How to connect two or more external displays to Apple Silicon M1 Macs
Apple's line of MacBooks, which use the company's Silicon M1 processor, can't connect more than one external monitor natively, which is a massive limitation over the previous Intel-based generation of Mac laptops, which could run two displays when on USB-C or Thunderbolt were connected 3 docking station or hub. (M1 Pro and M1 Max support multiple external displays.) However, there are ways around this M1 limitation, allowing you to power two external displays from an M1 MacBook, which we'll outline here. There is a software driver and hardware adapter workaround, as well as a hub or adapter workaround. There are some risks associated with the software workaround because you need to install third-party drivers and they may later become unsupported by future updates of macOS. And you probably have to buy at least one adapter, where previously a dock plus display cable per external screen would have been enough. The hardware solution includes a dual HDMI adapter...