Thank you for sharing this! Super clear and helpful. I now have both monitors up and running and I had no idea I could close the laptop and keep my screens going! Awesome info!!!
Another thing worth noting is that if you want full screen applications on both monitors it requires a little trick. If you go full screen on one monitor it makes the other one shut off. Instead go to the green button on the top left and press the 'option' button on the keyboard: the 'full screen' option becomes 'zoom'. Click 'zoom' and the window fills the monitor without going into full screen mode.
thank you very much! i was having a hard time figuring it out. i do want to point out that i did not need an Apple adapter just two separate onesto make it work.
Finally!! I bought 2 different adapters and neither one of them worked! Not even a flicker! Reset the smc and it got the monitors to turn on but then they were only mirrored! I'm going to try this. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this! I have an iMac and a new monitor that I couldn't figure out the configuration on. Your video allowed me to arrange the monitors as I needed to! Thank you!!!
Definitely had to disconnect/reconnect before I was able to see both monitors, but now I'm running 3! Thank you so much! Didn't know I needed the Apple Adapter!
Thank you I bought a second monitor and was about to return it after a couple of hours because I didn't see the benefit this video made me change my mind and its working great thanks again
Men you have save me around $250, because I already have an off brand dock station and the 2 monitor where showing the same thing!! Thanks for the info!!
Hello! Thanks for the information! I have a question . If I want to do what you did in this video couldn’t I use 2 of the apple adapters one for each screen and get the same result? I recognize it may be obvious but I really am not computer savvy thank you for your video
I would like to see you do a video on using the screens. I don’t know how to say it, but everybody just goes through click and then change and never that they don’t really stop to show you slowly how to get these monitors up and running like if you have a desktop Apple, how do you get information from the Apple iMac to the monitors? So I have my main page on the iMac, but if I want information off of that page to go to the monitor, how do you do that without putting the entire page on the monitor if you see what I mean, thanks for your time.
Thank you for sharing. very helpful. I have MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017), with only a thunderbolt video output. I have 2 monitors, can I achieve same thing? and with what adapter/converter? Thank you again
If you have two outputs on the MBA you can try like I did in the video. Purchase the adapters from Amazon (links in the show notes) and if it doesn't work out you can return them.
Okay, this was way easier than trying to change the name of the displays so my macbook pro would identify the monitors as separate entities. I dunno why apple doesn't have an easy fix for this, given that most people will have identical monitors when they're using a dual display.
My second monitor just stays offline when I plug them in. (4:10) I used the same Apple adapter and two different HDMI to USBC adapters. It doesn't register the second on my computer either. any ideas?
My Macbook Air has only one thunderbolt 2 port, and 2- USB-3 ports, so what ports do your adapters plug into? Just wondering if your solution will work for me to run different programs on dual monitors. Thanks.
THANK you. Worded with SUCH simplicity. Understood perfectly. I'm so lucky lol. I only watched this video to find out how to connect my Macbook to one single monitor using an Apple AV cord. However, I happen to have an extra monitor AND another of those grey port/adapter things lying around. Can't believe I had the ability to have two large dual screens this whole time and didn't even know.
Thanks for the video. Super helpful. I have a question... Could you use all 3 screens as 3 separate displays without closing the MacBook? So the 2 external and the MacBook screen as 3 displays on an M1 MacBook Pro?
I 2 adapters too, but the screen only works in the first y plug in. Both work independly, but if I plug 1 first and later i want to plug the second adapter with other hdmi, this one not load. Any idea?
Do these monitors have a dual monitor mount that works? Can you share other monitor options? I am afraid to purchase a different monitor brand and miss some specs. I prefer Samsung. What are the specs that are absolutely necessary? Or can you just share some more monitor links that have the bracket ability in the back.
you say this works with M1 macbooks as well, but the apple website says apple silicon only supports one external display? unless you are using displaylink adapter and software
so basically plug each screen into separate ports.. its mad that Apple doesn't allow us to daisy chain or plug two monitors into one usb c port.. which is what i've just managed to do with a cheap works laptop thats made by dell and runs windows ! quite annoyed my macbook pro cannot do this.
Agreed, it's really irritating, not just the HDMI requirements, but the whole dongle situation in general. Like you, I have a cheap HP laptop which has HDMI ports built in. Why can't Apple?
greetings! Thanks for videos! Unfortunately, after purchasing your suggested Apple Display dongle and an additional docking display hub by Ugreen, my 2nd monitor is still not active --- using a Macbook Pro M2.
I had 2 USB-C to HDMI adapters and it worked for about 12 months, until I upgraded to macOS Ventura. Now I cannot use any external monitor. It constantly crashes, shuts down my iMac. So now I am forced to use the HDMI adapter from Apple for this to work? @€80 each
I bought a USB-hdmi cable for my macbook pro 2015 so i can use it for one of my external monitors and it is not working (monitor is acer just like yours) any advice??
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) and this isn't working for me. I just bought an official MacBook dongle for the first port and have several cheap USB-C to HDMI dongles that I'm testing out. None of them work for the secondary display. This is so frustrating.
I'm trying to set up my MacBook Air and wasn't able to get both monitors up. When i used the MOKIN adapter both displays populate but both monitors are mirrored. I bought the apple adapter and now only one monitor shows even when the second one is hooked up. Any ideas that could help me set both monitors up?
Unfortunately doesnt work on M1 Macbook air - one officail apple adapter and one ugreen usb c dock. The only way I got a 2nd extended monitor via airplay - which means you have to buy an apple TV or ipad. The apple support really says you can only use 1 extended monitor , probably physically that is
Can you use an HDMI hub to connect 2 MacBooks to one monitor. For instance, you have the two MacBook screens. And which ever you want to display on the bigger monitor they are connected to with ability to scroll that one between the two laptops?
This didn't work for me. I have the apple adapter and a cheap one. One screen stays black. Switched cables around to see if that was an issue but it had 1 screen just black still.
by connecting the 2 monitors through separate dongles that go into each single port, does it allow you to use all 3 screens (2 monitors and MacBook screen) to do different things? (can you move windows from screen to screen between all of the 3 screens?)
My monitors support usb c dock with charging.. does that mean with only 1 apple adapter can I do a dual monitor set up along with charging laptop ? 1st monitor connected to usb c of adapter and 2nd monitor to hdmi.. can the 1st monitor charge mac along with extended display ? If this works, at least we can avoid the 2nd adapter
I cant get it to work on 2021 M1 macbook air. I have two official apple dongles like in your video. each screen works when only one is plugged in which ever is plugged in first is the working one, the second screen never turns on when plugging it in second. any advice?
Sorry, not sure how it works for M1 Macbooks. Someone suggested that the output for some Macs may be limited depending on the screen resolution and other factors.
You mean, 3 screens showing different things? I haven't been able to get that functionality - the Macbook screen always shows what's on one of the monitors.
No. I use a 2017 Intel MBP with 16GB of memory, and there is no problem using two monitors at the same time. What usually triggers the fan are processor intensive apps or processes, like uploading RUclips videos, running certain applications, etc.
Can both HDMI cables (1 from each display) connect through 1 adaptor into 1 port on the MacBook? I’m trying this but it doesn’t extend the display, only mirrors my laptop to both displays.
No, as I explained you need two separate dongles, one of which MUST be an Apple dongle. The no-name dongles from Amazon with two HDMI cable slots won't work, it will just mirror displays like you experienced.
do you need the apple adapter? or will a thrid party usb-c to HDMI adapter get the job done. I have a late 2016 MacBook Pro and was gonna have 2 monitors going through 2 hdmi to usbc adapters.
As I said in the video, you need two separate dongles, one of which MUST be an Apple dongle. The no-name dongles from Amazon will just mirror displays.
@@In30minutes what if you're using one monitor that has a usb c cord connected and one that has an hdmi cord on it all connected via one apple dongle? Also it's an m1 macbook air.... i am struggling to get this to work.
so i have 2 adapters. one apple, one that is not and has extra ports for my webcam and charger. The apple adapter only has one hdmi and its not working, any idea what im doing wrong?
Do some basic tests in this order: 1) Restart computer with monitors plugged in. 2) Try switching the monitors to use the other adapters. 3) If that doesn't work, try switching the USB C ports used for each of the adapters.
Thank you for sharing this! Super clear and helpful. I now have both monitors up and running and I had no idea I could close the laptop and keep my screens going! Awesome info!!!
Love to hear that the video helped other people. Thank you!
Another thing worth noting is that if you want full screen applications on both monitors it requires a little trick. If you go full screen on one monitor it makes the other one shut off. Instead go to the green button on the top left and press the 'option' button on the keyboard: the 'full screen' option becomes 'zoom'. Click 'zoom' and the window fills the monitor without going into full screen mode.
Good tip ... thanks for sharing!
It would be so nice if a $2.5 trillion computer/tech company would just make multiple monitor setups better natively.
Which green button?
THANK YOU!!!! Spent months trying to figure this out😭
thank you very much! i was having a hard time figuring it out. i do want to point out that i did not need an Apple adapter just two separate onesto make it work.
I have a m1 Mac air... doesn't work... I'm glad you got it to work
yup it doesnt work on macbook air - one officail apple adapter and one non official, so frustrating! hehehe
Finally, a very detailed and fluid example setting up dual monitors with MacBook Pro. Nice job!
Finally!! I bought 2 different adapters and neither one of them worked! Not even a flicker! Reset the smc and it got the monitors to turn on but then they were only mirrored! I'm going to try this. Thank you!
Let us know how it goes!
Welp, it didn't work. My macbook i think is a different model (m1 chip, thunderbolt 3, 2020) and this method doesnt work. 🤬
@@In30minutes Same model (m1 chip, thunderbolt 3, 2020) and didn't work
Thank you so much for this! I have an iMac and a new monitor that I couldn't figure out the configuration on. Your video allowed me to arrange the monitors as I needed to! Thank you!!!
Glad it worked for you, too!
I was struggling to get my second display be an extended version til you said drag to the LEFT!! 😮 Thank you for pointing that out!!
This was the clearest "how to" video on this i watched - thank you
OMG bc of this video i was able to set up my dual monitors in 5 mins...after a year or so without...thanks!
I am so glad to hear that this solution helped with dual monitors on your mac!
Thank you so much!! This has been a problem with Mac for a long time and no information seems to be accurate to extend both monitors.
Definitely had to disconnect/reconnect before I was able to see both monitors, but now I'm running 3! Thank you so much! Didn't know I needed the Apple Adapter!
Thank you I bought a second monitor and was about to return it after a couple of hours because I didn't see the benefit this video made me change my mind and its working great thanks again
Thank you! It seemed like I wasn't able to move between the two screens, but the positioning bit at 6:50 was my problem.
Thank you so much. I spent ages trying to get this to work and you showed me in no time at all!!
I also bought the cheap adapter. Pissed me off. Thanks for the info!
Perfect finally a clear explanation and most importantly it worked - Thank you
Men you have save me around $250, because I already have an off brand dock station and the 2 monitor where showing the same thing!! Thanks for the info!!
Thank you very very much . exactly I got struck at a level where your video helps me a lot. People like you saves many like us
Hello! Thanks for the information! I have a question . If I want to do what you did in this video couldn’t I use 2 of the apple adapters one for each screen and get the same result? I recognize it may be obvious but I really am not computer savvy thank you for your video
I would like to see you do a video on using the screens. I don’t know how to say it, but everybody just goes through click and then change and never that they don’t really stop to show you slowly how to get these monitors up and running like if you have a desktop Apple, how do you get information from the Apple iMac to the monitors? So I have my main page on the iMac, but if I want information off of that page to go to the monitor, how do you do that without putting the entire page on the monitor if you see what I mean, thanks for your time.
Thank you for sharing. very helpful. I have MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017), with only a thunderbolt video output. I have 2 monitors, can I achieve same thing? and with what adapter/converter? Thank you again
If you have two outputs on the MBA you can try like I did in the video. Purchase the adapters from Amazon (links in the show notes) and if it doesn't work out you can return them.
Thank you. This is exactly what I needed!
Okay, this was way easier than trying to change the name of the displays so my macbook pro would identify the monitors as separate entities. I dunno why apple doesn't have an easy fix for this, given that most people will have identical monitors when they're using a dual display.
FYI - This worked for me using a generic dock from amazon I already had and a lenovo thinkpad dock I use with my work computer.
@@papaya3874 I am in the same situation. It worked without buying the apple adapter.
My second monitor just stays offline when I plug them in. (4:10) I used the same Apple adapter and two different HDMI to USBC adapters. It doesn't register the second on my computer either. any ideas?
Same problem with me...
I did exactly what you outlined and my second monitor still didn't respond. what am I missing?
You got the answer to this?
Thank you! This was very helpful and I appreciate it.
This video was the most helpful one I found , thank you so much
My Macbook Air has only one thunderbolt 2 port, and 2- USB-3 ports, so what ports do your adapters plug into? Just wondering if your solution will work for me to run different programs on dual monitors. Thanks.
Same concern. Do you have a solution for this? Thank you
Great video- great simplicity!!!
Can’t wait to get home and try it
Thanks for sharing this. It was very helpful.
Well Done! Great Illustration. Thanks for Sharing.
Thanks so much! Helped me a lot!
Did the same thing u did not still only detects one monitor but not the other
THANK you. Worded with SUCH simplicity. Understood perfectly. I'm so lucky lol. I only watched this video to find out how to connect my Macbook to one single monitor using an Apple AV cord. However, I happen to have an extra monitor AND another of those grey port/adapter things lying around. Can't believe I had the ability to have two large dual screens this whole time and didn't even know.
Feels great discovering that it's so easy to add an extra monitor!
@@In30minutes is it possible to use just the Lasuney and connect both HDMI Monitor cables to that Lasuney and get dual screen?
@@rezamohamed2112 No it's not possible to do this. You need at least 1 Apple dongle.
Thanks for the video. Super helpful. I have a question... Could you use all 3 screens as 3 separate displays without closing the MacBook? So the 2 external and the MacBook screen as 3 displays on an M1 MacBook Pro?
This is my question too!! Did you get yours to work?
I have a MacBook Pro with an M1 and it does not work. Am I doing something wrong?
I 2 adapters too, but the screen only works in the first y plug in. Both work independly, but if I plug 1 first and later i want to plug the second adapter with other hdmi, this one not load. Any idea?
Do these monitors have a dual monitor mount that works? Can you share other monitor options? I am afraid to purchase a different monitor brand and miss some specs. I prefer Samsung. What are the specs that are absolutely necessary?
Or can you just share some more monitor links that have the bracket ability in the back.
you say this works with M1 macbooks as well, but the apple website says apple silicon only supports one external display? unless you are using displaylink adapter and software
I have an older Macbook Pro 2011 which has a Thunderbolt port, and a few USB-A's. No USB-C's. Whats my solution please ?
This is a real pain for me and thanks for the solution
so basically plug each screen into separate ports.. its mad that Apple doesn't allow us to daisy chain or plug two monitors into one usb c port.. which is what i've just managed to do with a cheap works laptop thats made by dell and runs windows ! quite annoyed my macbook pro cannot do this.
Agreed, it's really irritating, not just the HDMI requirements, but the whole dongle situation in general. Like you, I have a cheap HP laptop which has HDMI ports built in. Why can't Apple?
Ur a life savior thanks dude!
I have the M1 Macbook Air and using the Apple Adapter and a cheaper adapter did not work for me. Not sure what I'm missing!
What I my MacBook only have one type c port how would I get it to run 2or 3 monitors?
Does that mean if you have two adatpers both connect to separate usbc, then connect to separte monitor, then it should work?
So if I bought a 2020 mbp intel 10th gen would I be able to use a dell WD19s adapter to support multiple monitors?
Clear and thank you
Does anyone know why I can´t use Usb C to Usb C cable to connect my Macbook with a monitor that has a Usb C input?
Have you tried this with the newer M2 processor? I am not having as much luck as you did.
hi there does this setup works also on a MacBook Air with M1 chip
greetings! Thanks for videos! Unfortunately, after purchasing your suggested Apple Display dongle and an additional docking display hub by Ugreen, my 2nd monitor is still not active --- using a Macbook Pro M2.
Wow. With an M2? There is already an HDMI output on that, right? Or only USB C?
Can confirm this works on 2018 MacBook Pro with Intel chip 2/5/24
You saved me, many thanks!
Thanks for the video. Do you have to use two separate hubs for it to work or could you use one with two HDIMI's ports in?
I had 2 USB-C to HDMI adapters and it worked for about 12 months, until I upgraded to macOS Ventura. Now I cannot use any external monitor. It constantly crashes, shuts down my iMac. So now I am forced to use the HDMI adapter from Apple for this to work? @€80 each
I bought a USB-hdmi cable for my macbook pro 2015 so i can use it for one of my external monitors and it is not working (monitor is acer just like yours) any advice??
What if I have only one monitor and i want to use my Mac separetly from the monitor?
I have a MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) and this isn't working for me. I just bought an official MacBook dongle for the first port and have several cheap USB-C to HDMI dongles that I'm testing out. None of them work for the secondary display. This is so frustrating.
I'm trying to set up my MacBook Air and wasn't able to get both monitors up. When i used the MOKIN adapter both displays populate but both monitors are mirrored. I bought the apple adapter and now only one monitor shows even when the second one is hooked up. Any ideas that could help me set both monitors up?
Great video - very useful!
Unfortunately doesnt work on M1 Macbook air - one officail apple adapter and one ugreen usb c dock. The only way I got a 2nd extended monitor via airplay - which means you have to buy an apple TV or ipad. The apple support really says you can only use 1 extended monitor , probably physically that is
Would this be the same setup if you got a Mac Studio and two monitors?
the exact process won't work on my macbook pro 13 inch M1 2020; :( Only 1 of the two monitors work even with the apple adapter
Wow thanks so much it worked
Can you use an HDMI hub to connect 2 MacBooks to one monitor. For instance, you have the two MacBook screens. And which ever you want to display on the bigger monitor they are connected to with ability to scroll that one between the two laptops?
No, I don't think you can do this. Sorry. The built in mac monitor is tied to that device, and can't be overridden by another.
This didn't work for me. I have the apple adapter and a cheap one. One screen stays black. Switched cables around to see if that was an issue but it had 1 screen just black still.
Unfortunately It doesn’t work anymore once you update to ventura
hey man. I have a macbook air (2020), intel i5. would two of the apple hdmi adapters work to get both external monitors working in extended mode?
It worked for me, thank you
by connecting the 2 monitors through separate dongles that go into each single port, does it allow you to use all 3 screens (2 monitors and MacBook screen) to do different things? (can you move windows from screen to screen between all of the 3 screens?)
No, only two screens. The third screen (in my case, the laptop) will mirror one of the external monitors if I have the MBP open.
@@In30minutes But isn't that what was going on at 4:09?
@@diegogonzalezroca493 agreed. the answer is infuriating unless we are misunderstanding something.
My monitors support usb c dock with charging.. does that mean with only 1 apple adapter can I do a dual monitor set up along with charging laptop ? 1st monitor connected to usb c of adapter and 2nd monitor to hdmi.. can the 1st monitor charge mac along with extended display ? If this works, at least we can avoid the 2nd adapter
I have a M2 Macbook with Monterrey and I am not able to get the 2 external monitors to work.
Do you have any recommendation as to what to do
Sorry, this video was about older Intel macs.
Helpful, I appreciate.
What if I use two of these cheap adapters to power separate displays?
I don't know the answer to that question.
Is is possible to use this setup with a MacBook Air 2018 version?
MBA may not work - not enough processing power.
You would think apple would get something windows gets right out-of-the-box instead of money-grabbing, more than they already do, with an adapter
Hi, it’s a helpful video. Can you please tell how did you connect the keyboard in this case to the MacBook?
Bluetooth keyboard using macOS System Preferences > Bluetooth settings
Hi! Would this work with a lenovo thinkpad and macbook pro m1?
Very helpful thank you
Does this work with 2 moniters in Portrait mode?
hey how about the refresh rate i have 2 144hz monitors would it work with that refresh rate?
macbook pro 13 inch 2020 with apple adapter still can't get both externals to turn on??
The video is for Intel macs. M1s have different behavior.
does it support in M2 pro 2022
Will this work for MacBook Air 2019
Maybe not. MacBook Airs have limited power for external displays.
Will it work on with MacBook m1 chip 2020?
I cant get it to work on 2021 M1 macbook air. I have two official apple dongles like in your video. each screen works when only one is plugged in which ever is plugged in first is the working one, the second screen never turns on when plugging it in second. any advice?
Sorry, not sure how it works for M1 Macbooks. Someone suggested that the output for some Macs may be limited depending on the screen resolution and other factors.
I don’t know why It doesn’t show the two monitors it just picks one dongle to run off of so I only have one monitor
Before I try, I'm wondering if all three displays could be functional... if I could use my Macbook and BOTH of the external monitors.
You mean, 3 screens showing different things? I haven't been able to get that functionality - the Macbook screen always shows what's on one of the monitors.
Hi does this work for the macbook air 2020 m1 processor - i have tried and the second screen doesnt load up at all
Some commenters say that using an Apple adapter with an M1 mac will allow split dual screens.
Did you have any heating problem using two external monitors? I mean, can you use the Mac without listening the fans and it still works fine?
No. I use a 2017 Intel MBP with 16GB of memory, and there is no problem using two monitors at the same time. What usually triggers the fan are processor intensive apps or processes, like uploading RUclips videos, running certain applications, etc.
The clarification could be a bit shorter ;) Anyway, thank you.
When I close the laptop 💻 the monitors shut down too. Why?
Instructions here: smallbusiness.chron.com/prevent-apple-laptops-sleeping-closed-67516.html
hello
its possible for 2019 macbook air no M1 ?
and second problem my monitors both vgi port
Thanks for the video. I'm wondering if you need an apple own adapter or would two separate unofficial adapters with Hdmi ports work?
As I said in the video, one of them must be an Apple adapter.
@@In30minutes Thanks for the quick response just wasn’t sure if it was initially two hdmi ports on one unofficial
Can both HDMI cables (1 from each display) connect through 1 adaptor into 1 port on the MacBook? I’m trying this but it doesn’t extend the display, only mirrors my laptop to both displays.
No, as I explained you need two separate dongles, one of which MUST be an Apple dongle. The no-name dongles from Amazon with two HDMI cable slots won't work, it will just mirror displays like you experienced.
do you need the apple adapter? or will a thrid party usb-c to HDMI adapter get the job done. I have a late 2016 MacBook Pro and was gonna have 2 monitors going through 2 hdmi to usbc adapters.
As I said in the video, you need two separate dongles, one of which MUST be an Apple dongle. The no-name dongles from Amazon will just mirror displays.
@@In30minutes what if you're using one monitor that has a usb c cord connected and one that has an hdmi cord on it all connected via one apple dongle? Also it's an m1 macbook air.... i am struggling to get this to work.
so i have 2 adapters. one apple, one that is not and has extra ports for my webcam and charger. The apple adapter only has one hdmi and its not working, any idea what im doing wrong?
Do some basic tests in this order: 1) Restart computer with monitors plugged in. 2) Try switching the monitors to use the other adapters. 3) If that doesn't work, try switching the USB C ports used for each of the adapters.