WaystoneIn private alpha for macOS
Move an app window from one Mac to another.
The app keeps running on its home Mac. On your other Mac, you use it as a real window instead of a remote desktop in a box.
A window, not a desktop.
Windows has had RemoteApp for years, and X11 had ssh -X. The Mac never got its own version. Waystone adds it.
| Option | What comes over | Where you use it |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Control | What comes over: Your cursor | Where you use it: The windows stay on the other Mac's screen |
| Screen sharing | What comes over: The whole desktop | Where you use it: Stuck inside one window. All or nothing |
| Waystone | What comes over: One app window | Where you use it: Next to your other windows, like any local app |
A real Mac window
It shows up in Mission Control, Spaces and Cmd-Tab, and tiles like any other window. You decide where it goes.
The app stays home
The app keeps running on its own Mac, using that Mac's CPU, GPU, network, VPN and sign-ins. Nothing is copied to the other Mac.
Local network only
Your Macs connect directly over an encrypted link. No account, no servers, no relay, no telemetry. Nothing outside your network can reach it.
Use it like it's local.
Click, type and scroll
Use the window as if the app were local. Input only travels your local network, so replying to an email from the other Mac feels instant.
New windows follow
Open an email, a document or a dialog from a teleported app and it opens on the Mac you're using.
Shared clipboard
Copy on one Mac and paste on the other, in both directions.
Unread badges
Each app's Dock badge, like unread mail or Slack's dot, shows in Waystone's list.
You choose what's shared
Each Mac decides which of its apps the other can open. Block one and any of its windows open elsewhere close straight away.
And the details
- Resizing reflows the app instead of stretching it
- Sharp between displays with different scales
- Hover highlights and tooltips work
- Pin a window to bring it back in one click
- Connects out from a Mac that blocks incoming connections
What it looks like
How it works
Waystone is for two Macs on one desk. For example, a laptop and a desktop with the big screen.
- 01
Install it on both Macs
Waystone lives in the menu bar, where it lists your paired Macs and their windows.
- 02
Pair them once
Your Macs find each other on the local network. Type the six-digit code shown on the other Mac.
- 03
Teleport a window
Pick a window from the menu bar list and it opens on your other Mac.
Join the private alpha
Waystone isn't for sale yet. We're looking for people with two Macs on one desk who want to try it early. Tell us about your setup, or just say hello.
Or email [email protected].