Sometimes the other person can’t install anything — a borrowed laptop, a locked-down work machine, a tablet, or simply someone who shouldn’t have to. With DoorDast, they don’t: guests view a shared screen straight from Chrome or Edge, with a link and a code. No download, no account, no plugin.
How browser viewing works
- You share your screen from the DoorDast app on your Windows PC and get a short code.
- Your guest opens the view link in any modern browser — phone, Mac, Linux, anything with Chrome or Edge.
- They enter the code and see your screen live. That’s the whole flow.
Browser guests are view-only by design: they can watch, not click. That’s a privacy feature, not a limitation — you’re showing your screen to someone, not handing them the keyboard. When you need to control a remote PC, that’s the native app’s job on both ends.
Still end-to-end encrypted — even in the browser
The browser session uses the same architecture as everything else in DoorDast: video is encrypted on your PC and decrypted in your guest’s browser tab. The servers in between forward ciphertext they cannot open. Details on the Security & Privacy page.
What people use it for
- Demos and reviews — show a client or teammate your screen without a meeting platform, an invite, or a calendar event.
- Second opinions — “can you look at this error?” answered in thirty seconds, on whatever device the other person is holding.
- Teaching — walk someone through software while they watch from their own couch, on their own tablet.
- One-way family help — pair it with the built-in chat or a phone call and talk them through it while they watch you demonstrate. For hands-on fixing, see remote support for family.
Browser viewing vs installing the app
| Guest in a browser | DoorDast app (Windows) | |
|---|---|---|
| Install required | None | Small installer, auto-updates |
| Can view a shared screen | Yes | Yes |
| Can control the remote PC | No — view-only | Yes, full control |
| File transfer, clipboard, chat | — | Yes |
| Works on | Any OS with Chrome/Edge | Windows 10/11 |
| End-to-end encrypted | Yes | Yes |
Ready to share? Download DoorDast for Windows — sharing to a browser is built in, free, with no account needed on either side.