Air Display Alternatives

Air Display is described as 'Use your iPad as a wireless display, to extend your Mac desktop. Ever wish you had an extra display for your computer? There’s an app for that! With Air Display, you can use your iPad as an additional monitor for your Mac (Windows no longer supported)' and is a screen mirroring app in the remote work & education category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Air Display for a variety of platforms, including iPad, Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android apps. The best Air Display alternative is Spacedesk, which is free. Other great apps like Air Display are Deskreen, Tab Display, Duet Display and Orion - HDMI Monitor.

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Air Display alternatives are mainly Screen Mirroring Apps but may also be Remote Desktop Tools. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Air Display.
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Use your iPad as a wireless display, to extend your Mac desktop. Ever wish you had an extra display for your computer? There’s an app for that! With Air Display, you can use your iPad as an additional monitor for your Mac...

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Air Display alternatives page was last updated Oct 3, 2024
  1. Splashtop Wired XDisplay icon
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    Turn your iPad, Android tablet, Kindle or smartphone into a high performance extra monitor for your computer

    17 Splashtop Wired XDisplay alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Splashtop Wired XDisplay Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Desktop Sharing
    3.  Screen Extension
    4.  USB connection
    5.  Second monitor support
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  2. Yam Display icon
     4 likes

    Yam Display turns your iPad/iPhone into an external monitor for your Mac. Wired by USB, browse documents or watch videos without delay. Touch your Mac and pinch to zoom on beautiful retina display. For multitasking enabled iPads, you can utilize every single pixel of your screen...

    14 Yam Display alternatives
    Yam Display screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Yam Display Features

    1.  Display Management
    Yam Display iconAir Display Icon

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  3. TwomonUSB icon
     5 likes

    Smart devices become monitors by connecting them to a PC via USB! The Convenient Connect TwomonUSB

    15 TwomonUSB alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    TwomonUSB Features

    1.  Desktop Sharing
    2.  Screen Extension
    TwomonUSB iconAir Display Icon

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  4. VirtScreen icon
     2 likes

    Make your iPad/tablet/computer into a secondary monitor on Linux. - GitHub - kbumsik/VirtScreen: Make your iPad/tablet/computer into a secondary monitor on Linux.

    17 VirtScreen alternatives
    VirtScreen screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone

    VirtScreen Features

    1.  Desktop Sharing
    2.  Screen Sharing
    3.  Second monitor support
    Discontinued

    Last GitHub commit on Nov 2018

    VirtScreen iconAir Display Icon

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  5. MKMirror icon
     1 like

    MKMirror allows you to mirror your Desktop, built-in Camera, video and audio devices to Smart TVs and mobile devices. MKMirror uses HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) protocol, an adaptive bitrate streaming communications developed by Apple Inc.

    29 MKMirror alternatives
    MKMirror screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    MKMirror iconAir Display Icon

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  6. iDisplay icon
     37 likes

    Turn your iPad/iPhone or Android tablet or smartphone into a convenient side monitor for your Windows or Mac desktop. iDisplay is a universal app specially optimized for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices screens.

    22 iDisplay alternatives
    iDisplay screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    iDisplay Features

    1.  Screen Sharing
    2.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    3.  Desktop Sharing
    4.  Multiple desktops
    5.  USB tether
    6.  Second monitor support
    Discontinued

    The Android app is not available anymore, and it seems the desktop app hasn't worked well for years. The iOS app was last updated in 2017, so you might want to avoid it.

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  7. ZoneScreen icon
     10 likes

    ZoneScreen is able to mirror local desktop to another computer in the network. The main difference is that it also allows extend desktop, not only mirror it. Also, you could use ZoneScreen for Windows Mobile to extend/mirror your desktop to screen of your handheld.

    6 ZoneScreen alternatives
    ZoneScreen screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Mobile

    ZoneScreen Features

    1.  Desktop Sharing
    2.  Screen Sharing
    Discontinued

    Main web reads "[...] new feature to be implemented, it is very unlikely for new versions to appear in the nearest future[...] I haven't done any changes to ZoneScreen in years."See https://www.zoneos.com/zonescreen.htm

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  8. Displaypad icon
     2 likes

    DisplayPad is a cutting edge app that allows you to use your iPhone as a second display for your Mac. You can extend your desktop with a wireless display that you can carry around with you!

    9 Displaypad alternatives
    Displaypad screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Displaypad Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    Displaypad iconAir Display Icon

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  9. AirMyPC icon
     14 likes

    AirMyPC allows you to wirelessly AirPlay mirror your Windows PC screen and sound to your TV through 2nd/3rd AppleTV.

    15 AirMyPC alternatives
    Wirelessly AirPlay mirror your Windows PC screen

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    AirMyPC Features

    1.  Chromecast Support
    2.  AirPlay Support
    3.  Desktop Sharing
    4.  PC to AppleTV
    5.  Webcam Mirroring
    6.  Windows to Apple TV
    7.  Streaming
    8.  Second monitor support
    AirMyPC iconAir Display Icon

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  10. Mirror Hall icon
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    MirrorHall creates virtual second monitors over the network using UDP video streaming among Linux desktop or mobile devices. It is optimized for low latency, and is based on gstreamer and GNOME's mutter screen sharing APIs.

    10 Mirror Hall alternatives
    Mirror Hall screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Low Latency
    7.  GNOME3 integration
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