How To See Your Display Resolution on macOS [Tutorial]
18How To See Your Display Resolution on macOS [Tutorial]
The resolution (in pixels by pixels) of your Mac’s display determines how much information you can fit on screen and how sharp the image is, so it’s important to know. If you run a full-screen game or application at native resolution, the image will look its best, so here’s how to find out what it is.
Whether you use Big Sur or Catalina, macOS usually handles display resolution and scaling quite well automatically. Still, those using external displays (particularly third-party displays) may wish to select their resolution manually. Here’s how you can override macOS’s automatic and limited suggestions and choose any supported resolution for your external monitor.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
This tutorial will apply for MacBook Pro, Air, Mini's running the macOS operating system. This tutorial was performed on a macOS Big Sur system.