# How to Change the Display Resolution with a Keyboard Shortcut on Mac

Updated: November 12, 2026

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Make a shortcut with the “Set Display Resolution” action of [Shortcutie](https://sindresorhus.com/shortcutie), and give it a keyboard shortcut in the Shortcuts app. Without an app, select the resolution in “System Settings › Displays”.

## With Shortcutie

1. Install [Shortcutie](https://sindresorhus.com/shortcutie), and open it once.
1. In the Shortcuts app, click the add button to make a new shortcut, and add the “Set Display Resolution” action.
1. Leave the display field empty for the primary display, or choose a display. Then click the resolution field, and choose a resolution, like “2560×1440”.
1. Click the details button in the sidebar, click “Add Keyboard Shortcut”, and press the keys.
1. Make a second shortcut for the resolution that you go back to.

The resolutions that you can choose depend on your display. They are the ones of System Settings, with the scaled Retina resolutions. The change is immediate, and it stays after you log out.

To read the resolution in a shortcut, use the “Get Display Resolution” action. Its result has the width, the height, and the refresh rate.

## Without an app

1. Open “System Settings › Displays”.
1. If you have more than one display, select the display.
1. Select a resolution. To see the resolutions as a list, Control-click the thumbnails, and choose “Show List”.

[Apple’s instructions.](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/mchl86d72b76/mac) This is good when you change the resolution now and then. A keyboard shortcut is for when you switch often, like for a presentation or a screen recording.