Dynamic Display Settings Switcher (DDSS)

DDSS is a display setting utility aimed to help save laptop battery life on Windows by automatically changing the display settings of the primary display when plugging and unplugging the charger.

Latest Version

DDSS v1.5.0.0

Features

• By default, automatically lowers resolution, refresh rate, and brightness on the primary monitor when unplugging from power and increases resolution, refresh rate, and brightness on the primary monitor when plugging to power.
• Allows for user to change AC and Battery display settings profiles in the 'config.ini' file.
• Contains a system tray app that allows for manual display setting switching: Static Display Setting Switcher (SDSS).

Known Issues & Inconveniences

• Incompatible on non-Windows systems.
• Running ddss_v1.5.0.0.exe for the first time when on battery will configure the DDSS AC display settings profile to match the user's display settings on battery.
• Changing config settings requires restarting the program for the changes to take effect.

Since Last Version (v1.0.0.0)

• Added brightness switching for increased battery gains.
• Added manual display setting switching functionality (SDSS).
• Added a config file to store user display setting profiles on AC and Battery.
• Added a tray icon to implement SDSS functionality and allow for quitting the utility without killing the process via Task Manager.

TODO

• Add brightness setting.
• Add manual resolution change functionality.
• Add config file to create and store user profiles for AC and battery.
• Add tray icon with GUI to modify config file.
• Update .exe icon.