Ethereal Planes streams your Windows PC or Mac apps directly to your Meta Quest as individual floating 3D panels. Not a screen mirror — each window becomes its own panel in your space. Click any window in VR and it instantly focuses on your PC — no clicking your desktop first.
Download and install Ethereal Host on your Windows PC or Mac. It runs quietly in the background.
Open Ethereal Planes on your Meta Quest headset. It discovers your computer automatically on the network.
Your apps appear as floating panels — arrange, resize, and interact with them using hand tracking.
Not a screen mirror. Each window becomes its own floating 3D panel in your space.
Each application streams as its own independent 3D panel — not a screen mirror. Resize, reposition, and layer your apps exactly how you want in space.
Full 6DoF hand tracking. Grab, pinch, scroll, and type with natural gestures — no controllers needed.
Sub-20ms streaming with hardware encoding. Your windows feel native, not remote — ideal for productivity and creative work.
Click any window panel in VR and it instantly comes to the foreground on your PC. No more clicking your desktop first — interact with any app directly.
Unlimited virtual screens arranged anywhere in your space. Replace your physical monitor setup with infinite spatial displays.
See your real desk, keyboard, and environment while your digital workspace floats around you. Best of both worlds.
Works with Windows 10/11 and macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later. Stream from any desktop to your Quest headset.
Yes! Ethereal Planes streams individual Windows applications to your Meta Quest headset as floating 3D panels. Unlike screen mirroring solutions, each app gets its own panel that you can position anywhere in your space. Supports Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro.
Yes! Ethereal Host for macOS streams individual Mac applications to your Quest headset. It requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later and supports both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. Features include per-window capture via ScreenCaptureKit, hardware-accelerated encoding, and full mouse and keyboard input passthrough.
Virtual Desktop mirrors your entire screen as a single flat panel. Ethereal Planes streams each window individually — every app becomes its own floating 3D panel that you can arrange anywhere in space. Ethereal also features full hand tracking support, spatial arrangement, and works with both Windows and Mac.
Yes! Ethereal Planes supports full 6DoF hand tracking on Meta Quest. You can grab, pinch, scroll, and type using natural hand gestures — no controllers required. This makes it ideal for productivity workflows where you need to switch between apps quickly.
No! Ethereal Planes features Window Auto-Focus — click any window panel in VR and it instantly comes to the foreground on your PC. You interact with the window you see, not whatever was last focused on your desktop. This solves one of the biggest frustrations with other remote desktop apps.
Ethereal Planes is free to try on the Meta Quest Store. The free trial gives you access to core features. For the full workflow experience, it's $9.99/month — no upfront cost and you can cancel anytime. The Ethereal Host app for Windows and macOS is completely free.
You need: Windows 10/11 or macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later for the host app, a Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, or Quest Pro headset, and both devices on the same WiFi network. A 5GHz WiFi connection is recommended for best performance.