How to use your Mac screen inside the Apple Vision Pro

Vector collage showing different aspects of the Vision Pro. — Illustration by Samar Haddad for The Verge | Photo by The Verge

One of the coolest things you can do with the Apple Vision Pro is use your Mac screen — either floating by itself in a virtual landscape or, better yet, in mixed reality. It’s hard to make work exciting, but if you can, why not work on the Moon? Or on top of Haleakalā in Hawaii?

You can also blow up that Mac screen as big as you like or even stick it on the ceiling if you’re so inclined. The catch is that, for now, you can’t have multiple Mac screens. So, if you’ve got dual monitors, you’re a bit out of luck there.

You can use this feature with a MacBook or a Mac desktop, though the process is slightly different for each. Here’s how to get started.