The DisplayFusion Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about DisplayFusion in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
DisplayFusion
The Insider’s Guide
Multi-monitor taskbars, wallpaper and window control for Windows
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among desktop utilities, read from DisplayFusion’s own pages.
Made by Binary Fortress Software · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from DisplayFusion’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on DisplayFusion’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade
DisplayFusion is a Windows utility from Binary Fortress Software for managing multiple monitors. It adds a taskbar to each monitor, sets wallpaper per screen, saves monitor and window-position profiles, splits large monitors into virtual ones, and moves windows with key combinations and extra title bar buttons. A Free version for personal use covers the basics; Pro is a one-time purchase with a lifetime license.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about DisplayFusion, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating is on record, but nothing needs setting up to get going: the basics are key combinations and extra title bar buttons.
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Best for running two or more monitors on Windows
It's Windows only, and full-screen videos and games can't be held inside a monitor split.
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What it costs
Paid plans start at $34 one-time purchase per machine (Pro Standard, lifetime license).
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There is a free plan
Free version, for personal use only: per-monitor wallpaper, monitor configuration, TitleBar Buttons, key combinations and edge snapping. No multi-monitor taskbars, profiles, Triggers or monitor fading.
- 4
It runs on Windows
Windows.
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Multi-monitor taskbars
Pro adds a taskbar to every monitor, showing all windows or only those on that monitor, with button grouping, pinned items, a clock and system tray icons.
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Wallpaper per monitor
Sets a different image on each monitor or spans one across several, from local files or online sources. Wallpaper Profiles and random image rotation need Pro.
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Monitor configuration and splitting
Sets resolution, colour depth, refresh rate and orientation. Pro saves Monitor Profiles and splits a monitor into smaller virtual monitors, with padding for bezel compensation.
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A 2.4 GPA, above 18 of 94
That is against the other desktop utilities we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
To replace DisplayFusion you would be making control over other apps' windows. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
DisplayFusion at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $34 one-time purchase per machine (Pro Standard, lifetime license)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 30-day Pro trial license with every download; afterwards the app reverts to the Free version
- Runs on
- Windows
- Made by
- Binary Fortress Software
- Category
- Desktop Utilities
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for running two or more monitors on Windows
DisplayFusion is a Windows multi-monitor utility with a taskbar per screen, per-screen wallpaper, saved window positions and monitor splitting. Pro is $34 once per machine, but the Free version leaves out the taskbars, profiles and Triggers and is for personal use only. It's Windows only, and full-screen videos and games can't be held inside a monitor split.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Pro Standard is $34 once per machine, a lifetime license valid for all future versions, which is under a year of this category's middle subscription. Several PCs at home? Pro Personal is $49 for any number of them in one household. No subscription anywhere. |
| Free plan and trial | C | There is a free version, but the listing spells out what it misses: no multi-monitor taskbars, no profiles, no Triggers, no monitor fading. The taskbar is the reason most people come looking, so that's a wall you'll hit. It's personal use only too, and every download starts with a 30-day Pro trial. |
| Features | C | The list: a taskbar per monitor, wallpaper per screen, saved monitor and window profiles, monitor splitting with bezel padding, 30-odd window Functions and Triggers that fire when a window opens. The listing names the hole, though. Full-screen videos and games can't be held inside a monitor split. |
| Ease of use | B | No rating is on record, but nothing needs setting up to get going: the basics are key combinations and extra title bar buttons. Triggers and Functions scripted in C# or VB.net are there if you want to go further, not before. |
| Platforms and integrations | D | Windows only, one operating system: Windows 11, Windows 10 (1607 or higher) or Windows Server 2016, 2019 or 2022. Pro can be prodded from an iPhone, iPad or Android device, but only to change wallpaper or toggle monitors on the PC. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who DisplayFusion is for
- Fits if you work across two or more monitors on Windows
- Works for ultrawide owners who want to split the screen into virtual monitors
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you're on a Mac or Linux, as it's Windows only, on Windows 10 (1607 or higher) or 11
- Tight if you're staying free, because multi-monitor taskbars, profiles, splitting and Triggers are all Pro
- Not for you if you want games held inside a monitor split, since full-screen videos and games can't currently be constrained
- Watch out: the Free version is for personal use only, so company use needs Pro at $34 a machine
- Pricey if you need it across a company, at $899 per site or $3,899 for Enterprise
Good to know
Good for
- Windows users working across two or more monitors
- Ultrawide owners who want to split one screen into virtual monitors
- IT teams deploying one license key across a site with MSI and ADMX templates
Worth knowing
- Windows only: the current version needs Windows 11, Windows 10 (1607 or higher) or Windows Server 2016, 2019 or 2022.
- The Free version is licensed for personal use only; company use needs a Pro license.
- Multi-monitor taskbars, Monitor Profiles, monitor splitting, Triggers, monitor fading and Window Position Profiles are Pro features.
- The vendor notes that full-screen videos and games cannot currently be constrained to monitor splits.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$34 one-time
To start. There is a free plan too
DisplayFusion has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34 one-time purchase per machine (Pro Standard, lifetime license).
There is a free version, but the listing spells out what it misses: no multi-monitor taskbars, no profiles, no Triggers, no monitor fading.
Free
$0
Personal use only. Per-monitor wallpaper, monitor configuration, TitleBar Buttons, key combinations and window snapping, without the Pro features.
Pro Standard
$34
one-time purchase per machine, lifetime license
All Pro features on 1 computer, for personal or company use. Valid for all future versions.
Pro on Steam
$39.99
one-time purchase through Steam, lifetime license
All Pro features wherever the buyer's Steam account is installed. The Steam desktop client is needed to install it, not to run it.
Pro Personal
$49
one-time purchase, lifetime license
All Pro features on any number of personal computers in one household, plus 1 company computer that only the buyer uses.
Pro Site
$899
one-time purchase per site, lifetime license
Unlimited machines at 1 site under a single license key, with no license server.
Pro Enterprise
$3,899
one-time purchase, lifetime license
Unlimited computers at an unlimited number of company-owned sites.
The free plan
Free version, for personal use only: per-monitor wallpaper, monitor configuration, TitleBar Buttons, key combinations and edge snapping. No multi-monitor taskbars, profiles, Triggers or monitor fading.
Trying it first
30-day Pro trial license with every download; afterwards the app reverts to the Free version
Read from displayfusion.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Lifetime license
Lifetime license for all future versions
Every Pro license is a one-time purchase that the vendor describes as a lifetime license, valid for all future versions.
Stated on displayfusion.comOther savings
Discount for owners of other Binary Fortress apps
The purchase page says buyers save money if they already own ClipboardFusion, FileSeek, LogFusion, TrayStatus or VoiceBot. The amount is not stated.
Stated on displayfusion.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
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Place it runs: Windows
Multi-monitor taskbars, wallpaper and window control for Windows. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, window management, display control.
Full-screen videos and games can't be held inside a monitor split.
- Multi-monitor taskbars
- Pro adds a taskbar to every monitor, showing all windows or only those on that monitor, with button grouping, pinned items, a clock and system tray icons.
- Wallpaper per monitor
- Sets a different image on each monitor or spans one across several, from local files or online sources. Wallpaper Profiles and random image rotation need Pro.
- Monitor configuration and splitting
- Sets resolution, colour depth, refresh rate and orientation. Pro saves Monitor Profiles and splits a monitor into smaller virtual monitors, with padding for bezel compensation.
- Functions and TitleBar Buttons
- More than 30 pre-configured Functions move, size and span windows from key combinations or extra title bar buttons. Custom Functions and C# or VB.net scripted ones need Pro.
- Triggers
- Pro listens for events such as window creation, window focus, desktop unlock or system idle, then moves or resizes the window, shows a notification or runs a Function.
- Window profiles and remote control
- Pro saves and reloads window layouts as Window Position Profiles, and can be controlled from an iPhone, iPad or Android device to change wallpaper or toggle monitors.
Where it runs
- Windows
What it works with
- Steam
- WinGet
- Open Shell
- Start10
- StartIsBack
DisplayFusion is made by Binary Fortress Software.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
18/94
Other desktop utilities it is graded above
DisplayFusion's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 17.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 24 of 94) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 95 desktop utilities we grade, cut by the letter each got. DisplayFusion’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 24 of 94
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 94
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 94
- BEase of useAbove 33 of 94
- DPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 94
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace DisplayFusion you would be making control over other apps' windows. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 59 of the 94 other desktop utilities grade higher. It costs $34, paid once.
What you could not
- Control over other apps' windows.
- Control of displays through the operating system.
- A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Steam, WinGet and Open Shell among them.
What this rests on. DisplayFusion’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Microsoft PowerToys, Komorebi, Twinkle Tray and Fences
The 4 tools DisplayFusion is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Microsoft PowerToys
Free
Free Microsoft utilities for customizing Windows 10 and 11.
- DisplayFusion can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Microsoft PowerToys is open source, according to its own site.
- DisplayFusion also covers display control.
- 2.0GPA
Komorebi
Free plan · from $10/mo
Tiling window manager for Windows, with a separate Mac version.
- Only Komorebi lists a macOS app.
- DisplayFusion can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- DisplayFusion also covers display control.
- 2.8GPA
Twinkle Tray
Free
Free brightness sliders for external monitors on Windows.
- DisplayFusion can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Twinkle Tray is open source, according to its own site.
- DisplayFusion also covers window management.
- 2.4GPA
Fences
Free trial · from $9.99/yr
Windows desktop organizer that groups icons into shaded areas.
- DisplayFusion has a free plan. Fences does not, though it has a free trial.
- DisplayFusion also covers window management and display control.
- Fences also covers file management.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is DisplayFusion free?
DisplayFusion has a free plan. Free version, for personal use only: per-monitor wallpaper, monitor configuration, TitleBar Buttons, key combinations and edge snapping.
How much does DisplayFusion cost?
DisplayFusion lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does DisplayFusion work on?
DisplayFusion is available on Windows.
Does DisplayFusion offer any discounts?
DisplayFusion publicly lists the following: Lifetime license for all future versions; Discount for owners of other Binary Fortress apps.
Does DisplayFusion have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. DisplayFusion is listed for Windows.
Does DisplayFusion have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. DisplayFusion is listed for Windows.
Is DisplayFusion open source?
DisplayFusion is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
What does DisplayFusion integrate with?
DisplayFusion's listing names Steam, WinGet, Open Shell, Start10 and StartIsBack.
Does DisplayFusion have a free trial?
Yes. 30-day Pro trial license with every download; afterwards the app reverts to the Free version.
Who makes DisplayFusion?
DisplayFusion is made by Binary Fortress Software.
What are the alternatives to DisplayFusion?
The closest alternatives to DisplayFusion in our directory are Microsoft PowerToys, Komorebi, Twinkle Tray and Fences.
How does DisplayFusion compare with other desktop utilities?
DisplayFusion's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 94 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 17.
Could I make my own version of DisplayFusion?
To replace DisplayFusion you would be making control over other apps' windows.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from DisplayFusion’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from DisplayFusion's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-05.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Binary Fortress Software. Prices change, so check displayfusion.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- DisplayFusion, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/displayfusion
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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