Our take
Pick BetterDisplay if mac users who will stay on Free / the 14-day trial while they add a first Virtual 16:9 — then Pro at US$21.99 when they need HiDPI / PIP / EDID after the trial, not Lunar Pro US$23 first unless they want Clock Mode DDC / Sync, and not if they are a business that must license even Free features after the trial. Pick Lunar if mac users who will stay on Free while they send a first DDC brightness
Best for
BetterDisplay HiDPI / virtual / PIP you start at a public $
Lunar Hardware brightness you start at a public $
Free plan
BetterDisplay No free plan
Lunar $0 · dDC / Apple Native / Manual (capped) / Gamma fallback / CLI / input switching
Lowest paid
BetterDisplay Pro $21.99
Lunar Lunar Pro $23
Watch out
BetterDisplay macOS-only
Lunar macOS-only
Last checked
BetterDisplay 2026-10-23 · betterdisplay.pro/guide/licensing/getting-a-pro-license
Lunar 2026-10-23 · lunar.fyi
mac users who will stay on Free / the 14-day trial while they add a first Virtual 16:9 — then Pro at US$21.99 when they need HiDPI / PIP / EDID after the trial, not Lunar Pro US$23 first unless they want Clock Mode DDC / Sync, and not if they are a business that must license even Free features after the trial.
Read the BetterDisplay pagemac users who will stay on Free while they send a first DDC brightness to an external panel — then Lunar Pro at US$23 when they need Sync / Location / Clock beyond the trial, not BetterDisplay Pro US$21.99 first unless they want HiDPI / virtual screens / PIP, and not if they are not on macOS.
Read the Lunar page
