AnyDesk macOS Tahoe & BetterDisplay
I’m currently a subscribed user of AnyDesk, however about a week ago I transitioned over to a MacBook Pro M5 Max and have now moved my workflow across to macOS.
Since making the switch, I’ve been struggling to get the display resolution right between my setup and the client’s screen, whether they are viewing on an iPhone or a standard monitor.
On my end, I’m running a Samsung 49" Curved display at its native 5120 × 1440 resolution, so trying to find the sweet spot between my desktop setup and the client’s viewing experience has been an absolute nightmare.
After researching multiple forums and discussion groups, one application that kept being recommended was BetterDisplay. From what I understand, you can create a virtual display that allows you to maintain your native screen resolution locally, while forcing the remote output to something more manageable like 1920 × 1080, which seems to be the ideal resolution for most of my clients.
The main issue I’m facing is that the macOS version of AnyDesk doesn’t appear to support selecting between multiple displays. Once the app launches, it simply shares whatever display is currently set as the “Main Display”, which in my case is the Samsung 49" running at 5120 × 1440.
Following the recommendations online, I installed BetterDisplay and created a 1920 × 1080 virtual display. However, because AnyDesk doesn’t let you choose which display to share, I still can’t get the setup working properly.
One suggestion I found was to set the virtual display as the “Main Display”, however this creates problems with the software I actually need to use during client sessions, namely Revit Architecture running through Parallels.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the correct way this should be configured?
Worst case, I can install AnyDesk inside the Windows environment and run it through Parallels, but I’d really prefer to use the native macOS version of the app if possible. The M5 Max is an absolute beast, and I genuinely love how smooth everything runs under macOS.
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.