Stream your Xbox One games to your Mac and enjoy your favorite titles whenever your TV isn't available or you would just rather play on your laptop
While things have started to change recently, Microsoft wasn't known for showing a lot of love to Mac users. Windows 10 have been able to stream Xbox One games to their computers for a long time, but there is no way to do this on macOS, at least not without a third-party tool.
Onecast Mac
The latest version of OneCast is 1.14 on Mac Informer. It is a perfect match for Streaming Media in the Audio & Video category. The app is developed by OneCast and its user rating is 5 out of 5. The Cyrus One Cast sits at the opposite end of the scale. It gets you both AirPlay 2 and Bluetooth, and it’s a rock-solid solution, but it’ll cost you a cool $2,000. It’s not, of course. The reason I made this video is to solve a problem that arose when I wanted to watch my Xbox One X content in full 4K HDR while streaming with an Elgato HD60.
OneCast is just that tool. It allows you to stream games from your Xbox One console directly to your Mac, and it all seems surprisingly simple. You just need to make sure your Mac and Xbox One are on the same network, enable streaming on your console, and then log in to your Microsoft account from your Mac.
OneCast for Mac and Android. OneCast for Mac and Android can be fully evaluated prior to purchase and customers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of the free trial. You may also seek any needed technical support from us – we answer support emails rapidly and responsively for current and potential customers alike. OneCast allows you to stream Xbox One games to macOS in 1080p and connect an Xbox controller to your Mac via Bluetooth or USB. OneCast is extremely easy to setup, there’s almost no lag when playing and you can setup multiple profiles for multiple Xboxes.
Given that this isn't an official Microsoft app, it's amazing that it works as well as it does, begging the question of why an official option isn't available. Maybe Microsoft will get around to it at some point.
As with any game streaming service, it's important to ensure adequate network speed is available. Connection via a LAN cable is preferable, but if you're tired of dragging wires around, make sure that your router supports 5Ghz Wi-Fi, as this will provide much better performance than 2.4Ghz.
Limitations in the unregistered version
- 14-day trial
Onecast For Pc
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- macOS 10.10 or later (Intel only)
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- OneCast.dmg
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- Games
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Welcome to our review of the OneCast programs for streaming your Xbox One to your Mac!
We all know how it goes, suddenly someone in the house wants to watch TV and you are in the middle of a game. It used to be tedious to work around this, but for a while, this issue exists no more. OneCast provides a paid solution/alternative to the PS4 Remote play app. Not just on Mac, but also on iPhone and iPad. The nice folks over at OneCast provided us with a review code and after some extensive testing, here are my results.
First let us talk about the installation of both. Anyone with a Mac knows what to expect and there are no issues to be expected. Installation went smoothly on both platforms and before I knew it, I was entering the set up of the programs already.
The Set up was something I would be finding myself going back to, I kept fiddling with the quality of streaming as this was most important. For my test, the Xbox 1 was connected to the Apple Time Capsule, specifically the 5GHz band. Both my MacBook Air and the iPad were connected to the 5GHz band.
First, the macbook air. I loved playing in the medium setting, for some reason the higher settings did not full do the trick. I played a variety of games and here are the issues encountered for each.
- Yoku’s Island express, delays in audio only when playing at high, perfectly smooth on medium.
- Darksiders Warmastered, medium again was perfect, pixelation visible on high
- Galaga on games pass, played great on high and medium.
- Disney’s Adventures, surprisingly laggy on high and completely normal on medium.
What I really enjoyed, being able to just play them when the TV was not available. Despite mostly being forced into the medium setting, I did not mind this one bit. It is great to be able to play anytime and anywhere in the house.
Next up, my tests for the iPad, which were a bit less good. I will not go into detail as I only had good results from the medium setting on my fourth-generation iPad Mini. The 2017 model, however, did improve the video quality remarkably and a lot of the graphics were surprisingly great at even the higher settings.
So how does it compare to the PS4 alternative?
Well, to do the comparison, we need to eliminate the price from the equation. Ps4 Remote play happens to be free while the OneCast apps are not. It could be construed as a downside, but let me tell you, the functionality of the app makes you ignore this.
My wife recently started working at the airport, so she is having real early hours and really late ones compared to my day shifts. This app is like godsend for anyone in my situation, when she goes to bed, I just go play elsewhere and not disturb her. The apps are decent enough to let you play intensively, though I do prefer playing on my MacBook Air.
In conclusion, OneCast is not the cheapest of apps, but it does provide a great alternative to being able to play when the TV is occupied or to avoid waking up someone by taking your MacBook to another room. I loved using it and will enjoy it a lot in the future.
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You can download the apps from onecast.me website!