How To Use Chromecast As A Second Monitor Mac
Make sure you have the latest version of google chrome downloaded and installed on your mac.
How to use chromecast as a second monitor mac. Most will use chromecast on a phone or tablet but to get the most. Cheap easy to set up and able to stream content from a variety of sources. On your mac click the airplay button on your mac s menu bar which looks like a rectangle with a solid triangle pointing upward from the bottom. You can either use a chromecast connected to an external display like a large screen tv for example. Unfortunately with windows 10 the trick no longer works.
Next to cast to click the drop down arrow and select cast desktop. Open your notification panel click expand at the bottom and there will be a button that says project. Use chromecast as second monitor on mac. Find the ipad you want to use as a secondary. A popup confirmation message will appear on the screen and the google chromecast icon will appear in the toolbar of the chrome browser on your mac.
This is because the latest chrome has support for chromecast. On your computer launch chrome. You will automatically have chromecast support for it. Look over your screen and locate the google chromecast icon in the upper right corner. Choose your chromecast device where you want to watch the content.
Setting up your chromecast with a tv isn t difficult to do as the above guide shows you. You will then see the second display in your display settings. Google chromecast is a convenient little device. Click that and choose extend. Or if the external display has the google cast protocol built in.
Click the three dots icon at the top right of the screen and click cast. Get the most out of your chromecast. A workaround fooled windows into believing the chromecast was a second monitor. On the upper right corner of the browser you will see the google chromecast icon. Now it s best to use the casting methods listed above to get the same effect as a second monitor without the benefits of extending the display.