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The exact resolutions of the options offered will vary depending on the specifications of your external display. For example, the external monitor connected to our Mac in the screenshots is a 27-inch Dell P2715Q 4K monitor, with a native resolution of 3840×2160. Jan 28, 2020 Mac computers that have a Retina display. These Mac computers have a built-in Retina display: MacBook Pro models: 15-inch MacBook Pro models introduced in 2012 or later, except the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012). Native resolution: 2880 x 1800 at 220 pixels per inch. Support for millions of colors. May 23, 2016 For Macs with secondary screens or an external display, you can show all possible display resolutions for an external screen to reveal other screen resolutions which may otherwise be hidden from the Mac OS X default options. Aug 27, 2015 You must hold the Option key when clicking on ‘Scaled’ to reveal all possible screen resolutions for the external display(s), and if you have multiple external displays in use on a Mac, you’ll want to hold the option key when choosing “Scaled” and selecting a resolution for each connected display. Depending on your display, OS X may offer three to five resolution choices; these are the choices you'll see by default in Resolutionator. If that's not enough for you, though, Resolutionator can show all the resolutions your display reports it's capable of producing, as seen in the movie at right. How to change the screen resolution on Remote Macs February 6, 2015 macOS Apple Jay Versluis It’s easy to remote control your Mac, no matter if it’s hosted in a data centre far away, or if it sits in your bookshelf across the room.
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How can you 'force' or 'hack' the Retina Display MacBook Pro models to run at the native resolution or otherwise fit more on screen than by default?
All 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models (A1398) have a 15.4' color display with 2880x1800 native resolution at 220 ppi and all 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models (A1425, A1502) have a 13.3' color display with 2560x1600 native resolution at 227 ppi.
By default, the 13-Inch and 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro models run 'pixel doubled' at 1280x800 and 1440x900, respectively. Each just has four times the detail of a 'traditional' display -- which looks quite attractive, but some users no doubt would like to see more at one time than fits on the screen at this resolution.
Default Apple Options
Apple's own support site provides a FAQ about using a Retina Display that explains Mac OS X supports four other 'scaled' resolutions in addition to the one provided by default. To change the default resolution, select 'System Preferences' under the Apple menu and then click the 'Displays' icon.
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These four scaled resolutions are listed ranging from 'Larger Text' to 'More Space.' On the 15-Inch models, the supported scaled resolutions are 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1280x800, and 1024x640. On the 13-Inch models, the supported scaled resolutions are 1680x1050, 1440x900, and 1024x640.
Apple also cautions that 'scaled resolutions do not offer the same visual quality as the Retina setting. Scaled resolutions may also impact graphics performance depending on which applications you are using.'
Apple quietly notes that you also can 'press and hold the 'Option' key while clicking the 'Scaled' button' in the 'Displays' Control Panel to see more resolutions. This functionality is available in OS X Mavericks (10.9) and OS X Yosemite (10.10) as well as in 'extended desktop mode' in OS X Lion (10.7) and OS X Mountain Lion (10.8).
For more technical details regarding Retina Display scaling and display size comparison, you may find this detailed analysis from MacPerformanceGuide interesting.
Third-Party Software Options
For even more control, there are at least three third-party 'hacks' available to provide support for the native resolution as well as other options that may be of interest.
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Of course, Apple does not support third-party hacks. Should you choose to proceed with unofficial methods, be absolutely sure to backup your entire computer first. It's a good idea to backup your computer regularly even if you don't use hacks, naturally.
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Retina DisplayMenu
The first option is the free Retina DisplayMenu (direct download link) from Reddit user 'phoenixdev.' This utility adds a list of Apple's supported resolutions as well as additional ones to the menu bar and makes switching between them easy.
QuickRes
The second option is the highly regarded QuickRes. It is the self-described 'quickest and easiest way to switch between screen resolutions on your Mac' and supports OS X Lion (10.7) and later versions of OS X.
QuickRes originally was free to download with the developer accepting donations after the fact, but now the fourth version is available for US$4.99. Certainly, US4.99 is quite reasonable should you find the software useful.
SwitchResX
The third option, as first spotted by MacRumors forum reader 'plazmic', is the sophisticated SwitchResX shareware application that offers extensive control over 'Monitor Resolution, Color Depth, Video Mirroring, Display Rotation, Display Overscan' and more. It even allows one to create and enable new resolutions.
SwitchResX is available for a number of versions of Mac OS X and even Mac OS 9. It is offered with a free ten day trial, and costs an entirely reasonable €14 to register.
If you find QuickRes or SwitchResX useful, EveryMac.com strongly encourages paying the respective programmers to support continued development.
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Retina Hacks Summary
Some users may like the simple, convenient options that Apple provides whereas others may find the third-party options -- Retina DisplayMenu, QuickRes, or SwitchResX -- better for precise control over the user experience.
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