119 points by raiseCatError 2 days ago
Hey HN and Cats, thank you for checking this out!<p>Github:
<a href="https://github.com/raiseCatError/meowdisplay" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/raiseCatError/meowdisplay</a><p>EDIT 2: I should've mentioned that MeowDisplay started as a fork of OpenDisplay: <a href="https://github.com/peetzweg/opendisplay" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/peetzweg/opendisplay</a>
which provided the foundational screen capture, virtual display, encoding and iPhone/iPad receivers. I've since taken it in a more phone-first direction, with work on the interaction, streaming and security layers. I've credited OpenDisplay and its developer Philip in the README under "Built on OpenDisplay".<p>MeowDisplay is my take on the control your Mac from your phone scene. Available on iPhones, iPads and Macs, with Android rn in closed testing.<p>The website has interactive illustrative demos if you'd like to see the app demonstrated.<p>I think MeowDisplay does a few things differently, some of which I prefer and you might too.<p>Such as Window view: allowing multiple tabs in split-screen type panes. Traditional Mirror/Extend views exist as alternatives.
Floating windows: coming in the 2.1 release.<p>Touch input approaches: Direct Touch(Classic or Natural), experimental Smart Touch, and Trackpad mode alongside Apple Pencil support. Doesn't sacrifice display space for a trackpad, use all of the phone's screen with your preferred mode.<p>Stage Peek: shows a scrollable and searchable list of your Mac's windows on your phone along with an app drawer when you hold and pull on the left edge of your screen.<p>It's free and open source so you can try it and see if it's for you without having to commit to it or anything.<p>EDIT: I've used MeowDisplay during development whilst I was travelling between cities, left my acbook at home clamshell, powered, external display attached, and used it for small tasks remotely, it was pretty reliable even on a 5G network on a moving bus.<p>Meow,
Jai
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