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SplitShow vs BetterDisplay

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

SplitShow

6.0
Productivity

Dual-head presentation of PDF slides

BetterDisplay

8.0
Utilities

Display management tool

Metric SplitShow BetterDisplay
Category Productivity Utilities
AI Score 6.0 8.0
30-day Installs - 8.8K
90-day Installs 3 25.6K
365-day Installs 23 74.1K
Version 0.9.12-alpha 4.2.3
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated Yes No
GitHub Stars 142 30.3K
GitHub Forks 12 556
Open Issues 19 174
License MIT
Language Objective-C
Last GitHub Commit 6y ago 2mo ago
First Seen Oct 9, 2014 Jun 22, 2022

Reviews

SplitShow

SplitShow is a unique tool designed for dual-monitor PDF slide presentations, ideal for users needing to display notes or alternate views. Despite its niche appeal, it lacks recent updates and community support.

Enables dual-screen PDF presentations, useful for showing notes or different slide views on separate monitors.

Pros

  • + Free and open-source under MIT license
  • + Effective for dual-monitor presentations
  • + Specifically designed for PDF slides, including LaTeX beamer

Cons

  • - Inactive development with no auto-updates
  • - Low user base and community support

BetterDisplay

BetterDisplay is a powerful display management tool for macOS, offering features like HiDPI scaling, brightness adjustments, and virtual screens. It's ideal for users with multiple monitors or those needing advanced display configurations.

Manages display settings and configurations on macOS devices.

Pros

  • + Advanced display management features
  • + Active development and community support
  • + Highly customizable settings

Cons

  • - Some open issues and bugs
  • - Occasional compatibility problems with macOS updates