Display Issues on macOS

• Change the Video Driver
  • Changing the Driver From the Preferences Screen
  • Changing the Driver From Terminal.app
• eGPUs
• Monitors with Different Resolutions

Change the Video Driver

Changing the Driver From the Preferences Screen

If you're experiencing display issues or crashes in Anki 23.10+, you can try changing the video driver in the preferences screen by navigating to Anki → Preferences and then selecting the driver from the dropdown menu. After that it is necessary to restart Anki.

Changing the Driver From Terminal.app

Older Anki versions did not provide an option in the preferences, but allowed you to adjust the driver by opening Terminal.app, then pasting the following and hit enter:

echo software > ~/Library/Application\ Support/Anki2/gldriver6

It will not print anything. You can then start Anki again.

If you wish to switch back to the default, change software to auto, or remove that file.

eGPUs

If you experience blank screens when using an external graphics card on a Mac, you can ctrl+click on the Anki app, click "Get Info", and enable the "prefer eGPU" option.

Monitors with Different Resolutions

Please see this forum post.