How to connect two displays to my MacBook Air?

LB-Coherent2023 wrote:

I need to connect two displays to my Air. My work bought this stupid thing; I own a Pro. Why isn't there a simple hack for two monitors????????

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More information here: Connect one or more external displays with your Mac - Apple Support

Please note:

"For Mac computers with the Apple M1 Chip: You can connect a single external display to your Mac. Docks don’t increase the number of displays you can connect."

LB-Coherent2023 wrote:

I need to connect two displays to my Air. My work bought this stupid thing; I own a Pro. Why isn't there a simple hack for two monitors????????

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Ask work to buy you a 4K, 5K, or 6K monitor, then. Enormous monitors have gotten cheaper.

LG has a 49” DQHD(5120 x 1440) that might work here: check with LG about compatibility.

Or a 42” LG 4K OLED TV, as the LG OLEDs are marvelous displays.

McBook Air M2 can drive one external 6K via Thunderbolt.

Above comparison from Wikipedia.

Because a MacBook Air is a lower priced entry level Mac. It has entry-level hardware. It cannot physically power 2 monitors with the GPU it has.

There's no way to hack the hardware short of magic to support a second monitor. Also, this being an official Apple forum, hacks are not supported and actively discouraged.

Complain to your work for buying a computer that does not fit your needs, not Apple for making an entry level Mac that works for millions of people just not you specifically.

You will need to use a DisplayLink adapter, and DisplayLink software

The following YouTube video shows connecting up to 6 monitors via DisplayLink adapters to an M1 Mac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq_FyjcAULA

I have a MacBook Air with 2 USB-C ports and 2 external displays. I couldn’t connect both displays with only my docking station (as it says in the online user guide), so I was able to connect both displays with the docking station in one port and with an additional HDMI to USB-C connector. Hope this helps.