#Jump desktop how to#
#Jump desktop mac os x#
#Jump desktop install#

One for the native 2388x1688 resolution and one for the 1194x834 halved ‘Retina’ one. Open SwitchResX from the System Settings and add two resolutions. If your experiment is successful you can buy a license.

Visit the SwitchResX website and download the 10-day trial version.

#Jump desktop install#

Step 2: Download and install and SwitchResX So to start off, disconnect any external displays and keep just one. If you have a mix of Retina and non-Retina displays connected to your Mac, things get complicated and may not work. I suspect the instructions below might not work if the main display on your Mac is not a Retina one due to how macOS handles video, but I haven’t tested it. Jump Desktop Connect 6.0 running on the Macįor this tutorial you will need Jump Desktop on both the iPad and the Mac. PrerequisitesĢ019 MacBook Pro 16' running macOS Catalina 10.15.5

#Jump desktop how to#

In the steps below I’ll show you how to set things up for the iPad. It allows you to add resolutions to the macOS system, that may or may not work.

#Jump desktop mac os x#

SwitchResX is a shareware application that’s been around since the early days of macOS (or Mac OS X as it was called back then). That list unfortunately does not include the slightly odd 10:7 aspect ratio 2388x1668 screen of iPad Pro 11'. When I contacted Jump Desktop support, they informed me that even though the Jump Desktop Connect (the Fluid server, if you will) can change the resolution to match the one on the iPad, it’s limited to the resolutions available on the Mac. When connecting to my MacBook however, the result was always a blurry letterboxed mess, regardless of the protocol or settings used. The tool of choice for many iPad enthusiasts seems to be Jump Desktop, which supports VNC, RDP and their proprietary Fluid protocol.Ĭonnecting to a Windows machine using Jump Desktop’s RDP support yielded a crisp, Retina experience with perfect 1:1 pixel mapping from the Windows desktop to the iPad. These APIs allow Guacamole to be tightly integrated into other applications, whether they be open source or proprietary.įor enterprises, dedicated commercial support is also available through third party companies.Since the introduction of the Magic Keyboard, interest in using an iPad as a remote terminal for desktops is bigger than ever. We feel this sets us apart from other remote desktop solutions, and gives us a distinct advantage.Īpache Guacamole is built on its own stack of core APIs which are thoroughly documented, including basic tutorials and conceptual overviews in the online manual. It is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, and is actively maintained by a community of developers that use Guacamole to access their own development environments. With both Guacamole and a desktop operating system hosted in the cloud, you can combine the convenience of Guacamole with the resilience and flexibility of cloud computing.Īpache Guacamole is and will always be free and open source software. As long as you have access to a web browser, you have access to your machines.ĭesktops accessed through Guacamole need not physically exist. Latest release: 1.5.2 (released on 15:19:44 -0700)īecause the Guacamole client is an HTML5 web application, use of your computers is not tied to any one device or location.