A potential way to improve performance of OP-Z.app on MacOS

OP-Z
#1

I’ve just tried this briefly, but it seems to work & I didn’t see it mentioned here. Normally, the MacOS app for OP-Z is a CPU hog and added a new droning fan track to the mix, but this trick seems to about halve the CPU load on my 2015 13" mbp:

  • in Finder, open Applications, find the OP-Z app
  • right click the OP-Z app icon and click “Get Info”
  • under General, click the box for “Open in Low Resolution”
  • restart the app if necessary

I’m completely new, so please forgive me if this was already common knowledge.

#2

I am running it in an old Mac mini 2011 with High Sierra (unable to upgrade to Mojave or higher), and I don’t see the “Open in Low Resolution” box

Is there another way to do it in this OS?

#3

The low resolution option probably only applies to “Retina” displays like the ones found on many Mac laptops.

You probably have a normal monitor hooked up to your Mac mini and won’t have that option.

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#4

Understood, thanks!