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Crisp for Mac

Menu bar display manager: DDC brightness, HiDPI, presets, virtual displays

Quick answer: Crisp is a system utility for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask crisp. Homebrew links this app to a GitHub repository. It has 1,035 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Crisp is

Crisp is a system utility for macOS: menu bar display manager: DDC brightness, HiDPI, presets, virtual displays.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://crispmac.app/.

How to install Crisp

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask crisp.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Crisp on Mac?

Run brew install --cask crisp in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is Crisp open source?

Homebrew links this app to a GitHub repository (didriksg/Crisp), which is strong evidence the project is open source. Check the project for the current licence.

Does Crisp run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Crisp?

It was installed 1,035 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1026 in this catalogue.

What version of Crisp is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.7.1.