One of the benefits of investing in Apple ’s ecosystem is the easy interoperability between devices . That interoperability is showcased in the Apple Vision Pro with its Mac Virtual Display feature , which allows the headset to serve as a 100 - animal foot showing for your Mac .
Why would you even bother with Mac Virtual Display ? For one , it ’s a much bigger display than anything Apple sells . For another , you could use Vision Pro apps alongside the Mac Virtual Display for greater multitasking . ( For case , you could encounter a video on Vision Pro while working on the Mac Virtual Display . ) And at last , since the Mac ’s display goes clean , you – and only you – see your Mac desktop in the Vision Pro , so it ’s a way to create a individual display .
Here ’s how to set up a Mac Virtual Display on Vision Pro and what you need to know to run it in good order .
What’s required to use Vision Pro Mac Virtual Display?
Apple says the Mac Virtual Display works with Intel Macs , but Apple does n’t specifically say which Intel processors will figure out . ( We wo n’t be surprised if theIntel Macs compatibility lean for Universal Controlis the same for Mac Virtual Display . ) Also , the Intel Macs that do employment are limited to a maximum of 3 K firmness , while Apple Si Macs support 4 thousand firmness of purpose .
What happens to the Mac display when running Mac Virtual Display on Vision Pro?
When Mac Virtual Display is running , the Mac ’s display go vacuous , and the desktop appear in a resizable window in visionOS . However , the feature wreak with only the main presentation of your Mac – if you have a multi - display setup , you wo n’t see the others in the Vision Pro .
To correct the resolution of the Mac Virtual Display , you go to the Displays System preferences on the Mac .
How do you turn on Mac Virtual Display?
The Mac needs to be on with the display active . MacBooks ca n’t be closed and you ca n’t run a headless Mac mini or Mac Studio .
For a MacBook , here ’s how to initiate Mac Virtual Display :
For a desktop Mac , do the follow ( these instructions also work with MacBooks ):
When you are done using Mac Virtual Display , pink the close clitoris at the bottom of the Mac window in visionOS .
How do you control your Mac when running Mac Virtual Display?
You use the Mac ’s keyboard and mouse / trackpad to work on the Mac when it appears in Vision Pro . The Mac ’s audio will play from the Mac , not through the Vision Pro speakers .
you could determine up Mac Virtual Display so that the Mac stimulus machine can be used for visionOS , too . This way , you do n’t have to switch back and forth between keyboard / mouse / trackpad and gesture . Here ’s how to set it up :
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For more information , check out ourApple Vision Pro superguide .
