[GH-ISSUE #1813] menu bar control add "when extern display exists" #999

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opened 2026-05-05 07:01:03 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @Yifei0727 on GitHub (Nov 4, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1813

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add an option for "when external display exists" show menu bar icon.

The menu bar icon is mostly useful with external display.

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when select "when external display exists": the icon automatically shows up once an external display is connected and disappears once there is no external display or when only the built-in display is in use.

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Originally created by @Yifei0727 on GitHub (Nov 4, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1813 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [x] Searched for existing issues ### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe add an option for "when external display exists" show menu bar icon. <img width="730" height="553" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/57a9b5a9-4653-427b-bf9d-1cd983ba9efd" /> The menu bar icon is mostly useful with external display. ### Describe the solution you'd like when select "when external display exists": the icon automatically shows up once an external display is connected and disappears once there is no external display or when only the built-in display is in use. ### Describe alternatives you've considered when select "when external display exists": the icon automatically shows up once an external display is connected and disappears once there is no external display or when only the built-in display is in use. ### Anything else? _No response_

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2025):

Hi there, I recommend using BetterDisplay instead, and then choose this feature:

This will probably get into MonitorControl when I finish stripping down BetterDisplay to a future MonitorControl version. I don't really plan to add any features to the current (old) MonitorControl code.

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Nov 4, 2025): Hi there, I recommend using [BetterDisplay](https://betterdisplay.pro) instead, and then choose this feature: <img width="867" height="815" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5f33d713-2ac2-4070-8e88-b0b07835ed5b" /> This will probably get into MonitorControl when I finish stripping down BetterDisplay to a future MonitorControl version. I don't really plan to add any features to the current (old) MonitorControl code.