Enable Remote Management
Turn on Remote Management in macOS and choose which local users may connect.
Native Apple-to-Apple remote desktop
Your Mac.
From your Mac.
Orchard connects directly to Remote Management already built into macOS—then turns its encrypted, hardware-accelerated stream into a focused native remote desktop.
Hardware HEVCDecode ready
↗Native inputPointer · Keys · Scroll
No host appThe remote Mac uses its built-in service.
Direct connectionYour session does not pass through our cloud.
Native media pathApple transport in. VideoToolbox out.
One client. Two Macs.
The remote desktop your Macs already know how to run.
The server side is already part of macOS. Orchard focuses on the controlling Mac: secure authentication, headless session selection, live HEVC video, and responsive input in one native app.
Choose your Mac
Connect by hostname, IP address, or a Mac advertised on your local network.
Work in a live session
Control a separate headless desktop with native pointer, keyboard, and scrolling.
Built for the media path
Not a sequence of screenshots. A real video stream.
Orchard negotiates Apple's High Performance transport, authenticates every encrypted media packet, reassembles HEVC, and hands the stream to Apple's hardware decoder. The renderer stays focused on the newest frame while preserving the codec's reference chain.
- ✓ Encrypted control and SRTP media
- ✓ Hardware-backed HEVC decoding
- ✓ Automatic keyframe recovery
- ✓ Full-screen native viewer
ORCHARD SESSION LIVE
REMOTE
macOS
Remote Management
CLIENT
Orchard
Native viewer
TRANSPORTApple HP
VIDEOHEVC
DECODEVideoToolbox
SESSIONHeadless
Designed like a Mac app
Less setup. Less infrastructure. More desktop.
Client-only by design
No proprietary agent to install, update, or keep running on the Mac you want to reach.
Private by architecture
Orchard connects directly to the Mac you select. There is no Orchard relay, account, or session cloud.
Headless when needed
Create or resume a separate desktop session without taking over the local user's screen.
Diagnostics when useful
The interface stays focused on the desktop while detailed connection health remains available for support.
Technical preview
Built and tested on Apple silicon.
Orchard is in active development. The current test configuration uses two Apple silicon Macs on the same trusted network, with Remote Management enabled on the remote Mac.
Ask to join the preview →Controlling MacApple silicon · macOS 15 or later
Remote MacApple silicon · Remote Management enabled
NetworkTrusted LAN or private routed network
AccountAuthorized local macOS user
A better window into your Mac
Help shape Orchard.
The private technical preview is running on real Macs now. App Store preparation is underway.
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