Per-Window Streaming

Every app becomes its own floating 3D panel. Not a screen mirror — Ethereal captures each window individually and streams it to your Quest headset.

Screen Mirroring vs Per-Window Streaming

Screen Mirroring

  • One flat panel showing your entire desktop
  • You see everything on your screen at once
  • Limited arrangement — fixed virtual monitors
  • Apps stuck in monitor boundaries

Per-Window Streaming

  • Each app is its own independent panel
  • Resize each window individually
  • Arrange anywhere in 3D space
  • No monitor boundaries — windows float freely

How It Works

The Ethereal Host app on your PC or Mac captures each window independently using platform-native APIs. On Windows, it uses the native window capture API. On macOS, it leverages ScreenCaptureKit for efficient, low-overhead capture.

Each window is encoded separately using hardware-accelerated encoding and streamed directly to your Quest headset. This per-window architecture means every app gets its own video stream — so you can resize, reposition, and interact with each panel independently.

The result: under 20ms latency from your PC to your Quest. Your windows feel native, not remote. No virtual monitors, no screen mirroring — just your actual apps floating in space.

Benefits

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True Spatial Layout

Place your browser above your IDE, pin Slack to the left, put Spotify behind you. Every window goes exactly where you want it in 3D space.

Independent Resizing

Make your code editor huge and your chat window small. Each panel resizes independently — no one-size-fits-all virtual monitor.

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Mixed Reality Ready

Individual panels look natural in passthrough mode. Your real desk, keyboard, and coffee plus floating apps — the best of both worlds.

No Monitor Boundaries

Apps aren't trapped in virtual monitors. Every window floats freely in your space. No edges, no bezels, no limits.

Supported Platforms

Per-window streaming works on Windows and macOS, streaming to any supported Quest headset.

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Host (PC / Mac)

Windows 10 & 11
macOS 14 (Sonoma) and later

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Headset

Quest 2
Quest 3 & Quest 3S
Quest Pro

Experience Per-Window Streaming

See why streaming individual windows to Quest changes everything. Free to try on the Meta Quest Store.