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Liquid crystal displays are susceptible to image persistence—what we used to call “burn-in” on old CRT monitors. Leaving any image (including your system’s desktop icons, windows, and menus) on-screen for too long can cause unsightly ghost images to set in.

Unlike CRTs, however, LCDs with image persistence can be repaired with special video patterns. This saves the cost of buying a new display, or (in the case of a laptop) an expensive repair.

That’s why toastycode brings you…

LCD Scrub icon

Why?

Because we want to make it easier for regular Mac users to fix their burned-in displays without hours of Internet research and a lot of setup hassle.

Read about the experience that led to the creation of LCD Scrub.

Features.

Instructions.

  1. Download the LCD Scrub zip archive. Double-click to extract LCD Scrub.saver; double-click again to install.
  2. Choose one of LCD Scrub’s available repair patterns.
  3. Wait. Scrubbing typically takes an hour or two to start showing results, and 6–12 hours or more to entirely remove a residual image.