Getting the name of a Display/Screen | Godot Engine | Page 1

toxic sierra Mar 12, 2025, 5:27 PM

posted this in the beginner help but it might actually be more of an advanced question

Is there any way to get the name of a display from it's index?
I'm trying to make an expanded Settings menu where i want to be able to set what display to have the window default to/ fullscreen on

I've gotten so far as just to have it be done via an index, but it would be nice to also have the name of the display shown in an option dropdown so you have more context. I did that for the Audio input/output devices, but i haven't been able to figure this out, and all of my googlings have led nowhere. is this even possible?

acoustic trench Mar 12, 2025, 6:09 PM

There maybe be a plugin for something like this - but I think you'd need to use the OS class and execute 3rd party code

Just tried to find a plugin and couldn't. Did find some nice suggestions here tho: https://godotforums.org/d/32084-how-do-i-get-the-monitorscreendisplay-name/12

How do i get the monitor/screen/display name? - Godot Forums

Using a format like

Display 1: 1920 x 1080
Display 2: 800 x 600

seems like a low effort workaround

#Getting the name of a Display/Screen