Introduction
What BoxView does, what you need, and how the pieces fit together.
BoxView is an app for iPhone and iPad that shows your Mac's screen and lets you use it: type, click, drag, scroll and find any window, as if you were sitting at the Mac.
It uses the Screen Sharing built into macOS, so you don't need an account, a cloud service or anything extra on the Mac to start.
What you need
- An iPhone or iPad with BoxView.
- A Mac with Screen Sharing turned on. See Set up your Mac.
- The Mac and your phone on the same network. Away from home you need a way in, such as a VPN or an SSH server you can reach. See Secure Connection (SSH).
The pieces
| Part | What it is |
|---|---|
| BoxView | The iPhone and iPad app. Free to download, with a 14-day free trial, then a one-time purchase. See BoxView Pro. |
| Screen Sharing | Part of macOS. BoxView logs in to it as you'd log in to the Mac. |
| BoxView Helper | An optional, free Mac app. It adds the Mac's sound, your phone's microphone and camera, window titles and previews, and remote support. |
Where to start
- Set up your Mac: turn on Screen Sharing.
- Add your Mac in BoxView.
- Connect, and look around the session screen.