Too much desktop
Multiple monitors and unrelated windows make phone-based screen sharing feel cramped before you even start.
Built for remote Mac viewing, Xcode sessions, Simulator previews, and focused app checks.
View your Mac from your iPhone.
Apperture is a focused remote Mac viewer. Connect to your own Mac, choose the screen or window you need, and interact from a phone-first viewer.
Connected to your Mac Live
Design review
Screen sharing was built for desktops.
Traditional screen sharing gives you the whole Mac: large displays, multiple monitors, unrelated windows, tiny controls, and a viewport that was never meant for a phone.
Tiny interactions
Pinch, pan, zoom, miss the target, repeat. A desktop UI needs help to feel usable on iPhone.
Broken feedback loop
When something is running on your Mac, you should not have to wait until you are back at your desk to inspect it.
Focused viewer
A focused remote Mac viewer.
Apperture connects to your own Mac and presents the remote view in a layout made for iPhone. The mirrored content is scaled with breathing room, controls live outside the active view, and the session stays focused on what you are trying to inspect.
- Connect to your own Mac.
- View the screen or window you need.
- Tap, scroll, type, and interact.
- Keep the session comfortable on iPhone.
Connected to your Mac Live
Mac app preview
Setup
How Apperture works
1
Install Apperture on your Mac.
The Mac host app captures the view and handles input.
2
Open Apperture on your iPhone.
Connect to your Mac and choose what you want to see.
3
View and control remotely.
Tap, scroll, type, and inspect what is running on your Mac from a phone-first viewer.
For developers
Made for the moments after Run.
Apperture is useful as a remote Mac viewer for anyone, but it is especially built around the development loop: Xcode launches something on your Mac, and you need to see how it turned out.
Xcode sessions
Check the app Xcode just launched without returning to your desk.
iOS Simulator
View the Simulator running on your Mac from your iPhone. The Mac does the running; Apperture gives you the view.
macOS apps
Inspect and interact with a Mac app window, including native window chrome.
Agent-assisted development
Let your coding agent build and run. Use Apperture to inspect the result from your phone.
Connected to your Mac Live
iOS Simulator
Everything you need for focused checks.
Focused remote viewing
View the part of your Mac that matters instead of squeezing a whole desktop setup into your phone.
iPhone-first layout
The remote view is padded, scaled, and placed so it feels less cramped on smaller screens.
Screen or window focus
Choose the screen or window you need so the session starts with the thing you came to inspect.
Touch and keyboard input
Tap, scroll, drag, and type into the remote Mac session from a phone-first control surface.
Portrait and landscape modes
Use the orientation that fits the app, the screen, or the task in front of you.
Development-aware
Designed with Xcode sessions, Simulator previews, macOS app windows, and remote checks in mind.
Security and privacy
Your Mac. Your session.
Apperture is designed around connecting to a Mac you control. Sessions should be explicit, visible, and easy to stop from either device.
Pair with your own Mac.
Start and stop sessions deliberately.
Show clear connection state.
Keep the product scoped to your own Mac.
Not less than screen sharing. More focused.
Generic screen sharing shows everything. Apperture is designed to help you focus on the view you actually need.
| Capability | Generic screen sharing | Apperture |
|---|---|---|
| View your Mac remotely | Yes | Yes |
| Designed for iPhone layout | Usually no | Yes |
| Focused screen/window viewing | Manual | Core idea |
| Mac context without desktop clutter | No | Yes |
| Developer workflow awareness | No | Yes |
| Simulator and Xcode use cases | Possible | Designed for it |
FAQ
Is Apperture remote desktop software? +
Apperture is a remote Mac viewer. It connects to your own Mac and helps you view and interact with what is running there from your iPhone. The focus is a cleaner, more comfortable phone experience than traditional full-desktop screen sharing.
Does Apperture run Mac apps on my iPhone? +
No. Your Mac does the running. Apperture lets you view and interact with your Mac from your iPhone.
Does it work with iOS Simulator? +
That is one of the core development workflows. The goal is to view and control the Simulator running on your Mac from your iPhone.
Does it work with macOS apps launched from Xcode? +
Yes. A key goal is to inspect and interact with the Mac app window Xcode launches, including the native Mac window chrome.
Is this only for developers? +
No. The first focus is developers because the build-run-check loop is especially painful away from the desk. But the same focused remote viewer can be useful anytime you need to see or control part of your Mac from iPhone.
Does it require Tailscale? +
The connection model is still being finalized. Private-network tools like Tailscale are a natural fit, but Apperture will explain exact requirements once early builds are ready.
What permissions does the Mac app need? +
The Mac app will likely need screen capture and input-related permissions so it can show the remote view and pass interactions back to your Mac. The app should make these permissions explicit during setup.
Is Apperture available yet? +
Apperture is in development. Join the waitlist to follow progress and get early access.
Early access
Get early access to Apperture.
Join the waitlist for updates and early builds of Apperture: Remote Mac Viewer.