When
you work in a team, all the pressure and the huge amount of tasks seem
to be dissipated by the common effort and will. Consumer technology has
grown a great deal in this particular space, and we can now collaborate
on a certain project without having to meet with all the members of our
team.
Screen sharing applications and programs present a
way to say good-bye to never-ending business meetings and conference
calls. People from all around the world use this feature to ease the
communication and better expose one’s work or project.
As the world is slowly but surely shifting its focus towards smaller,
portable solution for every day use, consumer technology seems to be
the part of civilization that makes this possible. The incredible race
of smartphone and tablet wars is producing newer, shinier products every
year. That’s why most of the applications presented below will work
with your smartphone, be it an iPhone, Android, BlackBerry or WP7. But
let’s start with the
desktop screen sharing tools.
Windows Screen Sharing Tools
1. Team Viewer
A picture says more than a thousand words! The best way to describe
probably the world’s best known screen sharing application. TeamViewer
allows users to remote control servers and other PC’s, attend business
presentations and file transfer. Using this software, users don’t have
to worry about firewalls, blocked ports and proxy servers and it even
compensates for low bandwidth and dial-up connections, changing the
quality of the transmission to better suite the network connection of
every user.
2. Skype
Instant messaging, file transfer, video calls, in one word: Skype!
Microsoft’s most recent acquisition is taking a step forward, and that
is screen sharing. Skype offers a broad range of services to its users,
user friendly interface and for Mac users, group screen sharing.
Available on all the platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile), users can
benefit from its functions everywhere. Business calls now can be
enhanced with presentations and group meetings.
3. Free Screen Sharing
As the name suggests, this is a free screen sharing software giving
users up to six hours of web conferencing, product demonstrations,
webinars and more. This software grants users the possibility to access
phone conferences and video conferences, making their own lobby,
complete with company logo, uploaded images, meeting title, which give
the meeting a sense of real life interaction.
4. Vyew
A browser-based screen sharing tool that has the flexibility of using
any Operating System(Windows, Mac, Linux), upload documents(PowePoints,
images, videos, mp3’s or flash files). Users have the possibility to
use a whiteboard and Voice-over-IP. Very intuitive and easy to use, Vyew
offers users the possibility to customize their meeting room in any way
they want, using files, pictures and videos with up to 10 partners.
5. Cross Loop
If you are looking to deliver online support, Cross Loop is an
effective tool that gives users the possibility to remote access their
computers and screen sharing. CrossLoop is available in over 20
languages and in over 188 countries, so that anyone can collaborate with
someone who has the knowledge to help them. Those who have the
expertise to make a difference should be able to easily share their
knowledge and be recognized.
6. SkyFex
SkyFex is a browser tool which works through firewalls, proxies and
gives users a secure 256 bit SSL encryption, ideal for business
meetings, screen sharing and remote control and file sharing. This tool
also allows multiple monitor casting and voice calls. The software is
user friendly and gives tech support staff a detailed list of the remote
system they are analyzing.
Mac OS Screen Sharing Apps
1. Jing
This software is a intuitive screen sharing application with simple
and elegant design. It goes hand in hand with the social needs of
everyone, by giving users the possibility to make, customize and send
screenshots and video recordings to their online social networks, use
clipboards and send their files in no time anywhere. Jing can also
record video and audio at the same time, feature that helps in the
making of instructional videos. Jing is a fun to use software and gives
users the possibility to share their content fast and easy.
2. Yuuguu
High quality screen sharing, easy to use and no installer needed,
Yuuguu promises business meeting like you never had before! With the
network speed detector, Yuuguu can adjust the transition to bring
flowing images. Yuuguu offers users the possibility of web conferences,
schedule meetings and collaborate with customers and business partners
In just 3 steps and nothing to install, you benefit from a web-browser
conference anywhere in the world.
3. Bosco’s Screen Share
The bridge between Windows and Mac is a thing of the past with
Bosco’s Screen Share. This tool is very intuitive to use, works on every
platform and gives users the possibility to multicast their screen over
the Internet. Using a proprietary p2p protocol, Bosco’s Screen Share
can skip over the sometimes difficult client/server setup and gives
users easy screen sharing sessions.
4. Mikogo
This all-in-one package gives users the benefit of screen sharing,
chat, whiteboard and has a broad range of usages: technical support,
business meetings and presentations, teaching. The multicasting
capability of the program and the fact that it gives cross platform
possibilities(Windows, Mac, Linux) make it a wonderful tool for any
conference. Mikogo also has file transfer feature, therefor making it
easy to transfer presentations and reports while in the meeting.
5. AnyMeeting
AnyMeeting has a number of features that make it a screen sharing
application worth considering. It doesn’t need a installer and can host
meeting with up to 200 members, it gives users the possibility to send
meeting invitations and create custom registration forms, sell tickets
for webinars, record meetings and screen sharing with live video
conferencing, voice-over-IP calls and many others. This free tool offers
the possibility to promote your meetings over social networks(Twitter,
Facebook), display presentations and it’s compatible with Mac and
Windows alike.
Mobile Screen Sharing Apps
Android Screen-Sharing Apps
1. Show My PC
Show My PC is an online meetings and remote support software which
gives users a wide range of features like: website widgets for customer
support, desktop and audio recording, a personal homepage from which you
can access a remote PC, schedule meeting, whiteboard, P2P connections,
local server connection and many others. The software is available for
many platforms(Windows, Mac, Linux and Android)and the Reconnect on
Reboot feature is really useful for technical support.
2. Webex
It seems that Android is the mobile platform of the future and as
people are more and more on the move, the software designers are trying
to give our smartphones the capability to take us everywhere we need to
be. WebEx is a screen sharing application for Android OS which does
exactly that: gets us to meetings, with excellent audio and video
capabilities and lets us use documents and applications remotely. It’s
an easy to use app, perfect for all you business-men out there who go by
every day thinking “time is money”.
3. Remotix
Flexible and fast, Remotix is an Android (there is an iOS version, as
well) screen sharing application which provides a number of
customizable features for its users to enjoy! Apart from the flawless
performance, Remotix has the possibility of typing on an extended
keyboard, multi-touch gesture set and it searches for servers and
setups without any human intervention. Available on most mobile
platforms, the users have reported some problems when trying to use
Remotix on the Tegra platforms.
iPhone, iPad Screen-Sharing Apps
1. Join Me
A simple screen sharing tool that is designed to save time and be
used by anyone, anywhere. No registration and no download needed, this
tool offers screen sharing, instant messaging, share control and being
available for Windows, iPad/iPhone and Android, users use this tool to
successfully replace business meetings and much more. The tool is
extremely intuitive and it covers a range of users from helpdesk
technicians to family members looking to get closer to their loved ones
from anywhere in the world.
2. Mobile Presenter Pro
An app that allows iPad owners to wirelessly share their screen and
files with other iOS devices, print to network and shared printers and
send faxes, as well as a whiteboard. There is the disadvantage of having
an iPad frame on the shared screen, making it smaller on the viewing
devices.
3. iDemo
Ever wondered how Steve Jobs did the iPhone presentations? Well, he
used the iDemo app, which lets you mirror your iDevice (iPhone/iPad) on a
computer screen. It works via Wi-Fi connection or USB cable and if you
want to see how it’s like to be Steve Jobs and do an iPhone
presentation, you can give it a try. The days of singing in front of the
mirror are over, now we “iSing” in front of a computer screen.
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