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Apple Screen Sharing

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Screen Sharing is a VNC client by Apple Inc. included as part of Mac OS X v10.5. It allows remote observance or control of any Macintosh machine on the local network that has Screen Sharing activated. It may also be used over the Internet via iChat.

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License model

  • Free • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac  Built into Mac OS X
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Features

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  1.  Bundled with macOS
  2.  VNC Support
  3.  Lightweight
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Built-in viewer
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Screen Sharing
  8.  Desktop Sharing
  9.  Real time collaboration
  10.  VNC Viewer
  11.  Integrated File Sharing

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Apple Screen Sharing information

  • Developed by

    Apple

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4

  • Alternatives

    71 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 4 comments and reviews about Apple Screen Sharing, and it has gotten 24 likes

Apple Screen Sharing was added to AlternativeTo by OmgItsTheSmartGuy on Dec 10, 2011 and this page was last updated Mar 26, 2021. Apple Screen Sharing is sometimes referred to as Screen Sharing.

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altmagw3k
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Top positive comment •May 1, 2023

Simple to use, native to MacOS. Would need more options te be truly great.

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Seth
Comment •Oct 30, 2019

I wish apple would release of version of this app for Windows clients.

Client performance using Windows VNC clients is terrible compared to the macOS native Screen Sharing app.

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deanjones
Comment •Feb 20, 2013

Hey. I have tried using TeamViewer remote desktop tool and it is really great. Thank you very much for such wonderful information. In addition to team viewer, I have even tried various other remote support services such as logmeinrescue, gosupportnow, GoToMyPC etc. and they are good too.

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OmgItsTheSmartGuy
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Positive comment •Dec 10, 2011

Before discovering that OS X actually had a VNC client built-in, I used Chicken of the VNC because it was the only free app that I could find. Chicken of the VNC wasn't bad, but there wasn't anything particularly special about it (at least for casual users). In comparison, Screen Sharing adds a couple of pretty useful features: view-only mode, screen scaling, and full-screen mode come to mind.

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What is Apple Screen Sharing?

Screen Sharing is a VNC client by Apple Inc. included as part of Mac OS X v10.5. It allows remote observance or control of any Macintosh machine on the local network that has Screen Sharing activated. It may also be used over the Internet via iChat. Because Screen Sharing is a VNC client, it may also be used to control any computer running a VNC server if the IP address of the target computer is known and accessible.

You can now use an Apple ID to authenticate with another Mac running OS X to start a screen-sharing session. This is perfect for giving others access to your Mac without creating separate user accounts. Simply add their Apple IDs to the list of authorized users, and they can log in with their credentials.

The new Observe-Only mode lets you watch a remote computer without controlling the mouse or trackpad movements.

Screen Sharing includes a toolbar that provides access to useful tools and settings such as screen resolution, Clipboard access, and screen capture.

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