I want to test non-retina/non-HiDPI mode on macOS Mojave on the built-in display of a MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017). I found articles that suggest enabling the option sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist DisplayResolutionEnabled -bool true
, restarting the computer, opening System Preferences
, selecting Displays
, and holding down the option ⌥
key when selecting Scaled
should show a list of all available resolutions, including non-HiDPI resolutions; however, I just see the following:
1 Answer
You can use the free App Display Menu.
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Thanks, that worked. I opened
About This Mac
, clicked onDisplays
, observed the resolution noted there, and then selected the resolution that halved both of these numbers from theDisplay Menu
app.– kgibmMay 10, 2019 at 14:05
Default for display
.