Display Connection Information – Advanced Info for Your Mac's Displays
🖥️ Instantly See How Your Displays Are Really Performing
Ever bought an expensive 4K monitor, only to find the text looks blurry? Or have a 120Hz ProMotion display that feels sluggish?
That happened to me—and the culprit was a hidden setting that had my display running at a lower resolution and refresh rate. The hardware was capable, but the software wasn’t configured correctly.
I built Display Connection Information to save myself from this frustration—and now it can save you too.
🧰 What It Does
Display Connection Information is a lightweight, privacy-respecting Mac menu bar app that gives you real-time details about your displays:
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True Resolution & Refresh Rate Instantly see the actual resolution and the current refresh rate (including ProMotion) of all connected monitors.
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Professional Color Depth Verify if your display is running in standard 8-bit or higher-quality 10-bit color, essential for accurate creative work.
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HDR and Retina Status Check if your display is HDR-capable and confirm that it’s running in high-resolution Retina (HiDPI) mode with the correct scaling factor.
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Live Stats, No Digging Just glance at the menu bar—no more digging through System Settings to find the information you need.
🎯 Why You’ll Want This
- Troubleshoot external monitors that don’t look right.
- Verify you’re getting the refresh rate and color depth you paid for.
- Confirm your settings for professional photo and video editing.
- Works great for devs, IT, content creators, and hardware nerds.
✅ Requirements
- macOS 13.0 or later
- Apple Silicon and Intel supported
- Built in Swift with native system APIs
🚀 Available Now
Display Connection Information is available on the Mac App Store. No subscriptions. Just simple, powerful insight into your Mac’s displays.