SwitchResX 3.8.7

SwitchResX 3.8.7 is a powerful utility that helps you manage the resolution of all your monitors.

You can use its menu in the Menu Bar or click on the Finder Desktop with its Contextual Menu Plugin to gain access to all these settings from within every application. It even allows you to create new custom resolutions.

Major Benefits:

1. SwitchResX in your menu bar. Not just another Displays menu.
2. SwitchResX is flexible: Customize your menu the way you want
3. SwitchResX can show you options that the Displays menu can't
   
4. SwitchResX can give you access to powerful options
   
5. SwitchResX on your desktop. Every option is right here.
   
6. SwitchResX lets you access new standard resolutions
   
7. SwitchResX lets you create custom resolutions
   
8. SwitchResX lets you change all settings of all your monitors in one shot: Modify resolutions, color depths, display position, main display, video mirroring in one shot
   
9. SwitchResX can block unused resolutions: Block resolutions, redirect them to others.
   
10. SwitchResX can automate resolutions switches for all applications: Automate settings when launching applications...

Major Features:

1. As standard features: it gives you access to most of your monitor settings within its customizable menus (in the Menu Bar or on the Finder Desktop with a Contextual Menu Plugin). SwitchResX incorporates features relative to the Monitor Resolution, Color Depth, Video Mirroring, Display Rotation, Display Overscan into one single utility.
2. Other useful features include saving desktop layout, ie positions of the icons on the desktop and positions of the windows of all open applications, and restore them automatically when the resolution is changed or when you plug or unplug an external monitor.
3. You can disable or deactivate a monitor without having to physically unplug it, allowing you to use a laptop in clamshell mode with external monitor, keyboard and mouse
4. Specialized features allow you to link your monitor settings with system events: Key shortcut pressed, Apple Scripts, Application launched.
5. Advanced features lets you enable more resolutions, or even create new resolutions for your monitor, HDTV, Plasma screen or Video Projector. This advanced feature is very powerful for users requesting complete control over their display resolution.

Enhancements:

• Should solve the bug asking again for registration if already registered ince a long time
• Corrects two bugs in the scripting mechanism of SwitchResX Daemon
• Shows the horizontal/vertical positive sync correctly on existing resolutions
• Shows the right recalculated CVT vertical resolution when using this timing mode generation formula
• Shows the correct starting Display Set in SwitchResX Control
• Apply correctly the origin of a display when set from a Display Set
• Doesn't let APE patch any SwitchResX tool to avoid infinite loops
• Prepares the transition to SwitchRes4

Requirements:  A Macintosh with at least MacOS X 10.4.11