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FASTEST WAY TO CHANGE DISPLAY RESOLUTION MAC MAC OS X
FASTEST WAY TO CHANGE DISPLAY RESOLUTION MAC UPDATE

For example, to set a 1920x1080 resolution, you would run the following command: Make sure to use "sudo" if you want the display resolution to persist through a system reboot. The syntax for the vmware-resolutionSet utility is pretty straight forward, it accepts a width and height argument. One thing to note is that there is a known issue right now for VMware Fusion 8.1 related to NAT and port forwarding, you may want to hold off on upgrading if you rely on this feature. You can find it under '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'.

FASTEST WAY TO CHANGE DISPLAY RESOLUTION MAC UPDATE

UPDATE (12/11/15)- Thanks to reader it looks like the latest VMware Fusion 8.1 release now includes an updated version of VMware Tools (10.0.5) which includes the vmware-resolutionSet utility. Although this tool has not been officially released and must go through the standard release process, the plan is to include it in a future update of VMware Tools and will available for use with both VMware Fusion and vSphere. You will need to ensure you have VMware Tools installed and running before you can use this utility. As of right now, customers can get a hold of this utility by filing an SR with VMware Support and referencing PR 1385761.

FASTEST WAY TO CHANGE DISPLAY RESOLUTION MAC MAC OS X

The workaround that has been developed is a tiny standalone command-line utility called vmware-resolutionSet which runs within the Mac OS X Guest and allows you to configure a custom display resolution. Given this is a non-trivial fix, VMware Engineering has been working hard on a providing a workaround which would still allow users to set a custom resolution from within the GuestOS. The reason for this behavior is that Apple has changed the way in which it remembers previously used modes and would automatically fall back to this versus retaining the custom mode using the Display Preferences.

Using docks or daisy-chaining devices doesn't increase the number of displays you can connect.For customers who are running Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) or newer in a Virtual Machine, you may have noticed that you can no longer set a custom display resolution beyond the default 1024x768 in either VMware Fusion and vSphere, regardless of the amount of video memory that has been allocated.

On Mac mini, you can connect a second display to the HDMI port.

On iMac, connect your display to either of the ports with the Thunderbolt symbol.

On MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac mini, you can connect one external display using either of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports.

If you're using a Mac with the M1 or M2 chip:

You can connect up to two external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports.

On Mac Studio, you can connect up to five external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports on the back of the computer.

On MacBook Pro, you can connect up to four external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports.

You can connect up to five external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports on the front and back of the computer.

If you're using a Mac Studio with M1 Ultra: To find out which chip your Mac has, choose Apple menu  > About This Mac. On Mac computers with Apple silicon, you can connect up to 5 displays depending on the chip in your Mac.