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using two macs one as a external monitor

Is there a specific setting to connect 2 Mackbooks (I've managed to connect the magic mouse to both), I am trying to move files, web pages, and other documents from "monitor" to monitor.

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4

Posted on Jun 12, 2023 5:18 AM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2023 6:56 AM

The Mac is a special-purpose computing system. it is NOT a display and it does not have any display INPUTS of any description.


There is no mechanism for using one Mac as an additional display on another Mac.


There is a mechanism for Viewing the display of one Mac in a window on another Mac, in less that real-time (so no full-motion Video). it is set up in


system preferences > Sharing > screen sharing

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Jun 12, 2023 6:56 AM in response to bemeupskoty

The Mac is a special-purpose computing system. it is NOT a display and it does not have any display INPUTS of any description.


There is no mechanism for using one Mac as an additional display on another Mac.


There is a mechanism for Viewing the display of one Mac in a window on another Mac, in less that real-time (so no full-motion Video). it is set up in


system preferences > Sharing > screen sharing

using two macs one as a external monitor

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