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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 Stats if mac users who will stay on the MIT binary at $0 while they open a first
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BetterDisplay HiDPI / virtual / PIP you start at a public $
Stats A menu-bar meter you start at a public $
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BetterDisplay No free plan
Stats $0 · mIT at exelban/stats. Menu-bar modules on macOS
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BetterDisplay Pro $21.99
Stats Not published by the vendor
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BetterDisplay macOS-only
Stats Menu-bar only
Last checked
BetterDisplay 2026-10-23 · betterdisplay.pro/guide/licensing/getting-a-pro-license
Stats 2026-10-23 · mac-stats.com
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 the MIT binary at $0 while they open a first Battery 80% popup — not a remote dashboard first, and not Alfred Powerpack unless they need a launcher.
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