Analyze any display. Input a few simple details and figure out the aspect ratio, DPI, and other details of a particular display. Great for deciding which laptop or external monitor to purchase, and if it would be considered HiDPI.
Handy features:
Find out if a display is a good choice based on its size and resolution
Get advice about different densities
Learn the logical resolution
Differentiate between laptops and desktop displays
Stupid simple: all in a cute li'l window
Based my expertise and experience shipping HiDPI hardware and software at System76 and elementary.
Tells you if a display’s density is:
Very Low DPI,
Fairly Low DPI,
Ideal for LoDPI,
Potentially Problematic,
Ideal for HiDPI,
Fairly High for HiDPI, or
Too High DPI
Special thanks:
Micah Ilbery for the shiny icons
Details for Dippi
Package name
dippi
License
unset
Last updated
30 April 2023 - latest/stable
30 April 2023 - latest/edge
This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install Dippi
To install Dippi, simply use the following command: