Notes on Beam, working across several Macs, and what we are building.
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When a shared Mac window disappears
Minimize, hide, close, and Spaces affect Mac windows differently. See what each action means while you work with a beamed window.
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Nothing goes through a server
Your Macs talk to each other directly, over your own network or your tailnet. There is no account, no relay and no cloud. This is what leaves a Mac when you use Beam, and what does not.
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A window, not a screen
Screen sharing gives you a picture of a desktop. Beam gives you the window itself, on your desktop, at its own size, in your ⌘ Tab. Here is why that distinction is the whole product.
