24 regression in terms of handing display UUIDs - #662

Changes in v1.2.4-beta

  • Added option to show slider labels - #630
  • Added an option under Preferences/General to enable/disable all brightness related display control functionality - #628
  • Added option to disengage from F14/F15 keys - #629
  • Create a Displays tab for various display related settings - #603
  • Preferences tab should be reorganized to look consistent (scrolling type) - #621 opened 5 days ago by waydabber
  • Startup in safe mode should not restore previous brightness and color adjustment settings - #620
  • A proper prompt to gain Accessibility Privilege for media key control upon startup - #613
  • Streaming status should be shown in app menu just like mirroring - #619
  • Update combined brightness slider/keyboard control state for Apple screens when brightness is changed outside of the app - #602
  • Fixed: "Make fine scale default" for brightness control is at a wrong place in Preferences - #626
  • Fixed: XDR upscale should not be activated on EDR capable non-XDR Apple displays - #622
  • Fixed: Brightness keyboard shortcuts should not affect dummy screens directly but only non-dummy mirror or stream target displays - #616
  • Fixed: DDC Volume slider does not zero on mute + app forgets mute state after restart - #605
  • Fixed: Combined brightness sub-hw-zero-dimming and XDR upscale switching points should always correspond to a full OSD chiclet - #618
  • Fixed: Full screen stream can be resized by clicking on the top/bottom/left/right border of the stream target screen - #617
  • Fixed: Oversaturation when changing between combined and not combined color controls for upscaled Apple XDR displays - #614
  • Fixed: Night Shift should be turned back off when it was turned off by activating HDR mode from app-menu - #606
  • Fixed: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work when app Menu is open - #596
  • Fixed: Resolution menu/slider is a wreck for some real displays in Monterey 12.4 - #601 opened 11 days ago by waydabber
  • Fixed: Resolution issue with app-created dummies optimized for the new 14" and 16" macbook pro screens and some other displays - #581

Changes in v1.2.3-beta

  • Added various options to manage brightness control methods - #599
  • Combined keyboard control of hardware (Apple, DDC) brightness, software dimming and XDR/HDR upscale - #589
  • Combined hardware brightness, software dimming, XDR/HDR upscale slider - #588
  • Additional options to define keyboard control target screen - #587
  • Advanced options for native keyboard control for brightness and audio - #586
  • Implement Apple native key support for brightness and volume - #583
  • Added fine scale brightness/volume control for custom keyboard shortcuts - #585
  • Brightness and color control smooth transitions - #547
  • Implement DDC Mute control for external displays - #582
  • Implement DDC Volume control for external displays - #580
  • Implement DDC brightness control for external displays - #515
  • Implement Apple brightness control - #516
  • Make the contents of general Tools menu block configurable - #571
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This release is mainly about bug fixes and stability improvements. Some useful new features were are added as well.

New

  • Enable Night Shift on Televisions - ability to configure your TV as a computer monitor to let Night Shift and True Tone to take effect. Useful for TV as monitor setups. - #756
  • Added option to force-enable color adjustments on non-natively connected displays - works with DisplayLink displays using the new v1.7.x+ drivers with color-temperature alteration support enabled. - #750
  • Added True Tone and Dark Mode toggles under Tools/System Colors - #748
  • In-app external display HDR switch toggle can now also disable True Tone (alongside Night Shift) during a HDR session - #748
  • Added a notification to Tools/System Colors when Night Shift and/or True Tone was disabled by the in-app HDR switch - #748
  • Ability to flip image horizontally (and vertically) for Picture in Picture and Full Screen Streaming - this is especially useful for teleprompter devices - #757

Fixed

  • 'Manually add custom resolutions' does not work properly (only one resolution added instead of multiple entries) - #771
  • Restore software brightness/dimming levels, color alterations, external display HDR brightness upscaling levels after resolution switch, app restart or sleep. - #802
  • Volume OSD not showing on the mirror source screen when the volume controlled display is a mirror target - #732
  • Custom system configuration for displays with 0 as vendor or model ID not stored properly - #740
  • Various other stability improvements.

Click here for a detailed changelog of previous v1.2.x versions

Changes in v1.2.7

  • Fixed: Third-party external display HDR upscaling does not get activated - #715
  • Fixed: Some settings are not enabled until an other setting is changed on that specific pref pane - #716
  • Fixed: Brightness OSD is not visible on dummy screen when it is being mirrored to a real screen (regression) - #655
  • Fixed: If native media keys used during display configuration, keys might get stuck afterwards - #725

Changes in v1.2.6

  • Less intrusive alternative for the permissions problem alert dialog - #699
  • Emphasize the display header under Displays - #704
  • Display reconfiguarion app menu icon - #703
  • Fixed: Newly connected display with smooth scaling enabled is not detected properly - 694
  • Fixed: Ambient light sensor induced XDR macOS battery drain issue - #702

Changes in v1.2.5c-beta

  • Fixed: Some text in settings is cut off - #683
  • Fixed: Display configuration is editable for DisplayLink connected displays (which don't support this feature) - #681
  • Fixed: Keyboard brightness control does not work when hardware control is disabled in the latest beta - #679
  • Fixed: With combined brightness, when the brightness is decresed to zero externally for Apple displays, external controls can't recover the brightness - #687
  • Fixed: The resolution list in simple mode should show only resolutions for the current refresh rate - #686
  • Fixed: (Suggestion) Reverse resolution list in submenu to show high resolutions first - #684
  • Fixed: Resolution slider always falls short of fully reaching the end even at 100% - #685
  • Fixed: Resolution slider changes to Low resolution when the max value was set once - #682

Changes in v1.2.5b-beta

  • Added option Reset color table on neutral settings + explanation - #644
  • Added cool option to show hw/sw subsliders when combined brightness is enabled
  • Fixed: menu blocks cannot be collapsed and some other display or dummy related settings cannot be changed - #666
  • Fixed: resolution slider is missing issues - #665
  • Fixed: corrupt system configuration when the display is in a rotated during the procedure - #665
  • Fixed: brightness OSD is not visible on dummy screen when it is being mirrored to a real screen - #655

Changes in v1.2.5a-beta

  • App rebranding (in progress) - #641
  • Added feature to manage display system configuration - #645
  • Added feature to allow smooth resolution slider for displays - requires Pro - #645
  • Added feature to override various display data (display name, native resolution, default resolution) - #645
  • Added feature to add custom scaled resolutions to native displays - #645
  • Add option to have only resolutions in the resolution slider that matches/approximates native aspect ratio - #658
  • Added option to show resolution slider as percentage for smoothly-scaled displays - #660
  • Added support for M2 Macbook Air - #656
  • Added support for macOS 13 Ventura - #664
  • Added a way to show some technical info about the displays for troubleshooting - #650
  • Fixed: v1.2.4 and v1.1.24 regression in terms of handing display UUIDs - #662

Changes in v1.2.4-beta

  • Added option to show slider labels - #630
  • Added an option under Preferences/General to enable/disable all brightness related display control functionality - #628
  • Added option to disengage from F14/F15 keys - #629
  • Create a Displays tab for various display related settings - #603
  • Preferences tab should be reorganized to look consistent (scrolling type) - #621 opened 5 days ago by waydabber
  • Startup in safe mode should not restore previous brightness and color adjustment settings - #620
  • A proper prompt to gain Accessibility Privilege for media key control upon startup - #613
  • Streaming status should be shown in app menu just like mirroring - #619
  • Update combined brightness slider/keyboard control state for Apple screens when brightness is changed outside of the app - #602
  • Fixed: "Make fine scale default" for brightness control is at a wrong place in Preferences - #626
  • Fixed: XDR upscale should not be activated on EDR capable non-XDR Apple displays - #622
  • Fixed: Brightness keyboard shortcuts should not affect dummy screens directly but only non-dummy mirror or stream target displays - #616
  • Fixed: DDC Volume slider does not zero on mute + app forgets mute state after restart - #605
  • Fixed: Combined brightness sub-hw-zero-dimming and XDR upscale switching points should always correspond to a full OSD chiclet - #618
  • Fixed: Full screen stream can be resized by clicking on the top/bottom/left/right border of the stream target screen - #617
  • Fixed: Oversaturation when changing between combined and not combined color controls for upscaled Apple XDR displays - #614
  • Fixed: Night Shift should be turned back off when it was turned off by activating HDR mode from app-menu - #606
  • Fixed: Custom keyboard shortcuts don't work when app Menu is open - #596
  • Fixed: Resolution menu/slider is a wreck for some real displays in Monterey 12.4 - #601 opened 11 days ago by waydabber
  • Fixed: Resolution issue with app-created dummies optimized for the new 14" and 16" macbook pro screens and some other displays - #581

Changes in v1.2.3-beta

  • Added various options to manage brightness control methods - #599
  • Combined keyboard control of hardware (Apple, DDC) brightness, software dimming and XDR/HDR upscale - #589
  • Combined hardware brightness, software dimming, XDR/HDR upscale slider - #588
  • Additional options to define keyboard control target screen - #587
  • Advanced options for native keyboard control for brightness and audio - #586
  • Implement Apple native key support for brightness and volume - #583
  • Added fine scale brightness/volume control for custom keyboard shortcuts - #585
  • Brightness and color control smooth transitions - #547
  • Implement DDC Mute control for external displays - #582
  • Implement DDC Volume control for external displays - #580
  • Implement DDC brightness control for external displays - #515
  • Implement Apple brightness control - #516
  • Make the contents of general Tools menu block configurable - #571
  • Option to match menu icon with main display icon - #593
  • Fixed: Display name suffixes might get messed up with multiple displays of same name - #594
  • Fixed: Slider graphics and text colors are somewhat off with some backgrounds - #572

Changes in v1.2.2-beta

  • Added color temperature adjustment slider (especially useful for TVs that are incompatible with Night Shift) - #555
  • Added contrast control - #566
  • Add gain option to squeeze out some more nits or improve brightness when watching a dark movie - #561
  • Added R/G/B tint (gamma) control for... I don't know - why not? - #560
  • HDR/XDR brightness upscale setting is now remembered permanently, don't need to toggle it all the time - #557
  • Added Night Shift controls to the menu (so you don't have to look for that deeply hidden nightshift slider anymore in System Preferences) - #548
  • Added keyboard shortcut options for Night Shift and color temperature - #556
  • Added option to auto-disable Night Shift when reference HDR mode is enabled on an external display in the app menu - #554
  • Added option to reset all color adjustments - #564
  • Restore last applied brightness/color adjustments upon reconnect/restart - #563
  • Redesign the bottom part of the menu - #567
  • Fixed: App keeps forgetting I have a license - update Paddle SDK to 4.3.0 - #558
  • Fixed: After resetting the app in Preferences no items appear under the display in the menu - #565
  • Fixed: Dimming overlay (Sidecar, Dummy, AirPlay, DisplayLink) not resized properly on resolution change - #551
  • Fixed: Enabling HDR/XDR Upscale makes brightness slider disappear - #568
  • Fixed: Max dummy resolution gets limited when switching to portrait mode - #559

Changes in v1.2.1-beta

  • Updated menu appearance, persistent collapsible display/dummy menu blocks - #546
  • Gamma correction slider (you can enable it under Preferences/Appearance) - #525
  • Overlay dimming for...
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