Displays (System Preferences)

Settings for a Retina display in macOS 10.15

The Displays pane from System Preferences in macOS allows a user to customize the resolution and brightess display settings of their Mac. The desktop background can be modified in the Desktop & Screen Saver pane.

History

The functionality was introduced in the Mac OS X Public Beta as the Monitors pane, succeeding the Monitors control panel from classic Mac OS. The pane was renamed "Displays" with the public release of Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah). It also incorporated the features of ColorSync into the "Colors" tab with the release of Mac OS X 10.3 (Jaguar). With the introduction of Retina displays, the option to change the resolution was replaced by options to resize the user interface.

External links

• Display settings for your Mac at Apple Support
  • Change Display preferences on Mac
    • Change Display preferences for accessibility on Mac
    • Change Display preferences on Mac for Pro Display XDR
    • Change Displays Options preferences on Mac
    • Change your Mac display’s brightness
    • Change your Mac display’s resolution
  • Change Displays Arrangement preferences on Mac
    • Use multiple displays with your Mac
  • Change Displays Color preferences on Mac
    • Change your Mac display’s color profile
    • Calibrate your Mac display
  • Change Displays Night Shift preferences on Mac

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