7/1/2023 0 Comments Resolutionator appWhen I enable the “show non-retina resolutions” option in Resolutionator, I see a total of 12 resolutions, including one (2048×1280) that I find very usable when I need screen real estate. Out of the box, Resolutionator shows me those four, plus a “native pixels” resolution of 2560×1600. On my 13″ Retina MacBook Pro, for instance, OS X’s Displays panel lists four possible resolutions, ranging from 1024×640 up to 1680×1050. Resolutionator’s secret (OK, it’s not really secret) superpower is that it can offer you resolutions-including some that offer more pixels than your display contains-that OS X won’t let you use. The exciting feature in Resolutionator is its secret superpower… Those features are useful, though not all that exciting. (It can also run as a normal application, complete with Dock icon, if you prefer.) Want to conserve menu bar space? After assigning that keyboard shortcut, switch Resolutionator to faceless mode, and it runs completely invisibly, activated only when you press the assigned shortcut. And whether you use a keyboard shortcut or the menu bar icon, Resolutionator lets you switch the resolution on all attached displays from the same location. You can assign a keyboard shortcut, and then switch resolutions via a pop-up menu. If you change resolutions once a week, it’s not too bad…but if you change multiple times a day, it gets old, and fast.Įnter Resolutionator, which recreates the old menu bar prompt to let you quickly change the resolution on any and all attached displays, as seen at right.īut Resolutionator goes well beyond the old stock resolution switcher. In its place is a convoluted process that requires launching System Preferences and clicking buttons. But some years back, this feature vanished, never (at least so far) to be seen again. In prior versions of the Mac OS, switching resolutions wasn’t a big deal-an optional menu bar icon provided quick access to any available resolution. As a result, I found myself constantly switching resolutions-I’d use a higher resolution when working on complicated projects, then switch back to the default retina resolution when browsing the web or reading email. Like many of our other apps, Resolutionator came about due to an internal need-I use a 13″ retina MacBook Pro, and as crisp and gorgeous as that 1280×800 ‘retinaized’ display is, that’s just not a lot of room when working with lots of windows. Resolutionator makes it brain-dead-simple to switch the resolution on your display(s), and was developed with retina displays in mind (though it’s perfectly functional on non-retina displays, too). Meet Resolutionator, the newest entry in Many Tricks’ stable of apps.
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