VNC

Normally, I use a terminal window and ssh to interact with a Raspberry Pi from my MacBook.

But, if I want to see the Raspberry Pi Desktop from MacBook, then I need to use VNC

Required Parts:

Raspberry Pi (any model) running raspbian

Step 1. Download Real VNC Viewer

On a MacBook, click on this link

Save the file

Open downloads and double click on the dmg

Follow to directions to install

Step 2. Enable VNC Server on Raspberry Pi

On MacBook, open terminal and ssh into raspberry pi

$ sudo raspi-config

select Interfacing Options

select VNC

Yes

Finish

Run this command to see your hostname:

$ hostname

Step 3. Set VNC password

On the Raspberry Pi, set the VNC password by running the command:

$ vncpasswd -user

Step 4. Connect to Raspberry Pi

Open Real VNC Viewer on MacBook

Select File, New Connection

In VNC Server, enter hostname of server