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max-mapper/screencat

:cat2: webrtc screensharing electron app for mac os (Alpha) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/max-mapper/screencat · homepage · CSS · BSD-2-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4303
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3849
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3003 stars · 354 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ScreenCat is an open-source Electron app for screen sharing and remote collaboration over WebRTC, letting a remote user view your desktop and control your mouse and keyboard. It supports connecting from a normal browser via an invite code, using Chromium's screen media source and a small lobby server for signaling.

Use cases

  • share my screen with someone over webrtc
  • let a colleague remotely control my mac mouse and keyboard
  • free open source screen sharing app for mac
  • remote desktop support via browser without installing client
  • pair programming with shared screen and remote input

When to choose

  • you want an open-source, self-hostable alternative to commercial screen sharing on macOS
  • the remote viewer should connect from a plain browser with just an invite code
  • you want to hack on or fork a WebRTC screen sharing app

When to avoid

  • you need a polished, production-ready remote desktop tool
  • you need Windows or Linux support out of the box
  • you expect active maintenance - the project is alpha status and last released in 2016

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

video-processing gui websocket desktop-applications cross-platform browser webrtc screensharing remote-control remote-desktop collaboration robotjs alpha real-time macos electron desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
max-mapper/screencatmain23

For agents

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