Issues

• Virtual Screen Blurry Depending on External Monitor Connection Order

  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5926 · Filter by author ben-medpro opened on Oct 23, 2026

• License expired - Input Switch not working

  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5925 · Filter by author MexicoMatt opened on Oct 23, 2026

• Brightness changes on a 240Hz external display in HiDPI mode hang the display coprocessor and kernel-panic the Mac (M5 Pro, macOS 27.0.1, BetterDisplay 5.1.1)

  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5924 · Filter by author kennedy opened on Oct 22, 2026

• Use "continuous“ rounding for display corners

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5919 · Filter by author thomasholte opened on Oct 21, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Add accent color (multicolor) option and strength slider to PIP/stream crop frame indicator and window highlight

  doneenhancementPIP/Streampre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5918 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 21, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Disconnect display warning message may be cropped and menu closing without resolving the warning may leave the connection toggle in inconsistent state

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5914 · Filter by author adandl opened on Oct 20, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• 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

  awaiting response from reporterbuginvestigating
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5913 · Filter by author mam4dali opened on Oct 20, 2026
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• Provide EQ, balance, trim, channel swap, polarity inversion, bass boost, loudness, frequency pass, compressor, noise gate features for software audio controller

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5911 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 20, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Add combined audio (software, hardware) to provide additional volume control for devices with too high min-volume threshold

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5910 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 20, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• CLI: protectSDRColorMode returns "Failed." for get, set and toggle

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5909 · Filter by author carterwilkinson opened on Oct 20, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• CLI: get -protect* prints "false ? ON : OFF)" and the value is inverted

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5908 · Filter by author carterwilkinson opened on Oct 20, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• ASRock monitor freezes and loses HDR/refresh rate settings on Fast User Switching (regression from 4.x)

  awaiting response from reporter
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5906 · Filter by author Hoony6 opened on Oct 18, 2026
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• Update the mute CLI command to work with other audio controllers besides DDC

  doneenhancementintegrationpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5903 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 18, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Add software audio controller

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5902 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 18, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• When Pro is activated, the About tab should show "BetterDisplay Pro" instead of "BetterDisplay" to avoid confusion

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5900 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 17, 2026 · v5.2.0
  

• The Layout Protection swoop-in animation has a lagging background

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5894 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 14, 2026 · v5.2.0
  

• Add an option to show device name in the macOS 27.2 style rounded OSD

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5893 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 14, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• CLI: Setting refresh rates requires undocumented 'Hz' suffix or silently defaults to the current value as fallback, reporting a false success

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5892 · Filter by author hypercryptoman opened on Oct 14, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Newly connected audio device may not be recognized by the app for volume control

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5891 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 14, 2026 · v5.2.0
  

• macOS 27.2+ OSD should (as of PB3) use filled icon variants and show appropriate Apple audio device icon for native volume control

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5889 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 14, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Provide an option to disable custom SF Symbol app icon hierarchical rendering

  doneenhancementpre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5888 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 13, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Crash when pressing media keys while BetterDisplay Settings or PIP window has focus

  bugdonepre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5877 · Filter by author greenius opened on Oct 9, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• Apply display-group layout protection through the CLI and Settings

  doneenhancementintegrationpre-releasesync/groups
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5874 · Filter by author kekstime opened on Oct 7, 2026 · v5.2.0
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• WindowServer crashes in GenerateModeListForDisplay while BetterDisplay repeatedly creates virtual displays

  bugcan't reproducemacOS versionvirtual screen
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5870 · Filter by author allonli opened on Oct 6, 2026
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• Add cropping to Stream Selected Content

  doneenhancementPIP/Streampre-release
  waydabber/BetterDisplay#5865 · Filter by author waydabber opened on Oct 4, 2026 · v5.2.0
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