How can I generate a non-existent monitor image with EchoScreen?

[rozsazoltan]

I have a computer and a tablet. I run EchoScreen on the computer. How can I use my tablet as a "Virtual Display", a secondary monitor, for my computer?

[rozsazoltan]

EchoScreen primarily supports screen sharing. Only existing screens can be shared. The screens are created by your video controller, which detects how many monitors are connected to your computer.

If you don't want to buy a second monitor, you can purchase a Virtual Display Adapter for your computer, which, when connected, makes your system believe you have two monitors. While you won't be able to see the second monitor's image, EchoScreen will be able to stream it over the internal network. This way, you can view the second display's content from your tablet's browser at the appropriate address.

Don't want to buy an adapter? No problem. There are certain drivers that can produce similar functionality. Although I am not actively maintaining the project, I would like to integrate such a solution directly into EchoScreen.

Note

Until there is native integration, you can manually install the appropriate driver for your system and create your Virtual Display. After that, you can use EchoScreen to share the content of the Virtual Display to another device, such as your phone, tablet, TV, etc., through a browser. This will effectively turn that device into a monitor. See more: #9

See:

• For Windows: https://github.com/VirtualDisplay/Virtual-Display-Driver
• For Linux: https://github.com/VirtualDisplay/Linux-Virtual-Display-Driver
• For macOS: https://github.com/Stengo/DeskPad