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Description:
Quickly change your screen resolution from the menubar

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 1.0,100,1426778671@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: resolution display menubar utility macos

Install: brew install --cask bestres

About:
bestres is a lightweight macOS menubar utility that enables rapid switching between display resolutions. It provides a simple dropdown interface to select from available resolutions without navigating deep into System Settings. This tool is particularly useful for users who frequently need to adjust their display settings for different tasks or external monitors.

Key Features:

Menubar access for instant resolution switching
Clean, native macOS interface
Supports all available display resolutions
Lightweight and unobtrusive

Use Cases:

Switching resolutions for gaming or video editing
Quickly adapting display settings when connecting to external monitors
Temporarily lowering resolution for performance-intensive tasks

Alternatives:

Display Menu – Built into macOS but requires more clicks to access
SwitchResX – More feature-rich but heavier and more complex

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jul 9, 2024 3:41pm	1.0,100,1426778671	0	VERSION_BUMP	6b17c359