/gfxCardStatus

gfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your unibody, dual-GPU MacBook Pro is using at any given time, and allows you to switch between them on demand.

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gfxCardStatus Enhanced

originally by Cody Krieger

gfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application for OS X that allows users of dual GPU MacBook Pros to monitor the status of, and switch between said GPUs.

This version of gfxCardStatus has been modified from the original and contains several new and altered features. Some of the major differences are listed below:

  • Removed Sparkle framework due the software being customised.
  • Removed 'Cody Krieger' self-promotion notices from UI.
  • Worked around the issue where you would select integrated, and it would switch to dynamic. The code is based on pajp's sticky-mode patch.
  • Set mode to integrated only on startup unless connected to an external display, then it will set the mode to dynamic switching.
  • When processes are preventing the switch to integrated only, it shows a notification rather than an error dialog.

License

Licensed under the New BSD License.

Copyright (c) 2010-2012, Cody Krieger All rights reserved.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* Neither the name of gfxCardStatus nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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