This is cool but to me its not doing what the title of the video says. This is screen or app sharing to mirror/cast to another device, not the ability to have an additional display you can use such as when you have multiple monitors hooked up to a PC and can move stuff between monitors. You still have to go back to that app's window to interact with it. Not sure if this was what other people expected clicking into this video but that's what I thought when I saw the title in my feed. I expected a way to extend my desktop to another screen without buying another monitor or those USB portable monitors.
Didn't mean to confuse, or mislead you, just wanted to show you some cool open source software. I still think it's useful, just not doing quite what you expect. I think that's where the dongle comes in...where you setup a "2nd monitor" that isn't there, and then share that to the device. I may do a follow up to show how that can work.
If you have a monitor with two inputs, let's say HDMI and DVI and you are using de HDMI connection, you can plug your PC to the DVI cable too, your OS will detect that connection even if you can't see both at the same time in your monitor, then you can share that 'extra' monitor with Deskcreen. Another way to achieve the same is creating an extra virtual monitor using xrandr, for example, and sharing that one. This one is useful if you don't have an extra video output. It works great either way. One thing to notice: the extra monitor will exist even if you are not sharing it and you can't see it so you might lose some applications in that invisible monitor. Have that in mind.
@@danieldantur2719 i have this exact problem with my 4k home cinema & av receiver that can only pass through 1080 - one hdmi to the tv and one to the av. Might try this tip.
Yeah I think this is a great application for some uses, but I had hoped there was a driver to simulate a second monitor, so you can move the mouse to the edge of your screen and interact with software on the second screen.
Looks very cool indeed, but the one downside is that it is Electron-based. I'll give it a try and hopefully it doesn't turn out to be a resource hog. But let's just say that my hopes aren't particularly high.
Truth be told, I'm more concerned about the efficiency rather than "system too slow to keep up". I will most likely want such a functionality when on-the-go, so keeping CPU utilisation low is important. All developers like to claim their application is "blazing fast" to the point where it's become a meme at this point, but the harsh reality is, TS & JS based applications simply cannot compete with compiled languages when it comes to being fast and efficient.
I find things like this to be quite useful for photography QC as none of my main monitors have quite as good colour gamut or contrast ratio as my phone screen.
How much bandwidth does it consume? uploading & downloading compared to other streams? One possible way is screen mirroring a free or limited zoom-like conference call screen via one laptop & multiple phones... Or printing the QR code to mirror a video presentation for classes of students? although I don't know if can pass through adhoc (WAN) rather than internet provider...
If your hardware supports it (i.e. your computer has a free display slot) you should be able to hook it up directly; if it has a browser you could giving the tool a shot (tho note that you still need a dummy adapter then to get a true second screen instead of a capture of what you can already see)
Like previously mentioned connecting directly may be easier, but if that's not possible, something like a raspberry pi could be attached to the projector, and then use a browser to access the URL that is created.
Hey, big fan of your videos! Love discovering new open-source stuff, and to have them presented in a concise video format keeps me coming back. One tip I'd have is to maybe go into a bit more detail on the drawbacks/pros and cons of the software you show. For instance, I don't think most people would be able to make much use of Deskreen for terminal purposes due to the input lag, unless their mobile device were to be plugged into ethernet. That being said, it still seems to be a great program to use in a pinch. I could see it being useful for remote work. Have a good day.
Great info, and thanks for sharing. I'll try to be better about pointing out potential issues. I didn't have a ton of lag on my devices, so didn't experience that much. Most lag was when I was trying to record while using the app at the same time.
Great Video. Thanks for sharing. Tested on Linux / Windows / Mac. Works as described in your video. I think it will be great for class room connectivity where teacher works on laptop and and smart tv can be watched by students. Keep it up. You are doing a great job.
Hey great video, do you think it is possible to share the screen using some physical connection? I'm usually out using public networks and I would rather use my ipad as second screen without using the network. Thanks!
Can the target device, instead of a tablet, be another PC with a monitor? E.g. I connect with PC+2 monitors, then another PC+2 monitors and in practice my PC will have 4 monitors?
Time ago I've bought app for this. Hope, this is either great. I love how macOS now doing it. And, as I'm using Linux on my MacBook, I want same quality screen as second.
I did one a looooong time ago, but I think the project is abandoned. I'll see if I can find something better. I'd say today, definitely look into A free CloudFlare account and the cloudflare tunnels.
If you are going to recommend a package infrastructure, I'd like to hear more consideration then just ease of use. If people are coming to you for advice, you should at least mention that security, speed, and size are also important facts to consider - especially for choices that can have widespread effects on a person's productivity and safety.
Application mode is great. I hope there is tiling available, to share more than one application. But, it is not like second monitor, it is just a screen share. Goog for interactive information. I think I'll use it after I'll back from war.
You can put a single app on a mobile device, or another computer screen, then if you put that app in the background on the main screen, you can still view it on the device screen.
@@AwesomeOpenSource Got it thanks You make amazing videos Make a lot more Tho I was looking for extended display you know any alt open source solution for that ??
@@AwesomeOpenSource love your videos. It's honestly too loud on every video. I just now got around to saying it. Your voice is very calm and quiet. The music is on 1000% though
I,love the vids you make. Great to get new ideas, software etc. Something i 'm looking forward to is some sort of opensource database with a webinterface for 2 usecases namely: - to register software licenses, activationcodes etc. - to register purchases of all sources with the opertunity to add a copy of the bill with the warranty time, categories etc. Maybe you know some good options 😀
