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Press kit

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Product
Encore turns an Intel iMac into a second screen for a Mac
Apps
Encore (for the Mac) and Encore Receiver (for the iMac)
Slogan
Give your old iMac a new life.
Price
Free during early access. No account, no ads, no tracking.
License
Proprietary, free during early access
iMac
Intel iMac, Late 2009 to 2020, macOS 10.13 or later
Mac
macOS 14 Sonoma or later
Connections
Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Thunderbolt
Features
Extended display, StandBy on the iMac, keyboard and mouse, sound, several iMacs
Latency
Design target: under 25 ms on a cable, around 60 ms on Wi-Fi (not yet measured)
Version
0.9.0, updates itself
Made in
Ghent, Belgium

Contact

Interviews and questions go to Thibault, who builds Encore in Ghent, Belgium. Reach him through the Encore page on GitHub.