Google Meet: How to Screen Share on a Mac

If you use Google Meet for group video chat and video calling, you might be interested in knowing how to screen share on a Mac through Google Meet.

Like most other Google Meet features, screen sharing is easy to use and quite convenient, and while we’re focusing on using this from a Mac, it works the same on Windows.

Whether for personal, business, work, school, a presentation, or fun, read on to learn how to use screen Sharing with Google Meet on your next video call.

You’ll need the Chrome browser and a Google login to be able to use this feature.

 

How to Use Screen Sharing with Google Meet on Mac / Windows

Before you can screen share on a Mac, ensure your device is running macOS Mojave or later before starting the procedure. Windows users will want to be running a modern version too. Assuming you know how to make video calls using Google Meet, let’s take a look at the necessary steps to start screen sharing.

 

Launch Google Chrome on your computer, head to meet.google.com, and sign in with your Google account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once in the Google Meet home menu, click “Join now” to begin a video chat session.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now that you’re in an active call: click on “Present Now,” located at the window’s bottom-right corner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This step will open a pop-up on your screen. You’ll have options to share your entire screen, application window, or just the Chrome tab. Choose your preferred option and click on “Share.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll get an error message saying that your screen cannot share since Chrome lacks the necessary permissions. Click on “System Preferences” from the message as shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This step will automatically take you to the Security & Privacy section. Choose “Screen Recording” from the left pane and check the box next to Google Chrome. You may need to relaunch your browser, but you can refresh the Chrome page and click on “Present.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You’ll see a notification when you’ve started sharing your screen or window. To stop sharing the screen at any point, click “Stop presenting” in the active video call video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There you go! That’s how to share your screen on a Mac with other participants during a Google Meet video call.

 

Which Video Conferencing Software Is Right For Me?

This tutorial wouldn’t have been possible without the native screen recording functionality introduced with macOS Mojave. If your Mac runs an older version of macOS, you won’t be able to screen share on a Mac with Google Meet. However, other apps may work. For Windows users, you’ll need a modern version for the same reason.

Google Meet works for anyone with a Google account, which makes it very convenient. Users can create meetings with up to 100 participants for a time of 60 minutes per meeting for free, compared to the 40-minute limit offered by Zoom free meeting plans.

Do you use an iPhone or iPad alongside your Mac? In that case, you’ll be pleased to know that you can share your iOS device’s screen during a video call using the Google Hangouts / Meet app similarly.

Google Meet’s video conferencing and screen sharing capabilities come in handy for meetings, presentations, work, school, personal calls, and so much more, whether you’re in an office, at home, or working from home during a quarantine. Screen sharing can share the content displayed on your screen with all the other participants in the video call, making it easier to communicate ideas effectively.

Google Meet is one of many video calling services that also offers screen sharing capabilities, so if you’re not keen on using Meet for whatever reason, you can try out alternative options like sharing your screen in Webex Meetings, screen sharing with Zoom, or even using the excellent screen Sharing native feature in Mac OS (though MacOS native screen sharing is limited to a single user and doesn’t offer group broadcasting yet).

 

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