/DisableMonitor

Easily disable or enable a monitor on your Mac.

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Adds the missing feature to disable a monitor on your Mac!

Easily disable, enable or change the resolution of a monitor!

Console Usage

You can use DisableMonitor with the console.
Following switches are available:

$ /Applications/DisableMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/DisableMonitor --help
usage: DisableMonitor [options]
Options:
-l, --list         list all attached monitors
-d, --disable ID   disable monitor with specified id
-e, --enable ID    enable monitor with specified id
-h, --help         show this help

Example Usage:

$ /Applications/DisableMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/DisableMonitor --list
 ID         Name
----------- -----------------
 188823026  SyncMaster (1)
 188834480  SyncMaster (2)
----------- -----------------
$ /Applications/DisableMonitor.app/Contents/MacOS/DisableMonitor --disable 188834480

(More switches might be coming)

Changelog

1.8:

  • Added Yosemite White Icon
  • Added posibility to disable mirrored monitor (Issue #9)

1.7:

  • Added Updater
  • Added Quit Menu (Alternative Menu)
  • Added Start Screensaver Menu (Alternative Menu)
  • Added console usage (Issue #8)
  • Added About Dialog

1.6:

  • Added Icons
  • Added Lock Screens
  • Fixed Issues #5 & #6

1.5:

  • Minor Bugfixes

1.4:

  • Manage Resolutions
  • Ratio

1.3:

  • Support for 10.6

1.2:

  • Move windows from disabled monitor to an active one

1.1:

  • Resolution can now be changed!
  • Bugfixes
  • improved stability
  • added German language

Notes

App Icon by http://ionicons.com/