free-sidecar
Enable Sidecar on Unsupported iPads and Macs running iPadOS 13 and macOS Catalina (by ben-z)
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free-sidecar
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Not sure which macOS version you’re running but you can try your luck with Free Sidecar. It enables unsupported Macs and iPads to also use Sidecar. It’s worked for me in the past, problem was I was trying to enable support on an iPad Air 2 and Sidecar only works with an Apple Pencil (IPA2 does not support Pencil) so it did not work regardless. But it may be able to help your situation.
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Any way to get Sidecar/Universal Control to work with an iPad Air Gen 2?
My Macbook meets all of the requirements to run Sidecar and Universal Control perfectly fine, but my iPad is just one generation too old. I feel like it should still be capable of supporting Sidecar since I've already found what looks to be a working method to run Sidecar on much older Macs and iPads ("Free Sidecar" https://github.com/ben-z/free-sidecar). This method would not work for me though, I believe because my Macbook is updated to Monterey and this was designed a while ago for Catalina. If my iPad can go as far as running Universal Control, that would be even better.
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Desperate for Sidecar to work HELP IF POSSIBLE!! plz&thnx!!
Also, when following this guide found in a different post (https://github.com/ben-z/free-sidecar), I try the first step to make a backup file for Sidecar, by running this in Terminal: cp /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SidecarCore.framework/Versions/A/SidecarCore ~/Downloads/SidecarCore.bak
- Using Universal Control and Sidecar at the same time..
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Just Ordered M1 Mac Mini w 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
I'll leave this here https://github.com/ben-z/free-sidecar, you can always try it before upgrading to a better iPad.
- [Question] is there any tweak that turns your older iPad 5th generation into a duel monitor? I’m on iOS 14.4 so I don’t have the native iPad functionality that enables this and all the other options cost money in the App Store.
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how do i get sidecar to work? open core big sur
-ben-z's free-sidecar ONLY IF your SMBIOS doesn't support Sidecar natively. I don't know for sure but if it can run Big Sur odds are it can run Sidecar. The method covered in this git readme might not work though if Big Sur changed codesigning.
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I created Deskreen. This is a free open source desktop app that makes any device with a web browser a second screen for your computer. Built with ElectronJS, React and other web technologies.
Nice work, but check this out: https://github.com/ben-z/free-sidecar
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Is there a way to make ubuntu 23.10 think it has a monitor connected when headless?
Or if you are an experienced user of your operating system, you can find solutions on how to create a virtual display without a need for Virtual Display Adapter in the following link: https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen/discussions/86
- Deskreen – turn any device into a secondary screen
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Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
Use a vnc client on your android device and setup a virtual monitor on your desktop that is really a vnc server.
I know how to do that with Sway and swayvnc on wayland, as well as with xorg.
https://superuser.com/questions/1434779/using-a-tablet-as-a-...
https://www.reddit.com/r/swaywm/comments/k1zl41/thank_you_de...
This is particularly helpful to people using asahi linux and wanting to connect an external monitor. That can be done with something as simple as a raspberry pi.
EDIT: apparently this project help achieving the same thing on different OS but using webRTC and a browser:
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Just wondering if I can run sillytavern or pygmalion(forgot which is which) on my pc and use my phone to connect to it then use tavernAI (the interface) on my phone?
Screen sharing apps are good for this. You can access your pc from your phones browser and local pc IP. https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen is free one i use.
- How can I create a second virtual monitor on my steamdeck without needing to plug in a usbc alt dummymonitor plug ?
- How do I use my laptop as a monitor of another laptop?
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How can i create a virtual display on X11? [Amd]
No it is not necessary. The screen mirroring and sharing single application window functionality of Deskreen are working without any need for Virtual Display Adapter. The Virtual Display Plug is needed only if you want to extend your computer desktop to have a full secondary screen experience with Deskreen. Or if you are an experienced user of your operating system, you can find solutions on how to create a virtual display without a need for Virtual Display Adapter in the following link: https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen/discussions/86
Generic X: https://github.com/pavlobu/deskreen/issues/42
- Setup i found on FB
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Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?
I use Deskreen with Windows, it has a Linux version that probably works similarly. I think it leverages browser streaming tech.
Easiest way to get it working is with a dummy plug, but maybe there's more options on Linux to fake a display in software.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing free-sidecar and deskreen you can also consider the following projects:
FeatureUnlock - Add Sidecar support to unsupported models
VirtScreen - Make your iPad/tablet/computer into a secondary monitor on Linux.