GNOME Network Displays is a graphical application for sending a Linux desktop to a television, monitor, or wireless display receiver. It is designed for situations where a larger display is useful but running a physical video cable is inconvenient. After choosing a compatible receiver, the application establishes a casting session and sends a live picture of the desktop.
The software is aimed at desktop-to-display streaming rather than remote administration. It does not provide remote keyboard or mouse control of another computer. Successful connections depend on the receiving device, the local networking setup and the availability of suitable media encoders. For Miracast connections, the computer’s wireless hardware and networking components must support the necessary peer-to-peer and Wi-Fi Display functions.
Unlike a screen recorder, GNOME Network Displays is intended for live viewing on another device rather than saving a video file. It offers a way to share presentations, applications and other desktop content on compatible displays.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports casting to Miracast (Wi-Fi Display) and Chromecast receivers.
- Discovers available receivers and displays them for selection in its graphical interface.
- Supports Miracast connections through Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast over Infrastructure (MICE).
- Captures a selected monitor using the desktop screencast portal, with an X11 frame-grabbing fallback.
- Can cast a virtual screen instead of mirroring an existing physical monitor.
- Provides audio streaming through a dedicated Network-Displays PulseAudio sink.
- Automatically selects available H.264 video and AAC audio encoders through GStreamer.
- Supports VA-based H.264 video encoding on compatible hardware.
- Provides feedback about connection progress and can warn when required codecs are missing.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-network-displays
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Developer: Benjamin Berg and Christian Glombek
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
GNOME Network Displays is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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