Managed via DisplayLink icon within the Apple Menu Bar With additional 'Login screen' application installed With macOS 11 (Big Sur) on systems with Apple CPUs (M1) With macOS 11 (Big Sur) on systems with Intel CPUs MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) and macOS 10.15 (Catalina)Ĭan sometimes be more difficult, especially when compared to the new Graphics Connectivity App MacOS 10.15 (Catalina) and macOS 11 (Big Sur)
New DisplayLink Graphics Connectivity App
#Driver development for mac driver#
We will continue to test and validate performance on Big Sur when we receive our new MacBooks based on the new “Apple Silicon” M1 CPU architecture in the coming weeks, and as always we deeply appreciate any user feedback as well.Īs of this writing, there are two different versions of the macOS driver that have been released by DisplayLink (the separate company that makes the primary chip within our DisplayLink-based products, and who also develops the software driver).Ī "legacy" version which uses a kernel extension in order to provide its functionality, and a newer DisplayLink Manager Graphics Connectivity App which utilizes a new architecture that does not rely on a kernel extension to provide its functionality:
#Driver development for mac drivers#
With this release we expect that many of our customers using a Mac in conjunction with our DisplayLink-based products (such as the UD-3900 and our other UD-series docking stations) will update to this new version.īased on our internal testing, testing from DisplayLink, and user feedback, the newest DisplayLink drivers and Big Sur provide a positive user experience (though there are a couple of features like screen rotation and “clamshell mode” we hope to see enabled with future macOS and/or DisplayLink driver updates). On Thursday, NovemApple released the macOS 11 Big Sur operating system for supported Apple laptop and desktop systems. The Current State of DisplayLink Products on macOS This post provides background information and guidance to our customers who wish to use their Plugable DisplayLink-based products with Mac systems running macOS 11 Big Sur, macOS 10.15 Catalina, or macOS 10.14 Mojave.
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