You don't need a remote desktop for the room you're standing in

Description and use

Remote desktops are ill‑suited for meeting rooms. Tools like ExtendPilot let multiple attendees view and interact with a shared screen locally, without accounts or internet.

Problem

In meeting rooms, people often use remote‑desktop tools to share a screen, but these tools are designed for one‑to‑one remote control, not for multiple viewers, mirroring, or creating a new display. This mismatch causes confusion and inefficiency.

Outcome

Multiple attendees can view and interact with a shared screen in a meeting room without remote‑desktop tools, using a local, account‑free solution that supports real‑time annotation and optional screen extension.

Workflow

• 1. Ensure all devices are on the same Wi‑Fi network.
• 2. Install ExtendPilot on the Mac (download or brew install).
• 3. Install the ExtendPilot app on iPhone/iPad or use a browser for Deskreen.
• 4. Launch ExtendPilot on the Mac to create a virtual display.
• 5. On each attendee device, connect to the Mac via Bonjour (no account needed).
• 6. All devices view the same screen; attendees can annotate or point using their own cursor color.
• 7. Presenter can grant or revoke pointer control by clicking their own mouse.
• 8. When finished, close the session on all devices.

Evidence

It creates a display that macOS treats as real hardware — arrangeable in System Settings, HiDPI, windows move onto it.

Source

Deskreen streams a screen or a single window into a browser, so what the iPad shows is a picture of something the Mac was already displaying.

Source