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Christian Ahrweiler
Christian Ahrweiler

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Show a Mac Screen or Window Somewhere Else - Without a Cable

There are many moments where you do not need another monitor — you just need to see what is already on your Mac somewhere else.

  • You are watching a video on your Mac, but you want to continue watching it from another room.
  • You have a Mac mini running in the corner, but no display attached.
  • You have a preview window, dashboard, stream output, or camera feed open on one Mac — and you want to see it on an iPad or another Mac.

That is not really a remote desktop problem.

  • You do not want to control the Mac or extend the desktop.
  • You do not want to plug in USB or HDMI.

You just want to see one Mac screen or window somewhere else.

That is what AV Stream Pro is for.

A Mac view over the network

AV Stream Pro shows a Mac screen or window on another Mac or iPad over your local network.

Unlike USB-based monitor apps, it does not require a cable. The viewer device only needs to be on the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network.

Not remote desktop

AV Stream Pro is intentionally simpler than remote desktop software.

It is just a screen or window from your Mac — shown over the local network.

For many situations, that is the better tool: less setup, less clutter, and no cable across the desk.

AV Stream Pro is part of Beaver Tools, a collection of small Mac utilities focused on solving one clear problem at a time.

More tools are available at:

https://beavertools.app

AV Stream Pro is available on the Mac App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/av-stream-pro/id6768038272?mt=12

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