Run AI agents on one Mac and use its windows on another
Keep your agents and builds running on a Mac mini or Studio. Beam brings their Terminal, browser and other app windows onto the Mac in front of you, each as its own window with a Dock icon and ⌘Tab presence. Encrypted between your Macs. Free to try.
My setup has gotten a little weird. I've got Macs running agents and local models, with work continuing even when nobody's sitting in front of them.
Sometimes I just want to check a Terminal, open a browser, or use an app on one of those machines. Getting there usually means opening Screen Sharing and navigating a whole second desktop.
Sam and I have been working on Beam to make this easier.
With Beam, you pick a window on another Mac and it opens alongside the apps on the Mac you're using. It gets its own Dock icon and a place in ⌘Tab. You can type into it and resize it like a normal window. You can also move files between Macs and hear the app's audio. The app itself keeps running on its original machine.
When one window isn't enough, Beam lets you open an entire screen or the whole Mac.
I'm especially excited about using Beam with headless Mac minis and Studios. They can keep running agents and other work while I use their apps from whichever Mac I'm sitting in front of.
Beam works on Apple silicon Macs running Sonoma or later. You can connect over your local network or through Tailscale, with encrypted connections directly between Macs.
It's available now and free to try for 20 minutes every day. Download it at Beam.win.
A few weeks ago I asked people on X to show me their weird multi-Mac setups. The thread got over 100 replies, and I've loved seeing what everyone has built.
One thing I've become fascinated by is the Mac nobody sits in front of.
If you have one, what do you still need to open Screen Sharing for?
About Beam.win on Product Hunt
“Run AI agents on one Mac and use its windows on another”
Beam.win launched on Product Hunt on October 19th, 2026 and earned 250 upvotes and 42 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. Keep your agents and builds running on a Mac mini or Studio. Beam brings their Terminal, browser and other app windows onto the Mac in front of you, each as its own window with a Dock icon and ⌘Tab presence. Encrypted between your Macs. Free to try.
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Who hunted Beam.win?
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Hiten Shah
Hey Product Hunt, Hiten here.
My setup has gotten a little weird. I've got Macs running agents and local models, with work continuing even when nobody's sitting in front of them.
Sometimes I just want to check a Terminal, open a browser, or use an app on one of those machines. Getting there usually means opening Screen Sharing and navigating a whole second desktop.
Sam and I have been working on Beam to make this easier.
With Beam, you pick a window on another Mac and it opens alongside the apps on the Mac you're using. It gets its own Dock icon and a place in ⌘Tab. You can type into it and resize it like a normal window. You can also move files between Macs and hear the app's audio. The app itself keeps running on its original machine.
When one window isn't enough, Beam lets you open an entire screen or the whole Mac.
I'm especially excited about using Beam with headless Mac minis and Studios. They can keep running agents and other work while I use their apps from whichever Mac I'm sitting in front of.
Beam works on Apple silicon Macs running Sonoma or later. You can connect over your local network or through Tailscale, with encrypted connections directly between Macs.
It's available now and free to try for 20 minutes every day. Download it at Beam.win.
A few weeks ago I asked people on X to show me their weird multi-Mac setups. The thread got over 100 replies, and I've loved seeing what everyone has built.
One thing I've become fascinated by is the Mac nobody sits in front of.
If you have one, what do you still need to open Screen Sharing for?