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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.

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altmagw3k
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Simple to use, native to MacOS. Would need more options te be truly great.

Seth
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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.

deanjones
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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.

OmgItsTheSmartGuy
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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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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 and this page was last updated . Apple Screen Sharing is sometimes referred to as Screen Sharing.