Export and import app settings

If you want to keep your app settings safe or clone the installation to an other Mac, you can easily export and import BetterDisplay settings.

❓ The article reflects app version v2.0.8

Exporting app settings

You can use the following Terminal command to export app settings:

defaults export pro.betterdisplay.BetterDisplay ~/Desktop/BetterDisplay.plist

This command creates a file named BetterDisplay.plist on the desktop which contains the exported app settings.

Importing settings

The following command can be used to import app settings from an existing configuration file (provided that a BetterDisplay.plist file is located on the Desktop containing exported app settings):

defaults import pro.betterdisplay.BetterDisplay ~/Desktop/BetterDisplay.plist

Note: this operation overrides app settings. Import should be used only when the app is not running.

For app version v1.x

The commands are somewhat similar:

defaults export me.waydabber.BetterDummy ~/Desktop/BetterDisplay.plist defaults import me.waydabber.BetterDummy ~/Desktop/BetterDisplay.plist