Windows software for quickly changing screen resolution?

[Vexii]

Hey all, super quick one here -

Looking for suggestions on a simple software that allows me to toggle different screen resolutions with just a click or two. Ideally something that sits in the system tray and offers a list of resolutions, etc.

I need it because I have an ultrawide screen, but will often need to drop down to a regular 16:9 resolution for compatibility/practical reasons. This is variable across a wide range of games and desktop applications, so just changing the resolution on a per-app basis won't work well enough - it needs to be a global change.

Thank you!

 

[tomd96]

Display Fusion can do this with keyboard shortcuts. I've been using it for various monitor profiles for years and it's been great.

 

[deadman322]

displayfusion is probably your best bet. i did a quick search and it seems like creating different monitor profiles will let you change resolution with a hotkey.

edit: just beaten.

 

[ScarletJon]

I use Monitor Profile Switcher. It's mainly used for switching monitor setups (like if you want 2 of your 3 monitors on or whatever), but can also be used to switch resolutions. But it requires that you preset the different profiles. It's freeware and lightweight. Sits in the task tray, and has keybindable profiles.

I use it in tandem with a streamdeck for easy and fast switching.

EDIT: MPS is also FOSS https://github.com/cooolinho/monitor-profile-switcher

 

[Winnie]

DisplayMagician is what you are looking for, free and open source:

GitHub - terrymacdonald/DisplayMagician: DisplayMagician is an open source tool for automatically configuring your displays and sound for a game or application from a single Windows Shortcut.

DisplayMagician is an open source tool for automatically configuring your displays and sound for a game or application from a single Windows Shortcut. - GitHub - terrymacdonald/DisplayMagician: Di...

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You can also make that the screen resolution change when opening x game/app.

 

[Zexen]

Get this, then create a .bat file with this syntax:

ChangeScreenResolution.exe /w=WIDTH /h=HEIGHT /f=REFRESH_RATE_30_60_90_120_... /d=DISPLAY_INDEX_0_1_2_...

Double click the .bat file created, simple as that, can't be much quicker.

You can basically create as much files as you want, let them sit on your desktop and simply double click the one you want to switch your resolution to.

or even better, add them to your taskbar, and launch them with the Windows Key + Position number (Win1, Win 2, Win 3, etc...)

 

[blakdeth]

Do you all find that, despite changing your screen resolution, games continue to use the resolution they were previously set to? For example, I have been using Gamestream Launchpad to switch my desktop resolution from 3840x1600 to 1920x1080 when streaming games using Nvidia Gamestream. However, when a game loads, it preserves the resolution it was previously set to - in this case, 3840x1600. I should note that the game is set to "fullscreen" mode. Are you all able to switch desktop and game resolution in one go?

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I use Monitor Profile Switcher. It's mainly used for switching monitor setups (like if you want 2 of your 3 monitors on or whatever), but can also be used to switch resolutions. But it requires that you preset the different profiles. It's freeware and lightweight. Sits in the task tray, and has keybindable profiles.

I use it in tandem with a streamdeck for easy and fast switching.

EDIT: MPS is also FOSS https://github.com/cooolinho/monitor-profile-switcher

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My vote goes to this, I'm using it for years.

 

[Deleted member 12323]

Hey all, super quick one here -

Looking for suggestions on a simple software that allows me to toggle different screen resolutions with just a click or two. Ideally something that sits in the system tray and offers a list of resolutions, etc.

I need it because I have an ultrawide screen, but will often need to drop down to a regular 16:9 resolution for compatibility/practical reasons. This is variable across a wide range of games and desktop applications, so just changing the resolution on a per-app basis won't work well enough - it needs to be a global change.

Thank you!

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GitHub - cooolinho/monitor-profile-switcher

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