Disable / Enable Monitors (or the app) via COMMAND LINE

lennarto · 09-03-2024, 03:37 PM

Hi,

since a lot of websites won't allow DisplayLinkManager (eg. Netflix), I have to turn the app ON / OFF multiple times per day.

This is super annoying and takes some time everytime.

It would be super helpful if I could Enable / Disable the monitors via command line.

Thanks !!!

rylink · 09-24-2024, 01:16 PM

Tl;DR: yes, please make a command-line tool to enable and disable individual DisplayLink displays.

I've had a good experience using a DisplayLink dock to turn on and off a secondary display for screen sharing that is also a drawing tablet. It is a Wacom One 13.

Being able to turn on/off the display from the menu bar is very convenient, as I normally use a big screen for my work until needing to share.

I can also use a USB switch so the same tablet is usable by personal and work laptops with the press of a button. So easy!

The only way this can be easier is if I could enable/disable my DisplayLink-connected display(s) with a command-line tool, so that it can be automated with other workflow automation tasks. It would be enabled when switching to "drawing" or "meeting" tasks, and disabled when done. This is the one task I haven't been able to automated to date, so to me it would be a huge improvement.

09-03-2024, 03:37 PM	#1
lennarto Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2024 Posts: 1	Disable / Enable Monitors (or the app) via COMMAND LINE Hi, since a lot of websites won't allow DisplayLinkManager (eg. Netflix), I have to turn the app ON / OFF multiple times per day. This is super annoying and takes some time everytime. It would be super helpful if I could Enable / Disable the monitors via command line. Thanks !!!

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09-24-2024, 01:16 PM	#2
rylink Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2024 Posts: 1	Tl;DR: yes, please make a command-line tool to enable and disable individual DisplayLink displays. I've had a good experience using a DisplayLink dock to turn on and off a secondary display for screen sharing that is also a drawing tablet. It is a Wacom One 13. Being able to turn on/off the display from the menu bar is very convenient, as I normally use a big screen for my work until needing to share. I can also use a USB switch so the same tablet is usable by personal and work laptops with the press of a button. So easy! The only way this can be easier is if I could enable/disable my DisplayLink-connected display(s) with a command-line tool, so that it can be automated with other workflow automation tasks. It would be enabled when switching to "drawing" or "meeting" tasks, and disabled when done. This is the one task I haven't been able to automated to date, so to me it would be a huge improvement.