Getting a Pro License
You can support development by purchasing a BetterDisplay Pro license at betterdisplay.pro/buy
You can also purchase Pro directly in the app - just navigate to Settings (gear icon) > Pro and click on Buy BetterDisplay Pro and follow the checkout instructions:
The price of a Pro license is $18 / €18 (Sales Tax and VAT may apply).
You can use the following payment options with in-app purchase:
- Credit/debit card
- PayPal
The following additional options are available at betterdisplay.pro/buy:
- Apple Pay (requires Safari, not available in-app)
- Google Pay (requires Google Chrome, not available in-app)
- Alipay (requires browser based checkout, country set to China)
Currency and tax level vary by location. You can customize your location during the checkout process and the displayed price will update accordingly.
If you want to purchase multiple licenses, you can do so by specifying the number of licenses using the web based checkout process at betterdisplay.pro/buy.
After successfully completing the checkout process, Paddle will send you an email with the license codes specified during checkout.
If you are a business user, you should enter your VAT ID (EU businesses) and business details during the checkout to get a proper invoice and for tax reclamation purposes (price may update to a VAT-deduced amount depending on location). This is possible both during the in-app purchase or the web based checkout process.
You can enter your VAT ID once you provided your email address and country of origin during the checkout process:
If you received a coupon code from the developer (for example as an early backer of the project), you can enter it during checkout. On the web based checkout you can do so by clicking the Add discount or via the in-app purchase by clicking on the Add Coupon link before selecting the payment method.
Thank you for purchasing BetterDisplay Pro! After the purchase, Paddle (the payment and license provider) sends you an email to the address provided during checkout with the license number(s) which you can use to activate the app under Settings > Pro.
Upon successful activation the app gives a clear feedback and unlocks all Pro functionality:
Please note that even if you don't buy the app, you can still use many of the features for free (if you are a non-business user). Note: a web-based checkout option will be available soon.
Please make an informed purchase decision! The app comes with a generous 14 day unlimited trial (starts when the app is first opened) and several truly useful free features (for personal use only - business users are required to purchase a license) even after the trial is over - this gives ample time and opportunity before a purchase to evaluate the app. Because of this, as a general rule, purchases are final, refund is not available.
For more information on licensing, trial, prices and refund, please read the License Terms & Conditions and Refund Policy!
When you transfer to a computer, it is best to deactivate the license on the old computer before transfer (especially if Migration Assistant is used) and then activate the license on the new computer after the transfer. You can deactivate the license by clicking on the Deactivate License button under Settings/Pro:
The same license code works for both the v1.x and v2.x app versions. If you purchase a license for one version, you automatically have access and can activate for the other. This way you can upgrade to the v2.x version for free if you already purchased Pro for the v1.x version - or you can downgrade to the v1.x version if you want to run the app on an older Mac that does not support the newer app version.
Activating and deactivating licenses via command line comes handy in a corporate environment using automated license management solutions.
Warning
This feature requires app version v2.2.0 or newer!
Note
The app binary is located inside the application bundle (BetterDisplay.app under /Applications if installed properly) under Contents/MacOS
Print current activation status
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -status
Activate the app:
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -activate -email=<email address> -key=<license key>
Deactivate the app:
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -deactivate
List existing activations - when the app is already activated, the license key can be omitted (the output will be a JSON structure, containing the activation date, activation ID and the primary network adapter MAC address of the Mac associated with the license):
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -activations
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -activations -key=<license key>
Deactivate an other activation - when the app is already activated, the license key can be omitted. This command requires app version v2.2.1 or newer:
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -deactivate -activationid=<activation ID> -key=<license key>
Hide or show the Pro activation/decativation controls and license key from the App GUI (useful in a corporate environment to avoid accidental deactivation or easy copying of the product key):
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -hideui
./BetterDisplay manageLicense -showui