Open Desk View

Got a new Mac, found the Desk View app (pre-installed).

Enjoyed it.

Before, I felt mute during Zoom meetings. Now I can explain things with paper and pen. Mouse drawing was never my thing.

My friends couldn’t do the same—it’s a native app for newer Macs only. They all use different OSes or older hardware.

Spent half a day vibe coding a public version. Enjoy. Free as in beer.

Make sure to enable webcam permissions on the page.

Explanation:

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This tool displays a live, perspective-corrected view of your camera pointed at a sheet of paper—like a whiteboard for your meetings. Next, you share that browser tab to your colleagues.

Limitations:

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1. On Windows, stop using the camera in your meeting app (e.g., Zoom) to allow browser access. Not needed on Mac; possibly not needed on Linux.

2. You must tilt your laptop lid down ~45° during setup and use.

3. TODO: Allow setting up paper corners falling outside of the camera view.

Usage:

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• You can share the browser tab in your meeting.

• If Windows+Zoom => stop camera in zoom

• Ensure webcam feed is visible on this app/page.

• Tilt the lid, aim the camera at your paper.

(One-time setup for your paper type)

• With the lid tilted, press spacebar to hold a snapshot.

• Return the lid to upright position.

• Adjust the trapezoid corners to fit your paper.

• Press spacebar again to release the video.

• Tilt the lid again and place your paper within the trapezoid.

(End setup)

• With the lid tilted, press Enter to enter presentation mode.