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codykrieger
gfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your unibody, dual-GPU MacBook Pro is using at any given time, and allows you to switch between them on dem...
Sometimes I see my Mac just switching back to integrated from discrete, and I'm not sure what was using the discrete chip. There's currently no way to look back and...
Per some clever reverse-engineering of the EFI, someone figured out a way to forcibly enable/disable a particular GPU across boots: https://github.com/0xbb/gpu-switch This could make gfxCardStatus more useful yet for prolonging...
Would be good to have keyboard shortcuts to be able to switch between states. Maybe just exposed ability to set them at Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Services.
Hi Cody, I'm a 2010 MBP user. I have been a fan of your app for a long time, using it to force the Integrated Only mode. The problem is...
There should be a preference in the GUI to have the app automatically switch to Integrated Only mode when it starts up. My use case is an older Macbook Pro...
By looking at the icon in the menubar, I should be able to tell whether I am in dynamic mode or "only" mode.
(See #142.)
Many times it is an app running in the background that I'm not using, I'd like a less subtle reminder to kill it. There is probably room for more customizations,...
I am unsure if it is a display bug or an oddity. MacBook mid 2010 Intel+nVidia with 10.13 If I switch to integrated, the menu reports Intel If I switch...
I just upgraded my 13-year-old 17" MacBook Pro to macOS Sequoia 15.01 using OCLP. Your app launches but does not show up in the menu bar and there is no...
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gfxCardStatus is an open-source menu bar application that keeps track of which graphics card your unibody, dual-GPU MacBook Pro is using at any given time, and allows you to switch between them on dem...