Issues

• Menu icon bounce animation keeps running after the menu closes taking 50% CPU (5.2.1)

  awaiting response from reporterbuginvestigating
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5953 · Filter by author Littl3Princess opened on Oct 30, 2026
  2

• Reinitialize External Displays breaks Mission Control for one monitor

  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5952 · Filter by author airforceixi opened on Oct 30, 2026

• Software Audio: improved monitor power cycle handling (volume returns at 100%), optional no-fallback output policy

  enhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5950 · Filter by author applepiepp opened on Oct 30, 2026
  1

• Add support for the PROLED MacBook Pro's Dynamic Island

  enhancementmacOS version
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5949 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 30, 2026

• Icon edges on classic OSD may be clipped during bounce animation

  bugdoneunreleased
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5947 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 29, 2026 · v5.2.2
  

• Add stability delay and burst backoff for automatic virtual screen recreation

  doneenhancementunreleasedvirtual screen
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5946 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 29, 2026 · v5.2.2
  1

  

• Improve multi-user support and make console ownership checks more robust

  enhancementin progressunreleased
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5945 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 29, 2026 · v5.2.2
  

• Add an option to create and activate a timing on-the-fly (UI + CLI)

  enhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5935 · Filter by author josh-sukheja opened on Oct 26, 2026
  1

• Built-in display stays black after opening lid when it is disconnected via BetterDisplay and an external monitor is connected through a USB-C hub

  bugcan't reproduce
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5913 · Filter by author mam4dali opened on Oct 20, 2026
  3

• ASRock monitor freezes and loses HDR/refresh rate settings on Fast User Switching (regression from 4.x)

  bugcan't reproduce
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5906 · Filter by author Hoony6 opened on Oct 18, 2026
  3

• WindowServer crashes in GenerateModeListForDisplay while BetterDisplay repeatedly creates virtual displays

  bugcan't reproducevirtual screen
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5870 · Filter by author allonli opened on Oct 6, 2026
  7

• Control brightness, volume and image adjustments with trackpad edges or mouse scrolling

  enhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5863 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 3, 2026

• Control Samsung Smart Device hardware brightness through Samsung IP Control

  enhancementintegration
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5861 · Filter by author kzaoaai opened on Oct 2, 2026
  4

• Add content-adaptive brightness for external displays

  enhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5516 · Filter by author hexeric opened on Jun 9, 2026
  4

• Allow custom controls in the main display toggles and slider area

  enhancementintegration
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5482 · Filter by author l0afloafloaf opened on Jun 1, 2026

• Preserve custom LG webOS input names and optionally restore them on the device

  enhancementintegration
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5263 · Filter by author x-magic opened on Mar 31, 2026

• Preserve HDR with scaled resolutions and high refresh rates after display sleep

  enhancementXDR/HDR/upscaling
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4986 · Filter by author martian099 opened on Jan 6, 2026
  16

• Automatically change display resolution when an application launches

  enhancementpresets/favorites
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4980 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Jan 5, 2026
  2

• Allow editing a display’s variable refresh rate range

  EDIDenhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4852 · Filter by author partounian opened on Nov 21, 2025
  8

• Apply display configurations automatically when switching between battery and external power

  enhancementXDR/HDR/upscaling
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4851 · Filter by author ghost opened on Nov 20, 2025
  3

• Support custom Metal and Slang shaders as video filters

  enhancementPIP/Stream
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4825 · Filter by author M-A-Boucher opened on Nov 12, 2025
  6

• Enter and exit PiP source displays using mouse buttons

  enhancementPIP/Stream
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4787 · Filter by author MichelDiz opened on Oct 31, 2025
  3

• Automatically switch audio outputs when a display connects or disconnects

  display connectionenhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4772 · Filter by author diamondsw opened on Oct 23, 2025
  7

• Switch Dark Mode and Night Shift based on ambient light levels

  enhancementsync/groups
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4759 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 16, 2025
  1

• Reconnect available Sidecar displays with Connect All Displays

  display connectionenhancement
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#4737 · Filter by author 62fixolab opened on Oct 9, 2025
  1