How to View Your Mac Screen on Your iPhone

Want to see your Mac's screen on your iPhone? Not a screenshot. Not a preview. Your actual Mac display, live, showing exactly what's on it right now, so you can interact with it from your phone.

This is possible and it's not that complicated to set up. Here's how.

What it looks like

When you connect with Macky, your Mac's screen shows up inside the iPhone app. You can see everything on it, whatever you had open, your desktop, your windows, your cursor. It updates in real time as things change.

From there you can actually control it. Tap to click, drag to move the cursor, use the keyboard to type, pinch to zoom in on a specific part of the screen. It's not just a view. It's full control.

How the connection works

Macky uses WebRTC to stream your Mac's screen to your iPhone. WebRTC is the same technology that video calling apps use. It handles the connection automatically, no matter what kind of network you're on, so you can see your Mac's screen from across the house or across the country.

The stream is end-to-end encrypted. Whatever's on your screen stays between you and your Mac.

Setting it up

Step 1: Install the Mac host app

Download Macky from macky.dev. It installs as a small menu bar app. Requires macOS 15 or later.

Step 2: Install the iPhone app

Get Macky from the App Store. Requires iOS 18 or later.

Step 3: Sign in on both with the same account

Create a Macky account and sign in on both devices. Then set a Master Password to protect your sessions.

Step 4: Open the screen view

Open the iPhone app, tap your Mac, enter your Master Password, and your Mac's screen appears. That's it.

Navigating your Mac's screen on a phone

Your Mac has a bigger screen than your iPhone, so Macky gives you a few ways to get around it comfortably.

• Pinch to zoom. Zoom into any part of the screen to see details or hit small targets.
• Tap to click. Tap anywhere on the screen to click that spot on your Mac.
• Scroll. Swipe to scroll through pages or documents.
• Keyboard. Tap the keyboard button to bring up your iPhone keyboard and type on your Mac.

Why you'd want to see your Mac's screen on your iPhone

There are a lot of situations where seeing your Mac's screen on your phone is genuinely useful.

You're on the couch and need to reference something on your Mac without getting up. You left a window open at home that you need to check. You're traveling and need to get into something on your desktop. You want to show someone what's on your screen. You're in a meeting and need to quickly check something running on your Mac.

Any situation where you want your Mac's display available on the device you have in your hand.

One thing to know

Your Mac needs to be awake for the screen to stream. If your Mac goes to sleep, you won't be able to see the screen until it wakes up. Adjust your sleep settings in System Settings, or use an app like Amphetamine to keep your Mac awake when you need it available.

Pricing

Macky's free plan gives you 5-minute sessions with 1 Mac and 1 iPhone. Pro is a one-time payment of $29 and removes all limits: unlimited session length, unlimited devices, and background connect so you can open a session even when Macky isn't the active app on your Mac.