Apple's Vision Pro also functions as a 4K Mac virtual display out of the box, allowing you to extend your existing Mac desktop into the device's spatial computing environment. A new app called Splitscreen takes it a step further by allowing you to add a second macOS display to your Vision Pro, even if you use a different Apple ID.
Such an app could prove valuable for multitaskers who want to use multiple Mac computers with Vision Pro's Mac virtual display, one for work and one for personal use, for example. Splitscreen can be used to effectively create the feeling of having multiple monitors set up within a VR/AR environment.
Developer Jordi Bruin says that solving this problem was not easy. However, the approach this app takes allows the team behind Splitscreen to add even more displays, settings, and other features right after launch.To tell X Bruin, More control and more stable connections are also in development.
This app is made by an indie developer. Matisse Kajik Tom Lokhorst, creator of Bezel, an iPhone-to-Mac mirroring app; bruinoffers a suite of utilities for iOS under its developer account Good Snooze, along with other apps such as allergy scanner Soosee and health app PosturePal.
Kadjik says he took what he learned from Bezel and built Splitscreen with Bruin.
Upon startup, Splitscreen will attempt to connect to VisionPro over the best network available to the two devices. Because performance can be affected by several factors, the developer is offering a free 15-minute session to test Splitscreen on your own network. This session can be reset after use, or to remove the time limit, the user can purchase the app with his one-time in-app purchase of $20 (at least until the end of March). ).
This app currently relies on the HEVC video codec to transmit video data and will not work on Intel Macs. However, support for Intel Macs will be added in a future update. Only one resolution is currently supported (1920×1080), but the developers say they are working on adding other options as well as supporting displays beyond the two currently supported. I am.