EasySwitchEasySwitch vs BetterDisplay Pro
EasySwitch vs BetterDisplay Pro
The short version
BetterDisplay is a well-liked macOS utility for taking control of your displays: custom resolutions, HiDPI modes, brightness, and virtual displays that macOS treats as real. Everything it does happens on a single Mac — it does not send a display to another computer, and it does not share a keyboard, mouse or clipboard between machines. EasySwitch creates the extra display on your Mac and puts it on the screen of another computer on your network, and carries your input and files across too.
Side by side
| Capability | EasySwitch | BetterDisplay Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Windows, macOS & Linux | Yes all three | No macOS only |
| Use another computer as a second monitor | Yes Pro | Partial same Mac only |
| Same-OS pairs (two PCs, two Macs) | Yes | No single machine |
| Works with any keyboard & mouse | Yes | Yes |
| End-to-end encrypted — free tier too | Yes Noise, every tier | No nothing networked |
| Clipboard: text, images & files | Yes | No |
| File transfer & drag-and-drop | Yes up to 10 MB free, unlimited on Pro | No |
| Control from a phone or browser | Yes web bridge | No |
| Free tier | Yes 2 computers | Partial free tier, paid Pro |
| One-time price (no subscription) | Yes | Yes |
✓ yes · ~ partial or paid · — no. BetterDisplay Pro details as of 2026 — check BetterDisplay Pro's site for current terms.
Why people move to EasySwitch
- The extra display appears on another computer's screen, not only inside the same Mac.
- Windows and Linux machines can host or show a display, not just Macs.
- The same purchase shares keyboard, mouse, clipboard and files between those machines.
- One-time price covering up to five computers rather than one.
When BetterDisplay Pro is the better pick
BetterDisplay is the better tool for fine-grained control of the monitors physically attached to one Mac — resolution overrides, HiDPI scaling and per-display brightness are its whole subject, and it does them well.
See for yourself
EasySwitch is free for two computers, forever — nothing to sign up for.