spacedesk - USB Display for PC Reviews

by Jormarti

spacedesk crashes all the time, it stops working and you have to figure out why all the time, at times it messes up the entire configuration of your pc. Beware to always look for the updates of the PC version although not even with the upgrades you will make it work. It’s free after all but it could be better. I wouldn’t mind giving donations so that they can fix it

by AnjoBwee

so when you download spacedesk on your pc, it always runs in the background with no way to turn it off. It’s always there on startup. So I tried going into my settings and turning it off there. WELL, this has the unfortunate side effect of disabling MOUSE AND KEYBOARD INPUTS. I CANT EVEN USE MY MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ANYMORE. I CANNOT LOGIN TO MY COMPUTER. I even tried booting it in safe mode and system restoring. Nothing works. My entire PC is now essentially bricked until I can figure out a way to get it fixed.

by Talal Alhumaidan

Hello! I like spacedesk but whenever i put a program in it, it gets slower and slower like someone is streaming, could you fix the speed issues? Because i always reduce the quality and omg it’s getting better but bad quality moment, please fix it and thanks.

by Ottotsu

I am using win10 for my primary device, and while it connected to my phones, screen showed up, but with no application on the desktop, and when i pulled on some documents on computer,it just don't show up on my phone,it is same as i pulling up some documents on my phone…nothing goes there

by Toomanynicknames16098$

Predicament: My laptop is display #1, I then connect it to my microsoft display adapter on the tv, making that display #2, then I connect my phone using this app with the intent of it becoming display #3. Instead, this app becomes #2 and my tv turns into #3. I would like this issue to be fixed as it causes some problems when going fullscreen while using VLC player.

by Waclark57

I have been using Duet Display and wanted to check this product out since it had high reviews.

I uninstalled Duet and installed SD. The first problem I ran into was the incompatible Hook driver (left over from Duet). The good news is that Datatronic had good support info on how to fix this and I was able to do that quickly.

Once the product was working properly I was disappointed to see that I could not adjust the resolution on the iPad. At 1024x768 it just didn’t look that good.

It would not take input from the iPad keyboard as Duet will. This is not a show stopper but it is a useful feature of other products.

If you are ok with the lower resolution I this light be a good choice, the price is right. When there’s an update I’ll revisit this product to see if it’s improved.

by Mohitk

For an iPad Pro I specifically bought to use as a second screen. spacedesk works the best out of all the others I tried including duet. Duet does not even support the native resolution of iPad Pro 2018+.
But spacedesk still had a lot of lag. So ended up being very hard to use as a REAL second screen.

by YumCheesy

All in all, this is pretty amazing, but sometimes it just randomly disconnects my device with my laptop. Is this just me or others too?

by Promcrich

I use on my cromebook and ipad but it also works on phone. There is lag but not much and you can't complain it works better than all of the others.

by MrLittleKing

I normally don’t bother writing reviews for any products I use. But this definitely deserves one.

I am currently teaching virtually to a group of students. It’s my first time doing so. I needed a second monitor, one I can use for teaching virtually. I tried using Duet. It wouldn’t work, no matter how much I tried. I paid for spacedesk and membership, still wouldn’t work. I gave up trying.

I was suggested to try spacedesk. I was cautious, since I didn’t hear anything about it.

After using it for an entire month, it’s definitely the best app I have come across. I am surprised it’s for free! spacedesk is amazing. I really can’t think anything negative about it. I do wish there was a way to connect to iPad using a wire instead of the network connection. Other than that, I can’t complain about anything else.

Thanks again for making spacedesk. It was a game changer for me at work.

by Brenorton731

The window is now not showing fullscreen but rather as a window within spacedesk . I didnt change any resolution settings and changing the resolution does not change anything

Edit: They fixed this in the last update! Thank you!

by Ffejes

I have a specific need that this meets.
That said, be advised that since your device is now functioning as a monitor, and even though you may have touch enabled, your device keyboard will not pop up to allow text input via the device.
For me this is a minor issue because I’m using the device as a monitor at the distance limits of a WiFi signal. IOW, I’m far away from the computer.
I’m using this in a manner not envisioned by the developers. I’m just letting others who may have a similar need know. It’s certainly not a deal breaker, especially since I’m pushing its limits.

by Michael 1O1

This application is easy and great to use.

But it’s worth it for being free, the latency can be a *little* of but its not noticeable most the time. I highly recommend it for monitoring extra things like hardware temperatures while not wasting the money for another expensive monitor.

by Mickel_dos

At first i was a little skeptical. I first used the Splashtop XDisplay and didn’t really work the way i wanted it too. Then I stumbled upon this. I saw good reviews so I went ahead and tried it. spacedesk was exactly what the reviews wrote. I am completely satisfied with spacedesk and when WAY beyond my expectations. 5 out of 5 stars easy.

by Laforr77

Definitely glad I found spacedesk (though I wish I had found it before spending $10 on Duet Display). Could be my personal setup (Core i7 laptop circa 2018 and an iPad Air 2 connected via Lightning), but I get much better performance from this app than I did Duet, and it’s free. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in turning their iPad into a second monitor.

by Concerned Wikipedia Reader

I love spacedesk as it fulfills my specific needs of a separate monitor, but the latest update has broke it completely and I’m unable to use it as I did before. I’m on iPad OS 13.3.1 and my screen alignment is weird (it’s on a smaller vertical screen on a horizontal display). spacedesk crashes a lot and I’m unable to use it properly. Please fix this issue as soon as possible.

Update: Problem fixed in a day! spacedesk is great.

by RedLeader_4

For those of you scrolling through comments I will help you.
When setting up right click on you background on the server computer and a menu thingy pops up. Next what you need to do is to go on display settings. There an option in display settings that says multiple display then you click extend these display for a longer display. Love it keep it up.

by Anonymous Cool Ariosto

I don’t usually write reviews, but this is amazing! All you have to do is install a small program on your pc and spacedesk! I was able to use my iPod touch as a second screen, or in my case more like a remote so I can do things while around my house. I don’t have a keyboard or mouse to test out that feature, but with the way this went, I have no doubt it would work.

There are a few things I might consider adding:
1. Sound to the client device.
2. When using the touchpad mode, a way to send a right click.
3. Perhaps a way to use the built in iOS keyboard to send text to the server device.
4. Gestures for touchpad (Although by the sound of the description that is already in the works).

Keep up the great work!

by Soft_Pizza

I use An IPad Pro 2020
spacedesk truly delivers giving you ability to play Steam Games like Sonic Adventure without any major issues the frame rate was pretty stable, I Especially enjoyed This For Drawing in Clip Studios Thank you so much for the Apple Pencil support it was easy to navigate and feels good. Last but not least I Love being able to Listen to my ableton tracks from my iPad my only request is to able to pinch and zoom the screen other than that spacedesk is flawless ✌️👍

by Dr4kool4

I moved from Duet because their software broke my computer. I had to restore it because Duet disabled my dedicated GPU and it wouldn’t work even after spacedesk was uninstalled.

this app is less intrusive, free, doesn’t require an account, and works better than Duet. The only issue with spacedesk is that you lose connectivity when you trigger the Notification Center or when you receive a call (if you have hand off enabled). Minor issues that can be fixed via a software update.

In the time being I highly recommend this app.

by SFRADS

It does what it is supposed to. And it does it for free!!!! However i found it unintuitive that after initial connection, It makes the iPad screen as the primary screen. So I had to fool the computer to think that the slave screen is the primary screen which is my actual computer.
In essence all the icons went on the iPad originally. Also the screen shows up on the left of the original. Again unintuitive for everyone that has done the HDMI connection to actual monitors. I have a sneaky suspicion that this is why the ipad became primary. The 3 changes that would make spacedesk perfect, are:
1. Fix the primary screen issue ( unless i am missing something)
2. Make the slave screen on the right, not left.
3. Make it possible for wired connection.
And the last one is my most important issue.

by Bs73pke

I would like to see encryption and password protected sessions. It it is possible a wired connection would be great as well.

Thank you for spacedesk

by 就到家附近的酒店

It doesn't work when I use it again

by Kch79624

This is far better than duet display, and it doesn't even need any other dongles to make it work.
But the keyboard support should be added.

by Dayolina

I always want to have second screen and I tried different apps. This one is the best one. If you need to turn you table to second screen, you must have this one.

by Anjeli93

SO easy to use, connected immediately to my computer and instantly starting working as a second display with no fuss. Just what I wanted, love it.

by Soroush-kzi

I wish we will see wired connection to the next update

by Thwminecrafter

No lag at all. This is even better than Display Duet. I totally recommend this.

by Rosenev

I switched from Duet which was temperamental and causing blue screen errors. So far, this app is working very well.

by MaxMiku

Thinks for this soft, I can use my iPad as a monitor.

by Tmjn6654

spacedesk works just as advertised, useful for streamers and you tubers.