Macbook pro M1 and Imac 27 inch (IOS Mojave) as a second screen

Hi,



I recently bought a macbook pro M1.


I do basicly all my work on my laptop, but there is still a fine working Imac 27 inch (late 2013) standing on my desk.


Can I use the Imac as my second screen?


I ve been searching a bit, and saw some responds about till High Sierra. whereas I have Mojave installed on my Imac.


The Imac has thunderbolts, the Macbook pro M1 only USB c.


Is there a way to make this connection work?


Grtz

Frankism

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Nov 5, 2023 7:43 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2023 7:47 AM

Unfortunately, that setup is not supported by Apple. The iMac cannot be used as a monitor for any of the newest Macs and Target Display mode is no longer a feature of macOS, having been deprecated several years ago.

Please see: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support


Per the link above:

• Your target iMac (monitor) must be using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier. 

• In all cases the source Mac that you're connecting FROM must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS 10.15 Catalina or earlier installed.


However, you might consider a third-party solution, for example: Luna Display or Duet Display, though I can’t speak for the performance of those.

Do yourself a favor, avoid the headache and just budget an extra $100 for a monitor. Yes, they are that inexpensive.



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Nov 5, 2023 7:47 AM in response to Frankism69

Unfortunately, that setup is not supported by Apple. The iMac cannot be used as a monitor for any of the newest Macs and Target Display mode is no longer a feature of macOS, having been deprecated several years ago.

Please see: Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support


Per the link above:

• Your target iMac (monitor) must be using macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or earlier. 

• In all cases the source Mac that you're connecting FROM must have been introduced in 2019 or earlier and have macOS 10.15 Catalina or earlier installed.


However, you might consider a third-party solution, for example: Luna Display or Duet Display, though I can’t speak for the performance of those.

Do yourself a favor, avoid the headache and just budget an extra $100 for a monitor. Yes, they are that inexpensive.



Nov 5, 2023 7:52 AM in response to Frankism69

Your M1 MacBook Pro doesn't support using ANY iMac as a TDM display, regardless of whether that iMac satisfies the requirements for TDM.


Your 27" Late 2013 iMac could act as a TDM display IF it were running High Sierra or earlier, and IF you connected it to a much older Mac than that M1 MacBook Pro. But that doesn't help you here.


Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support


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