For most people, this is a question of why you would actually want to do this in the first place. After all, you just spent a bunch of money on your fancy Mac, and you don’t want to sacrifice viewing quality because the Retina display looks so nice.On the other hand, there are a number of reasons why you may want to launch an app in standard resolution, rather than in Retina resolution; for example:
- To troubleshoot video card problems
- To better accommodate an external display
- To reduce impact on system resources
- To reduce graphics card heat output
- To reduce problems if an app has a bug in Retina resolution mode
- And more…
While I understand most apps work without a hitch, it’s good to know that it’s possible to launch your apps in their native resolution mode. So without further ado, let’s discuss how you can do it.