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DisplayCAL

by Florian Höch, Erkan Özgür Yilmaz, Patrick Zwerschkev3.9.19

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Display Calibration and Characterization powered by ArgyllCMS

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Install with winget

$ winget install --id ErkanOzgurYilmaz.DisplayCAL --exact --version 3.9.19

Run in Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. Prompts for any agreements.

Silent install command for DisplayCAL

DisplayCAL uses EXE (Inno Setup). The silent install switches are /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART.

One-line silent install (x64, machine scope)
DisplayCAL-3.9.19-Windows-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART

See the full silent install reference for DisplayCAL →

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About

DisplayCAL (formerly known as dispcalGUI) is a display calibration and profiling solution with a focus on accuracy and versatility (in fact, the author is of the honest opinion it may be the most accurate and versatile ICC compatible display profiling solution available anywhere). At its core it relies on ArgyllCMS, an advanced open source color management system, to take measurements, create calibrations and profiles, and for a variety of other advanced color related tasks.

Calibrate and characterize your display devices using one of many supported measurement instruments, with support for multi-display setups and a variety of available options for advanced users, such as verification and reporting functionality to evaluate ICC profiles and display devices, creating video 3D LUTs, as well as optional CIECAM02 gamut mapping to take into account varying viewing conditions. Other features include:

- Support of colorimeter corrections for different display device types to increase the absolute accuracy of colorimeters. Corrections can be imported from vendor software or created from measurements if a spectrometer is available.

- Check display device uniformity via measurements.

- Test chart editor: Create charts with any amount and composition of color patches, easy copy & paste from CGATS, CSV files (only tab-delimited) and spreadsheet applications, for profile verification and evaluation.

- Create synthetic ICC profiles with custom primaries, white- and blackpoint as well as tone response for use as working spaces or source profiles in device linking (3D LUT) transforms.

This project intended to modernize the DisplayCAL code including Python 3 support.

Florian Höch, the original developer, did an incredible job of creating and maintaining DisplayCAL for all these years. But, it seems that, during the pandemic, very understandably, he lost his passion to the project. Now, it is time for us, the DisplayCAL community, to contribute back to this great tool.

This project is based on the HEAD of the Sourceforge version, which had 5 extra commits that Florian has created over the 3.8.9.3 release on 14 Jan 2020.

Thanks to all the efforts put by the community DisplayCAL is now working with Python 3.9+.

Installers · v3.9.19

ArchitectureTypeScopeInstallDownload
x64EXE
Inno Setup
machineDirect

Copy a command tailored to that specific architecture, type, and scope - useful when winget would otherwise pick a different default.

Security

No known CVEs for DisplayCAL.

Coverage is best-effort and depends on a winget package mapping to an NVD CPE entry. Absence here is not a guarantee of safety.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install DisplayCAL on Windows?
Open Windows Terminal, PowerShell, or Command Prompt and run: winget install --id ErkanOzgurYilmaz.DisplayCAL --exact --version 3.9.19. winget downloads the installer from Florian Höch, Erkan Özgür Yilmaz, Patrick Zwerschke and runs it. Requires Windows 10 (1809+) or Windows 11.
How do I install DisplayCAL silently for unattended deployment?
Add --silent and accept the agreements upfront: winget install --id ErkanOzgurYilmaz.DisplayCAL --exact 3.9.19 --silent --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements. This is the variant Intune, Configuration Manager, and other deployment tools should use.
What are the silent install switches for DisplayCAL?
DisplayCAL uses EXE (Inno Setup). Run the downloaded installer with: DisplayCAL-3.9.19-Windows-x64.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART. The silent switches are /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART.
How do I uninstall DisplayCAL via winget?
Run: winget uninstall --id ErkanOzgurYilmaz.DisplayCAL --exact. Add --silent for unattended uninstalls. winget will use the registered uninstaller from DisplayCAL's Apps & Features entry.
Is DisplayCAL free?
DisplayCAL is distributed under GPL-3.0. Refer to the publisher (https://github.com/eoyilmaz/displaycal-py3) for the full license terms - Wingetly itself does not charge for installation.
Does DisplayCAL work on Windows 10?
Yes, as long as your Windows 10 build supports winget (1809 or newer). winget ships with App Installer on Windows 10/11 and pulls DisplayCAL directly from the publisher.
How do I keep DisplayCAL up to date?
Run winget upgrade --id ErkanOzgurYilmaz.DisplayCAL --exact, or winget upgrade --all to update everything winget tracks. We index 3 versions of DisplayCAL from microsoft/winget-pkgs.

Recent versions

  • 3.9.19latest
  • 3.9.18
  • 3.9.17