# BetterDisplay changelog
> Unlock and manage your macOS displays — custom resolutions, virtual screens, brightness and more.
- Vendor: waydabber
- Category: Productivity
- Platforms: macOS
- Official site: https://betterdisplay.pro
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay)
- Harvested from: GitHub (waydabber/BetterDisplay)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)
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## Releases
### v5.0.1
- Date: 2026-07-23
- Version: v5.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v5.0.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v5.0.1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS
- **added** — Support for applying custom 3D LUTs to Image Adjustments and Stream/PIP video filters using compositor filters
- **added** — Built-in app console for quick access to CLI features
- **added** — Keyboard shortcut for quickly opening the app console
- **added** — exit and clear app console commands
- **added** — Optional app logging output to the console
- **added** — HDMI-CEC TV controller for volume, mute, power, and input-source control on compatible HDMI ports and adapters
- **added** — CLI commands for HDMI-CEC TV control, including volume, power, and input switching
- **added** — Per-display integration actions for running commands when a display is connected or disconnected and when the system wakes or sleeps
- **added** — Per-display ambient light sensor readings, including support for compatible external Apple displays such as the Pro Display XDR
- **changed** — Updated the ambientLight CLI feature to support individual displays
- **added** — Compositor filter-based rendering to the Video Filter window for improved performance, enabled by default
- **added** — Geometry and advanced color compositor filters to display group syncing, with CLI and Shortcuts access
- **added** — Additional compositor filter options
- **changed** — Improved the performance of the experimental compositor filter
- **added** — CLI option to export Display Information
- **added** — Link, bandwidth, DPCD, tiling, and DSC details to Display Information
- **added** — DPCD report (dpcdReport) CLI command
- **added** — CLI option to dump raw DPCD data
- **added** — EDID report (edidReport) CLI command
- **added** — DSC report (dscReport) CLI command
This updated BetterDisplay 5 pre-release provides an important compatibility update for macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta 2 and adds new features, including custom 3D LUT filter support and a built-in app console. Other highlights in BetterDisplay 5 include advanced compositor filters, expanded display reporting and integration capabilities, HDMI-CEC control, improved per-display automation, app menu and OSD refinements, performance improvements, and updated styling for recent macOS releases.
**Important: BetterDisplay 5 requires an Apple Silicon Mac running macOS 26 or later. Intel Mac users and users running an earlier version of macOS should continue using BetterDisplay 4 – [the latest version is v4.3.5](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.5).**
**BetterDisplay 5 is a free upgrade for Pro licenses purchased after January 1, 2025.**
- If you update through the built-in updater with an already activated older Pro license, Pro will remain active and the app will display an outdated-license notice. You can purchase a current license at any time to remove the notice and ensure continued activation eligibility.
- If you are not yet ready to purchase a new license, you may continue using Pro on that Mac with the existing activation and outdated-license notice. Do not deactivate the license, as an outdated license cannot activate a new or deactivated BetterDisplay 5 installation.
- Free features remain available without a Pro license, as before.
More information: [Outdated Pro License FAQ](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/discussions/5632)
This cumulative changelog includes every change since the latest stable BetterDisplay 4 release, [v4.3.5](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.5).
###### Enhancements
- Added support for applying custom 3D LUTs to Image Adjustments and Stream/PIP video filters using compositor filters (#4284) `v5.0.1`
- Added a built-in app console for quick access to CLI features (#5642) `v5.0.1`
- Added a keyboard shortcut for quickly opening the app console (#5644) `v5.0.1`
- Added `exit` and `clear` app console commands (#5645) `v5.0.1`
- Added optional app logging output to the console (#5646) `v5.0.1`
- Added an HDMI-CEC TV controller for volume, mute, power, and input-source control on compatible HDMI ports and adapters (#3394)
- Added CLI commands for HDMI-CEC TV control, including volume, power, and input switching (#5506)
- Added per-display integration actions for running commands when a display is connected or disconnected and when the system wakes or sleeps (#5574)
- Added per-display ambient light sensor readings, including support for compatible external Apple displays such as the Pro Display XDR (#5565)
- Updated the `ambientLight` CLI feature to support individual displays (#5566)
- Added compositor filter-based rendering to the Video Filter window for improved performance, enabled by default (#5558)
- Added geometry and advanced color compositor filters to display group syncing, with CLI and Shortcuts access (#5551)
- Added additional compositor filter options (#5249)
- Improved the performance of the experimental compositor filter (#5491)
- Added a CLI option to export Display Information (#5485)
- Added link, bandwidth, DPCD, tiling, and DSC details to Display Information (#5484)
- Added a DPCD report (`dpcdReport`) CLI command, with credits to @joevt and AllRez (#5496)
- Added a CLI option to dump raw DPCD data (#5498)
- Added an EDID report (`edidReport`) CLI command (#5508)
- Added a DSC report (`dscReport`) CLI command (#5509)
- Added an HDMI-CEC report (`cecReport`) CLI command (#5510)
- Added an Apple display brightness controller report (`AppleBrightnessReport`) (#5507)
- Added a Color Table Control toggle and indicators showing which Image Adjustments sliders use color table control (#5557)
- Added support for overriding the nits values of built-in Apple displays to allow manual adju
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### v5.0.0
- Date: 2026-07-13
- Version: v5.0.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v5.0.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v5.0.0
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS
- **added** — Advanced compositor filters
- **added** — Expanded display reporting and integration capabilities
- **added** — HDMI-CEC control
- **added** — Improved per-display automation
- **changed** — App menu and OSD refinements
- **changed** — Performance improvements
- **changed** — Updated styling for the latest macOS releases including macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta
This pre-release introduces advanced compositor filters, expanded display reporting and integration capabilities, HDMI-CEC control, improved per-display automation, app menu and OSD refinements, performance improvements, and updated styling for the latest macOS releases, including the initial macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta.
_Please note that this version is not fully compatible with macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta 2 - an [updated version](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases) is available._
Please refer to the changelog of the subsequent updated pre-release version for the list of changes in this version.
### v4.3.5
- Date: 2026-07-07
- Version: v4.3.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.5
- Labels: Platforms: macOS
- **fixed** — Settings sidebar compatibility on macOS 27
- **fixed** — Settings scrolled pane header inset background on macOS 27
- **fixed** — Keyboard shortcut recording on macOS 27
- **fixed** — Compositor filter issues on macOS 27
- **removed** — Removed the no longer working Forced System OSD option on macOS 27
- **fixed** — Possible high CPU usage issue caused by app menu caching on some setups
- **fixed** — Various minor issues with app menu customizations
- **fixed** — Issue where app windows could hide the Dock and/or the app menu after using the crop selector window for PiP or Stream
- **fixed** — PiP window position and size corruption when using the width parameter with an external display connected
- **fixed** — Issue where the PiP window could keep disappearing
- **changed** — Improved initial sizing and placement of PiP and Video Filter windows
- **fixed** — SHIFT modifier handling during slider drag to suspend syncing
- **fixed** — SHIFT modifier handling during keyboard and slider drag control to skip nits-based syncing with combined controllers
- **fixed** — Volume keys keyboard control not updating when the matching audio device name is updated under Volume Control
- **fixed** — Forced HDR menu availability not updating after toggling Allow Forced HDR without manual display redetection
- **fixed** — Repeated Mirror configuration changed notifications when Configuration Protection enforces mirroring but the target display is missing
- **fixed** — Various UI spelling and stylistic issues in English
This version is a service release focused on bug fixes and compatibility improvements with macOS 27.
_**macOS 27 Golden Gate beta users:** try the v5.x pre-release for even better macOS 27 support and additional features. Go to `Settings` > `Application` > `Updates` and enable `Receive pre-release updates`, then use `Check for Updates`._
###### Changes
- Fixed Settings sidebar compatibility on macOS 27 - #5527
- Fixed Settings scrolled pane header inset background on macOS 27 - #5526
- Fixed keyboard shortcut recording on macOS 27 - #5538
- Fixed compositor filter issues on macOS 27 - #5610
- Removed the no longer working "Forced System OSD" option on macOS 27 - #5612
- Fixed a possible high CPU usage issue caused by app menu caching on some setups - #5608
- Fixed various minor issues with app menu customizations - #5492
- Fixed an issue where app windows could hide the Dock and/or the app menu after using the crop selector window for PiP or Stream - #5500
- Fixed PiP window position/size corruption when using the `width` parameter with an external display connected - #5494
- Fixed an issue where the PiP window could keep disappearing - #5578
- Improved initial sizing and placement of PiP and Video Filter windows - #5576
- Fixed SHIFT modifier handling during slider drag to suspend syncing - #5523
- Fixed SHIFT modifier handling during keyboard and slider drag control to skip nits-based syncing with combined controllers - #5524
- Fixed volume keys keyboard control not updating when the matching audio device name is updated under Volume Control - #5567
- Fixed forced HDR menu availability not updating after toggling "Allow Forced HDR" without manual display redetection - #5585
- Fixed repeated "Mirror configuration changed" notifications when Configuration Protection enforces mirroring but the target display is missing - #5572
- Fixed various UI spelling and stylistic issues in English - #5586
###### Included Localizations
- British English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
- Contributors: @afkeceli, @AndryTi, @andrwmai, @BingoKingo, @brzenio, @cfuentea, @chihuahua-experience, @cristianritco, @dimaitre, @dotWee, @DrRoglaa, @dvanzoerlandt, @elislays08, @enormous-rat, @giulianopires, @gpnunes75, @HaiBliss, @hshsilver, @hw0603, @ibrayd, @jacktechstudio, @JulyIghor, @Kcraft059, @MapleLeaf14, @marcinkardas, @maximsenterprise, @MazlumSerbest, @mickimnet, @mikevic18, @MonolitheMedia, @moriLiu, @MStankiewiczOfficial, @niklasbogensperger, @old-cookie, @PatrykM13, @pavlik000-collab, @PuzzledUser, @SakiPapa, @shindgewongxj, @skantek, @sm-moshi, @stonkol, @sup3rb3ar, @yeager, @waydabber. AI was used for updating some of the localizations.
For previous release notes, visit the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases). [Outdated license FAQ](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/discussions/4620).
### v4.3.4
- Date: 2026-05-24
- Version: v4.3.4
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.4
- Labels: Platforms: macOS
- **fixed** — Direct display brightness Force EDR mode option might cause heavy CPU usage and cause the app to hang after a longer sleep
- **fixed** — macOS 26.5 Shortcuts opens app Settings if there is an action from another app in the same Shortcut
- **fixed** — Brightness nits in the OSD cannot be turned off without Pro
- **fixed** — Rare resolution slider crash when resolutions list changes
- **fixed** — Tools menu header upper corner rounding may fail in certain situations
- **fixed** — Prevent auto-hiding menu bar to hide while app menu is open
- **fixed** — Menu open/close tutorial stays forever if the menu bar icon is disabled in System Settings
- **fixed** — Glass OSD slider knob looks somewhat semi-transparent when not being dragged
- **fixed** — Menu more options chevron collapse animation missing
- **fixed** — Onboarding arrow animations are stuck upon first app open
The previous release added a variety of new features including nits-based normalized brightness syncing, direct brightness upscaling for built-in XDR displays, HDR virtual screens, improved LG webOS support along with various fixes, performance and compatibility improvements.
This version is a minor service release with some bug-fixes and improvements.
###### Fixes, improvements
- Direct display brightness "Force EDR mode" option might cause heavy CPU usage and cause the app to hang after a longer sleep - #5441
- macOS 26.5 Shortcuts opens app Settings if there is an action from another app in the same Shortcut #5454
- Brightness nits in the OSD cannot be turned off without Pro - #5459
- Rare resolution slider crash (when resolutions list changes) - #5462
- Tools menu header upper corner rounding may fail in certain situations - #5433
- Prevent auto-hiding menu bar to hide while app menu is open - #5463
- Menu open/close tutorial stays forever if the menu bar icon is disabled in System Settings - #5453
- Glass OSD slider knob looks somewhat semi-transparent when not being dragged - #5460
- Menu "more options" chevron collapse animation missing - #5461
- Onboarding arrow animations are stuck upon first app open - #5465
###### Included Localizations
- British English, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
- Contributors: @afkeceli, @AndryTi, @andrwmai, @BingoKingo, @brzenio, @cfuentea, @chihuahua-experience, @cristianritco, @dimaitre, @dotWee, @DrRoglaa, @dvanzoerlandt, @elislays08, @enormous-rat, @giulianopires, @gpnunes75, @HaiBliss, @hshsilver, @hw0603, @ibrayd, @jacktechstudio, @JulyIghor, @Kcraft059, @MapleLeaf14, @marcinkardas, @maximsenterprise, @MazlumSerbest, @mickimnet, @mikevic18, @MonolitheMedia, @moriLiu, @MStankiewiczOfficial, @niklasbogensperger, @old-cookie, @PatrykM13, @pavlik000-collab, @PuzzledUser, @SakiPapa, @shindgewongxj, @skantek, @sm-moshi, @stonkol, @sup3rb3ar, @yeager, @waydabber. AI was used for updating some of the localizations.
For previous release notes, visit the [GitHub Releases page](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases). [Outdated license FAQ](https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/discussions/4620).
### v4.3.3
- Date: 2026-05-15
- Version: v4.3.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS
- **added** — Direct brightness upscaling for built-in XDR displays (experimental)
- **added** — Universal nits-based brightness sync mapping for normalized brightness synchronization (experimental)
- **added** — Configurable nits ranges for displays that do not provide native nits readings
- **added** — Parsing for HDR minimum, sustained maximum and peak brightness levels in nits
- **added** — Option to show nits values in the app menu as well as the OSD
- **added** — Improved nits output precision for low brightness values in the OSD
- **added** — Forced HDR support and expanded Color Mode menu options, including mixed HDR modes
- **added** — Mixed color mode support for outputting an SDR framebuffer with an HDR signal
- **added** — Brightness upscaling support for third-party displays in mixed HDR mode
- **changed** — Forced HDR mode is now preserved on wake
- **changed** — Forced HDR mode is now preserved after refresh rate changes when the display drops out of HDR
- **changed** — Made forced HDR mode compatible with Configuration Protection
- **added** — Extra HDR capability details under Display Information
- **added** — HDR support for virtual screens
- **added** — HDR-only mode lists for virtual screens
- **added** — Explicit per-virtual-screen option for enabling resolutions over 8K / 4K HiDPI
- **added** — Minimum and maximum range limits for direct brightness control
- **added** — Separate device power on/off controls for LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices
- **added** — Option to power LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices on/off when the display is detected or removed
- **added** — Option to prevent LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices from powering on after the display was disconnected during sleep
This release adds nits-based normalized brightness syncing, direct brightness upscaling for built-in XDR displays, HDR virtual screens, improved LG webOS support. The version includes various fixes, performance and compatibility improvements for the latest version of macOS Tahoe as well.
###### Features
- Added direct brightness upscaling for built-in XDR displays (experimental) - #5242
- Added universal nits-based brightness sync mapping for normalized brightness synchronization (experimental) - #1393
- Added configurable nits ranges for displays that do not provide native nits readings - #5327
- Added parsing for HDR minimum, sustained maximum and peak brightness levels in nits - #5358
- Added option to show nits values in the app menu as well as the OSD - #5208
- Added improved nits output precision for low brightness values in the OSD - #5241
- Added forced HDR support and expanded Color Mode menu options, including mixed HDR modes - #5292
- Added mixed color mode support for outputting an SDR framebuffer with an HDR signal - #5256
- Added brightness upscaling support for third-party displays in mixed HDR mode - #5264
- Forced HDR mode is now preserved on wake - #5303
- Forced HDR mode is now preserved after refresh rate changes when the display drops out of HDR - #5371
- Made forced HDR mode compatible with Configuration Protection - #5372
- Added extra HDR capability details under Display Information - #5267
- Added HDR support for virtual screens - #5257
- Added HDR-only mode lists for virtual screens - #5259
- Added an explicit per-virtual-screen option for enabling resolutions over 8K / 4K HiDPI - #5374
- Added minimum and maximum range limits for direct brightness control - #5252
- Added separate device power on/off controls for LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices - #5291
- Added option to power LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices on/off when the display is detected or removed - #5296
- Added option to prevent LG webOS and Yamaha AVR devices from powering on after the display was disconnected during sleep - #5295
- Added help text to the LG webOS control UI about relevant TV settings - #5009
- Added current input retrieval for Yamaha AVRs - #5304
- Added Yamaha AVR power control only when the associated audio device is active - #5320
- Added option to avoid stealing input from already powered-on Yamaha AVRs - #5321
- Added input switching on wake for Yamaha AVRs - #5322
- Added option to avoid putting Yamaha AVRs to sleep when not switched to the Mac input - #5323
- Added option to remember soft-disconnected display state on app restart - #5309
- Improved reconnect behavior for soft-disconnected displays when the Pro trial runs out - #5298
- Added new OSD positioning option to show the OSD at top-right when the menu bar icon is visible and centered when it is hidden - #5299
- Improved app menu hiding behavior when clicking outside the menu - #5355
- Added cached app menu support for faster menu presentation - #5334
- Improved app menu animation performance - #5332
- Added adaptations for SOTSU 16" Gen 2 and 16" ELITE displays - #5313
- Added update channel support for differentiated Apple Silicon builds - #5341
- Added a Terminal option to temporarily disable power management assertions - #5367
- Added CLI options to get and set display nits levels - #5387 `v4.3.1`
- Added CLI option to toggle direct XDR upscaling - #5388 `v4.3.1`
- Added app intent (macOS Shortcut) for direct brightness upscaling - #5400 `v4.3.2`
- Brightness upscaling keyboard now works with direct upscaling as well - #5401 `v4.3.2`
- Improved compatibility with the latest macOS Tahoe versions
- Various performance improvements
###### Fixed
- Image Adjustments menu being empty when color table control is disabled and Metal is enabled - #5194
- Image adjustment delta syncing being ineffective when a target control had never been changed before - #5378
- Rapid brightness upscaling with combined brightness
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### v4.3.2
- Date: 2026-05-14
- Version: v4.3.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.2
- Labels: Platforms: macOS
This updated release candidate version contains various enhancements and bug fixes. Please refer to the changelog of the v4.3.3 stable release version for more information.
### v4.3.1
- Date: 2026-05-13
- Version: v4.3.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.1
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS
This release candidate version contains various enhancements and bug fixes. Please refer to the changelog of the subsequent updated v4.3.2 release candidate version for more information.
### v4.3.0
- Date: 2026-05-11
- Version: v4.3.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.3.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.3.0
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS
This pre-release version contains various enhancements and bug fixes. Please refer to the changelog of the subsequent v4.3.1 version for more information.
### v4.2.3
- Date: 2026-03-12
- Version: v4.2.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.2.3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.2.3
- Labels: Platforms: macOS
- **added** — Option to show brightness in nits in the OSD for supported displays
- **added** — Keyboard shortcut support for LG webOS and Yamaha AVR input source changes
- **added** — macOS Shortcuts support for DDC, LG webOS and Yamaha AVR managed input source changes
- **added** — Support for managed Input Source using CLI
- **added** — 2-pass wake for networked devices to compensate for slow-waking network cards
- **added** — Way to list configured controllers for a display using CLI
- **added** — Non-persistent connection mode for LG webOS
- **added** — Option to disable DisplayLink auto-discovery and avoid discovery when launching in safe mode
- **added** — CLI and macOS Shortcuts support for compositor filters
- **added** — Option to manually enter MAC address and specify WOL broadcast address for LG webOS
- **added** — Option for a third delayed WOL after wake for LG webOS
- **added** — Keyboard shortcut for Redetect Displays
- **added** — Option to always show OSD on main display regardless of affected device and window/menu bar with focus location
- **added** — BetterDisplay open/close notifications for 3rd party integrations
- **changed** — Input switch on wake should not depend on enabled power control to make this feature work with HDMI-CEC
- **changed** — Command+W and Command+H should close/hide PIP windows
- **changed** — DNC prefix updated to match the bundle identifier while maintaining compatibility
- **changed** — Improved memory management
- **fixed** — Full screen PIP window issues including window cannot be closed, stopping stream results in blank space, and some interactions may cause crash
- **fixed** — Third Party App OSD integration unavailable without Pro
- **fixed** — CLI bool set operations should not return Failed when the setting is already in the desired state
- **fixed** — LG webOS persistent connection silent failure
- **fixed** — Volume value not adjusted with configured maximum when getting volume from LG webOS device
- **fixed** — LG webOS controller asking about PIN code on Philips TV during pairing
- **fixed** — LG and Samsung wake with WOL does not work if user provides hostname instead of IP address
- **fixed** — URL scheme toggle operation requires empty parameter value
- **fixed** — Built-in HTTP server may cause a crash
- **fixed** — WOL logic may crash if hostname is provided instead of IP address for a networked device
- **fixed** — Delayed check timeout for Apple control capability may be too short resulting in lack of Apple hardware control on newly connected external Apple displays
- **fixed** — Invalid 0 or 1 shown as native XDR brightness upscaling OSD nits value on macOS 26.2 and older
This contains various enhancements and bug fixes.
###### Enhancements
- Added option to show brightness in nits in the OSD for supported displays - #5053
- Added keyboard shortcut support for LG webOS and Yamaha AVR input source changes - #5127
- Added macOS Shortcuts support for DDC, LG webOS and Yamaha AVR managed input source changes - #5128
- Support for managed Input Source using CLI - #5110
- Implement 2-pass wake for networked devices to compensate for slow-waking network cards - #5118
- Added a way to list configured controllers for a display using CLI - #5113
- Input switch on wake should not depend on enabled power control (to make this feature work with HDMI-CEC) - #5119
- Added non-persistent connection mode for LG webOS - #4943
- Added an option to disable DisplayLink auto-discovery and avoid discovery when launching in safe mode - #5126
- Added CLI for (experimental) and macOS Shortcuts support for compositor filters - #5132
- Added option to manually enter MAC address and specify WOL broadcast address for LG webOS - #5140
- Added option for a third delayed WOL after wake for LG webOS - #5141
- Command+W and Command+H should close/hide PIP windows - #5153
- Updated the DNC prefix to match the bundle identifier (while maintaining compatibility) - #5136
- Added keyboard shortcut for "Redetect Displays" - #5035
- Added an option to always show OSD on main display regardless of affected device and window/menu bar with focus location - #4922
- BetterDisplay open/close notifications for 3rd party integrations - #5174
- Improved memory management - #5147
###### Fixed
- Full screen PIP window issues - window cannot be closed, stopping stream results in blank space, some other interaction (minimize etc) may cause crash - #5155
- Third Party App OSD integration unavailable without Pro - #5102
- CLI bool set operations should not return Failed when the setting is already in the desired state - #5111
- LG webOS persistent connection silent failure - #5131
- Volume value not adjusted with configured maximum when getting volume from LG webOS device - #5133
- The LG webOS controller asks about a PIN code on the "Philips TV" during pairing... - #5134
- LG and Samsung wake (WOL) does not work if the user provides a hostname instead of an IP address - #5139
- URL scheme toggle operation requires empty parameter value - #5149
- Built-in HTTP server may cause a crash - #5154
- WOL logic may crash if hostname is provided instead of IP address for a networked device - #5165
- Delayed check timeout for Apple control capability may be too short resulting in lack of Apple hardware control on newly connected external Apple displays - #5187
- An invalid '0' or '1' is shown as native XDR brightness upscaling OSD nits value on macOS 26.2 and older in v4.2.2 - #5192
_Note: This is a hotfix release to address a reported OSD issue in the recent v4.2.2 release, affecting older macOS versions – no new features were added. The changelog is carried over from the previous release._
###### Included Localizations
- British English (@PuzzledUser)
- Chinese, Simplified (@BingoKingo, @shindgewongxj, @hshsilver, @jacktechstudio)
- Chinese, Traditional (@old-cookie, @moriLiu)
- Dutch (@dvanzoerlandt)
- French (@Kcraft059, @MonolitheMedia)
- German (@mickimnet, @dotWee, @niklasbogensperger, @sm-moshi)
- Hungarian (@sup3rb3ar)
- Italian (@MapleLeaf14)
- Japanese (@SakiPapa)
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### v4.2.2
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Version: v4.2.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay/releases/tag/v4.2.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/betterdisplay/releases/v4.2.2
- Labels: Pre-release; Platforms: macOS
This version contains various enhancements and bug fixes.
_Please be aware that this version contains an OSD related issue affecting some older macOS versions. A follow-up version is available with a fix._