macOS command-line tools you might not know about

1. jakehilborn ◴[27 Jun 23 13:58 UTC] No.36492868[source]▶

>>36491704 (OP) #

Self-plug of displayplacer[0] for changing screen resolutions/rotations/etc via the command line.

[0] https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer

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2. janandonly ◴[27 Jun 23 14:05 UTC] No.36492956[source]▶

>>36492868 (TP) #

Does this tool also allow me to change my iPad screen on Sidecar from landscape/horizontal into vertical?

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3. jakehilborn ◴[27 Jun 23 14:07 UTC] No.36492996[source]▶

>>36492956 #

It's not something that I've tried. There was a user report at the bottom of this GitHub issue that states sidecar rotation does not work.

https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer/issues/17

4. greenshackle2 ◴[27 Jun 23 14:48 UTC] No.36493672[source]▶

>>36492868 (TP) #

I was hoping this would let me set 125% scaling on my 3440x1440 display but no, I guess it's a hard OS limitation. It's my biggest gripe with MacOS.

(There's BetterDisplay - formerly BetterDummy - but it introduces noticeable input lag for me.)

5. joshstrange ◴[27 Jun 23 16:38 UTC] No.36495268[source]▶

>>36492868 (TP) #

This tool is invaluable, I love it so much. I have 2 workspaces and I love just running the command (via Alfred) when I plug into my dock at either place that fixes all my monitors. I could script it so that as soon as my computer recognizes a monitor UUID it fires off the correct displayplacer command but I don't switch often enough to care (the 2 desks are 3.5+ hours apart).

When I was commuting daily displayplacer was even more indispensable but even for just unplugging my mac and using the internal screen vs my monitors I get a ton of value out of this tool.