{"id":12300,"date":"2023-08-31T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=12300"},"modified":"2025-04-02T14:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:45:05","slug":"how-to-screen-share-on-mac-realvnc-connect","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-screen-share-on-mac-realvnc-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"How to share screens on Mac computers with RealVNC Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12300\" class=\"elementor elementor-12300\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dc34a37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dc34a37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf5c84e\" data-id=\"7bf5c84e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-366c55c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"366c55c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"100bt\" data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><em>This article applies to RealVNC Connect through version 7.<\/em><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><em><br><\/em><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac screen sharing<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is easy to do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/\">RealVNC Connect<\/a>. It&#8217;s just a question of going through a few simple setup steps. As soon as you have the necessary software installed, you&#8217;ll be able to use your Mac from anywhere as if you were in front of it.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve covered lots of scenarios, such as<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/how-to-use-a-headless-raspberry-pi-with-vnc-connect\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to use a Raspberry Pi headless with RealVNC Connect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but what if all you want is to access and control your home Mac while working from the office?<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, RealVNC Connect makes that process very easy.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s find out<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to share a screen on Mac<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">computers.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"4b5rm-0-0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/start-screen-sharing-mac.png\" alt=\"A visual representation of sharing a screen on a Mac with RealVNC Connect\" width=\"830\" height=\"612\"><\/div>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"100bt\" data-offset-key=\"3qkj9-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"3qkj9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3qkj9-0-0\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-offset-key=\"d7cpe-0-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to start screen sharing on a Mac<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we check out Mac screen sharing with a VNC port<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you need to know how to enable screen sharing on a Mac. These are the Mac screen-sharing settings that will get you up and running:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose <\/span><b>Apple menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>System Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>General<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the sidebar.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the right\u2014you might have to scroll down to do this. (If you see that <\/span><b>Remote Management<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is turned on, make sure you turn it off (you can\u2019t run it at the same time as <\/span><b>Screen Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turn on <\/span><b>Screen Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Hit the <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Info<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button on the right.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you\u2019ll have to choose who can share your screen. If you select <\/span><b>All Users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, any of your computer\u2019s users can share your screen (apart from guest users and sharing-only users).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you select<\/span> <b>Only These Users<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, screen sharing will be restricted to specific users (which you pick from Users &amp; Groups, Network Users, or Network Groups).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To see more options for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">screen sharing on your Mac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, click <\/span><b>Computer Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac screen sharing using RealVNC Connect<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, now we know<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to allow screen sharing on Mac, it\u2019s time to learn how to do it with<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discover.realvnc.com\/what-is-vnc-remote-access-technology\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RealVNC Connect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The remote access solution is made up of <\/span>VNC Server v7 (or try our new unified app with RealVNC Connect v8), and RealVNC Viewer. You\u2019ll need to install RealVNC Server on the Mac you\u2019re controlling remotely, and RealVNC Viewer on the device you\u2019re controlling it from.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should point out that this latter device doesn\u2019t have to be a Mac! Of course, it can be, but RealVNC Viewer also works on many other platforms. These include Windows, Android, and Linux, and any other systems on our<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002252798-Supported-Platforms-for-VNC-Connect#vnc-viewer-for-devices-you-want-to-control-from-0-5\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">complete list of supported OS versions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the next section, we\u2019re going to look at RealVNC Connect for screen sharing between two Macs:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install RealVNC Server on the Mac you\u2019re controlling<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">screen sharing for Mac, you need to install RealVNC Server (which requires a license) on the machine you want to control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/download\/vnc\/macos\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download RealVNC Server for macOS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from our website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/install-realvnc-server-mac-1024x870.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of downloading RealVNC Server\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/install-realvnc-server-mac-2-1024x748.png\" alt=\"The RealVNC Server installer that will help you learn how to share your screen on a Mac computer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the instructions to run the installer. Or, if you prefer installing via command line, the command is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>installer -pkg &lt;vnc-app&gt;.pkg -target \/<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After installation, make sure you<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/manage.realvnc.com\/en\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">create an account here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you don\u2019t already have a license, you\u2019ll need to buy one or start a trial. You\u2019ll also have the option to set up two-factor authentication for extra security at this point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To license the software, you simply need to right-click the icon in your system tray. Go to Licensing, and enter your account details. If you have an Enterprise subscription, you might want to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/help.realvnc.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002249677#enterprise-subscriptions-0-1\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">license in bulk or remotely<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/signing-license-realvnc-1024x772.png\" alt=\"Signing in to license RealVNC Server\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, you\u2019ll need to install RealVNC Viewer on the machine you want to control your Mac from:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Install RealVNC Viewer on the device you\u2019re controlling from<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As mentioned above, you can control your Mac remotely from a multitude of devices, but here\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to use RealVNC Viewer on a Mac<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Installation is very simple. To start,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/connect\/download\/viewer\/macos\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download RealVNC Viewer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for macOS:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/install-realvnc-server-mac-1024x870.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of downloading RealVNC Server\" width=\"1024\" height=\"870\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, drag the disk image file into your Applications folder:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dragging-realvnc-viewer-1024x560.png\" alt=\"Dragging the RealVNC Viewer icon into the Applications folder\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, sign in with your RealVNC account details. If you\u2019ve set up multi-factor authentication, you will also need to type in a code from the respective app at this stage:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/signing-in-realvnc-account-1024x790.png\" alt=\"Signing in to your RealVNC account\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve installed and licensed RealVNC Viewer, your Mac will show up in the software\u2019s list of machines:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/select-mac-list-device-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"Select your Mac from the list of devices in RealVNC Viewer\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply double-click on your device, and you\u2019ll be able to use it as if you were sitting in front of it!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enabling screen sharing on Macs<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your organization runs a Mac fleet, RealVNC Connect can make<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/discover\/remote-access\/\">remote access<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> much easier. Whether you want to provide IT support or access corporate resources from your home office, it\u2019s a fast, secure, and reliable solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we\u2019ve seen in this article, RealVNC screen sharing is very simple to do.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quick to download and install RealVNC Server and Viewer, and you\u2019ll enjoy a responsive connection that feels like you\u2019re in front of the remote computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As part of RealVNC\u2019s multi-platform support, you can even perform Mac screen sharing on the go with the app for iOS and Android.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQs about Mac screen sharing<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I turn on screen sharing on a Mac?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to the <\/span><b>Apple menu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on your Mac, and select <\/span><b>System Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In the sidebar, click on <\/span><b>General<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and then select <\/span><b>Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the panel on the right. (You may need to scroll down to find it.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve switched <\/span><b>Screen Sharing <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on, click the <\/span><b>Info<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button on the right to control the authorized number of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I stop screen sharing on a Mac?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turning screen share off is very similar to turning it on. Again, go to the <\/span><b>Apple menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and find <\/span><b>System Settings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Click on <\/span><b>General<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the sidebar and <\/span><b>Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you can just turn <\/span><b>Screen Sharing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> off, and your session will end. It\u2019s as simple as that!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible to Mac screen share with other operating systems?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RealVNC makes sharing a Mac screen with other operating systems &#8211; whether its a Windows, Linux, or Raspberry Pi computer, or simply an iOS or iPadOS device &#8211; as easy as sharing it with another Mac. Simply download the VNC Viewer software on the device you want to share your Mac device screen with and log in to your RealVNC account. You can now select your Mac remote desktop from your VNC Connect teams and access your Mac files and programs from anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this article\u2019s content has been updated in August 2023<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac screen sharing is easily done with VNC Connect. It&#8217;s simply a question of going through a few easy setup steps. 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