My use case: I have an M3 MacBook, but a much more flexible and powerful gaming PC that I’d like to hook up to my MacBook to act as a display receiver with zero/low latency. I make use of the MacOS virtual desktops and would ideally want to be able to fullscreen an app that just sits there and will display the input when I turn on my PC.
Same thing under Linux: I’d like to connect a console to the gaming PC which then displays on MacOS. I don’t play any competitive console games, so I’m not necessarily worried about a small amount of latency (<50ms).
Currently, I have both my Linux gaming PC and MacBook connected to the same monitor, but have to switch between the inputs on the monitor itself. I want to be able to be within MacOS/Linux and just flip on a display input and connect my peripherals to the other PC and use it seamlessly, for example, I’d connect my controller and boot into Steam Big-Screen and game. If I need to web search something, I can just use my trackpad to change virtual desktops, do something, then swap back.
Is there something like a lightweight OBS that will ONLY display the input once it’s all set up? I want the app window to be literally the Menu Bar with Close/Maximize and nothing else so I can just fullscreen the app and never see anything but the input itself.
Ports don’t work like that, if you’re thinking you can just plug a cable in and have it work.
What you probably want Apollo, or the stock Moonlight / Sunshine / whatevertheycallitnow
Sounds like a kvm switch is what you need instead of a software solution. A kvm will let you switch between the machines with the push of a button, and fancy ones can be controlled with key combinations