Nearscreen

Your iPhone screen,
on your computer

Over your own Wi-Fi. Nothing else in between.

Get the iPhone app Get the receiver

Free on the App Store — iPhone, iOS 16 or later. You also need the free receiver on the computer: Windows and macOS, MIT licensed. No account on either side.

  • Local network only
  • No cloud
  • No accounts
  • No tracking

How it works

Three steps, then it just runs

  1. 1 Run the receiver

    Run the receiver on your computer.

  2. 2 See your computer

    Open Nearscreen on your iPhone — your computer shows up by name.

  3. 3 Start broadcast

    Tap the button, choose “Start Broadcast”.

Real screens

Every screenshot here is the actual app

The Nearscreen iOS app: a Receivers nearby list showing a computer called Home PC, above a large Tap to broadcast button.
iPhoneYour computer, by nameReceivers on your network appear on their own. One big button, no setup.
The Nearscreen receiver on Windows waiting for a phone, showing the computer name, its local address and a QR code.
WindowsWaiting for your iPhoneYour computer’s name and address — plus a QR code for networks that block discovery.
The receiver asking for permission before a phone can stream, with Allow, Always allow and Decline buttons.
WindowsYou approve every phoneThe first time a phone connects, the receiver asks. Approved phones are remembered.
A live iPhone screen mirrored in the Nearscreen receiver window on macOS.
macOSLive, with the numbersFrame rate, bitrate and codec sit right in the window while you stream.

Privacy

Nothing leaves
your Wi-Fi

No cloud. No accounts. No tracking. Video is streamed only to a receiver on your network — and the receiver is open source, so you don’t have to take our word for it.

View on GitHub
Direct

Your iPhone talks straight to your computer over the local network. Nothing is relayed.

Hardware encoded

H.264 on the phone’s own media engine — smooth motion, low battery drain.

Auditable

MIT-licensed receiver with no outbound connections. Read the code, build it yourself.