Portable Monitor Compatibility Checker
Pick your device to see how many external screens it can drive natively, the cables you need, whether DisplayLink is required, and which reviewed monitors work.
MacBook Air M1
- Extended external screens (native)
- 1
- DisplayLink required
- No
- Cables
- USB-C with video (Thunderbolt, USB4 or DisplayPort) · USB-C / Thunderbolt dock
Base Apple silicon chips drive a fixed number of external screens; Pro and Max chips drive more. Beyond the limit, only DisplayLink adds screens.
Compatible reviewed monitors
- Mobile Pixels Duex Plus — needs 1 screen(s)
- Mobile Pixels Duex Lite — needs 1 screen(s)
- Mobile Pixels Glance Pro OLED — needs 1 screen(s)
Not compatible natively
- Mobile Pixels Trio — needs 2 screen(s)
- Mobile Pixels Geminos — needs 2 screen(s)
- Mobile Pixels Geminos X — needs 2 screen(s)
- Mobile Pixels Trio Max — needs 2 screen(s)
Source: DeskExpander rules, see our MacBook guide · checked on 2026-11-04