20 Macworld • April 2020REVIEW
streams your desktop; or streaming, where one or
more media files can be queued up for playback.
Running entirely from the menu bar, JustStream
automatically detects compatible devices on your
local network capable of receiving via AirPlay
or Chromecast. Select a target device from the
pull-down menu at the bottom of the window – a
button that’s hard to see with if you have dark
mode enabled – and then click Start Streaming.
After a few moments of buffering, your desktop
appears on the selected screen.
By default, sound is disabled while mirroring,
but can be enabled by installing an audio driver
and restarting your Mac. Performance isn’t nearly
as fluid as direct AirPlay – there was a lag of about
five seconds using a mid-2015 iMac Retina 5K – butJustStream can mirror
your Mac desktop to
almost any screen,
including Chromcast-
compatible televisions