How to install BetterCast on Mac

BetterCast does what Duet Display, SideCar, Luna, DeskScreen, Spacedesk does, and Duet Display, SideCar, Luna, DeskScreen, Spacedesk costs Paid. This guide gets you the free one.

What you end up with

BetterCast installed like any other app on your Mac. It is free, and it stays free — there is no account, no trial and no subscription at the end of this.

Time
About 23 minutes
Steps
10
Cost
Free

Install BetterCast

  1. Download BetterCast

    About 5 MB.

    Download BetterCast.dmg

    You know this worked when: BetterCast.dmg finished downloading

  2. Find the download

    BetterCast lands in your Downloads folder — open it from there.

    You know this worked when: You can see the downloaded file

  3. Install BetterCast

    Signed and notarized — opens normally, no warnings.

    Open the release page

    You know this worked when: BetterCast opens

  4. Allow Microphone

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Microphone for BetterCast.

    You know this worked when: Microphone is turned on

  5. Allow Camera

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Camera for BetterCast.

    You know this worked when: Camera is turned on

  6. Allow Screen Recording

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Screen Recording for BetterCast.

    You know this worked when: Screen Recording is turned on

  7. Allow Accessibility

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Accessibility for BetterCast.

    You know this worked when: Accessibility is turned on

  8. Allow Notifications

    In Privacy & Security, turn on Notifications for BetterCast.

    You know this worked when: Notifications is turned on

  9. Open BetterCast

    Find it where you installed it and open it.

    You know this worked when: BetterCast launches

  10. Try it

    BetterCast should be open and ready to use.

    You know this worked when: BetterCast works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.

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