ElsewhereThe desktop app, for Mac and Windows.
One app that hosts and connects. Native on each platform, and it looks like it belongs there.
Studio Mac
- Lives next to the clockMenu bar on Mac, tray on Windows. Pause sharing, see who's on, copy your ID.
- Answers while you're awayUnattended access from sleep and from the login window. One admin prompt to set up.
- An ID for everyone elseA short ID that never changes and a passcode that does, for helping someone who isn't you.
Fast
Fast enough to forget it's remote.
Elsewhere connects your devices to each other directly and uses the video hardware built into your computer, so nothing slows the picture down. Typing, scrolling, and dragging windows feel like sitting in front of the machine.
- typical latency on home Wi-Fi
- 11 ms
- at up to 1440p
- 60 fps
- to connect
- 1 s
Unattended access
Always reachable, even when nobody's home.
Turn on unattended access and your computer answers whenever you call, from the lock screen or from sleep. Nobody has to click Accept on the other end, because the other end is also you.
- Wake from sleep, on Mac and Windows
- Connect from the login window and sign in remotely
- Every session is end-to-end encrypted between your own devices
- See who is connected right now, next to the clock
Someone else's computer
Help a friend without setting anything up.
Every computer running Elsewhere has a short ID that never changes and a passcode that does. Your friend reads you both, you type them in, they click Accept, and you're looking at their screen. When the session ends the passcode changes, so nobody can come back uninvited.
- The ID is yours for good. The passcode is new for every session
- They always approve on their end first
- Works from your iPhone too
- Your own computers skip all of this
MacBook Air
Share both. The passcode changes after each session.
Copy ID and passcodeWhen someone connects with these, you get a notification and a banner in this window. Nothing starts until you click Accept.
Quality
Tuned for the connection you have.
Automatic quality adapts to your network every second. On a slow link, hide the remote wallpaper and cap the frame rate so the parts you care about stay sharp.
Quality
Defaults for every session. You can override any of these from the session toolbar.
Mac and Windows
The same app, native on each.
Both host and both connect. Each one looks like it belongs on the computer it's installed on.
Elsewhere for Mac
- Notarized direct download, updates itself
- Universal: Apple silicon and Intel
- Menu bar panel and macOS notifications
- Hosts from the login window and from sleep
Elsewhere for Windows
- Signed installer, updates itself
- 64-bit and Arm
- Tray icon and Windows notifications
- Hosts from the lock screen and from sleep
Questions
Before you install.
What does the Mac ask for the first time?
Screen Recording and Accessibility, so Elsewhere can show your screen and move the pointer. And one admin prompt to install the helper that answers from the login window and from sleep.
Does it work on an Intel Mac?
Yes. One universal download covers Apple silicon and Intel.
Can I connect from a Mac to a PC, or the other way round?
Yes. Every desktop app hosts and connects, and your computers all appear in one list whatever they run.
Do I need to open ports or change my router?
No. Your devices find each other through your account and connect directly.
Get started
Ready when you are.
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