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How to change refresh rate on an external display on macOS
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fix-refresh-rate.sh
# install homebrew
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
# install cscreen
brew cask install cscreen
# list displays
cscreen -l
# find your external screen in the list and write the number (not the ID) down somewhere
# in the following instructions, use that number instead of <SCREEN>
# list display modes for your external screen
cscreen -s <SCREEN> -v
# find a display mode you like and run
cscreen -s <SCREEN> -x <WIDTH> -y <HEIGHT> -r <REFRESH_RATE>
# enjoy!
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xriu commented Jun 1, 2019 •
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good gist, but you need to fix -x WIDTH -y HEIGHT

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aldajulian commented Mar 17, 2021 •
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install cscreen
brew install --cask cscreen

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Thanks, for that, it really helped me

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