Connect to a machine
Point it at any VNC endpoint — macOS Screen Sharing, TigerVNC, RealVNC, x11vnc, anything that speaks RFB.
First time? Read this
- On the Mac you want to control: System Settings → General → Sharing → Screen Sharing → ON. In its Computer Settings, tick “VNC viewers may control screen with password” and set one — then use that password here.
- Any standard VNC server works too. The port is almost always 5900.
- The target machine must be reachable from this LoomyRemote server — same LAN, or both on Tailscale.
See and control an Android phone from here. Connect it over USB with “USB debugging” enabled, or over Wi-Fi via adb.
Android 11+: enable Developer options → Wireless debugging (pair once if asked), or connect over USB once and run “adb tcpip 5555” in a terminal.
Apple doesn't allow third-party screen capture or tap control on iPhone — and even Apple's own iPhone Mirroring is unavailable in the EU. Nothing self-hosted (not even TeamViewer) can remote-control an iPhone. What does work:
Future option: an on-device companion app (iOS 27+ ScreenCaptureKit) could stream the iPhone screen to LoomyRemote — view-only, needs Xcode + an app install. Ask if you want it built.
You're the expert here: this link lets you see their screen — never the other way around. Send it over, they click it, they hit “Share my screen”, and their screen appears right here while you guide them. View-only: they always stay in control and can stop anytime.