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by deanc 1247 days ago
This hasn't been updated in a while. What I really want from this kind of tool is the ability to take a snapshot of my ALL display settings, and just click something on my desktop or bind a keyboard shortcut, or run a command which will restore it - exactly how it should be. This would include, exact screen positioning, refresh rate, resolutions etc.

I don't know what triggers it, but MacOS is really bad at changing these settings if you use multiple displays through the week (e.g. different coworking spaces).
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joshstrange 1247 days ago
It might not have been updated but it works perfectly. Also it does everything you just asked for except invocation (you have to setup the keybind yourself, for myself I have an Alfred workflow I run to do it).

Here is an example of a displayplacer command (it will generate this for you based on your current config, you just need to save and re-run it to get back to that state):

    /opt/homebrew/bin/displayplacer "id:6696B81B-DF77-45C3-9D39-AFA151E17417 res:2560x1440 hz:74 color_depth:8 scaling:off origin:(0,0) degree:0" "id:353C959C-561C-48BA-B804-84C448FAF99F res:1440x2560 hz:75 color_depth:8 scaling:off origin:(-1440,-444) degree:90" "id:3892CD52-313D-4B1B-9743-DB3165484F16 res:1920x1080 hz:60 color_depth:8 scaling:off origin:(307,-1080) degree:0" "id:EB4F0496-96F8-4DA9-B14A-6023FE90C3B1 res:1440x2560 hz:75 color_depth:8 scaling:off origin:(2560,-499) degree:270"
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artificialLimbs 1247 days ago
The closest I've found to doing this is Mosaic. I paid for it because it was so useful. You can bind keyboard shortcuts and make any selected window snap to a particular screen and size. With the introduction of Ventura's Stage Manager (which is a poorly disguised Task Bar that should be at the bottom of the screen occupying all the unused real estate next to/around the dock), I can use Mosaic to snap my windows to the fullest size possible while still being able to see Stage Manager and this gives me a window management experience on Mac that is almost as good as Windows.
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deanc 1247 days ago
This is not an issue of windows. This is an issue of display settings.
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cyberge99 1247 days ago
There’s a tool called “Later” that does this:

https://getlater.app/

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deanc 1247 days ago
This is apps and windows. I’m talking about actual display settings which don’t reliably persist across situations.
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