Keyboard

Keyboard settings help a key press reach the right display and make a useful-sized adjustment. You can configure the Mac's brightness and volume keys, assign custom shortcuts and choose the feedback shown when a value changes.

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Native (Apple) Keyboard Control
Choose when BetterDisplay handles your keyboard’s brightness, volume and mute keys.
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Custom shortcuts put frequently used adjustments and actions within reach of a key combination you choose.
Configure Steps for Range-Based Controls
Set the standard and fine adjustment amounts used by brightness, volume and other range-based controls.
OSD
The on-screen display (OSD) is the brief visual feedback that appears when you change brightness, volume or another setting with the keyboard.
Target Displays
Choose which displays receive keyboard adjustments, with separate targeting for brightness and audio.

Start with Native (Apple) Keyboard Control for the familiar media keys. Target Displays explains which display receives an adjustment, and Adjustment Steps controls how far one press changes the value.

Use Shortcuts for your own key combinations and OSD for the on-screen feedback. It helps to choose the target first, then tune the steps and feedback to suit the way you work.