Stream your reMarkable tablet’s screen directly to your Mac using a USB connection. This setup allows for real-time screen sharing without relying on Wi-Fi.

Setting Up SSH Access Over USB

1. Connect reMarkable to Mac via USB
   • Use your USB C cable to connect the reMarkable tablet to your Mac.
2. SSH into reMarkable
   • Open Terminal on your Mac.
   • Run the following command:

     ssh root@10.11.99.1
     

   • Password: Enter your SSH password. However, you can login without password by following the instructions here.

Installing goMarkableStream on reMarkable

See detailed instructions here but the steps that I used are the following.

1. Download the goMarkableStream Binary
   • On your Mac, visit the goMarkableStream Releases page and download goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm.tar.gz. Change release numbers appropriately. At the time of writing it was 0.18.
2. Transfer the Binary to reMarkable
   • In Terminal on your Mac, execute:

     scp goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm.tar.gz root@10.11.99.1:/home/root/
     

3. Extract the Package and Set Permissions
   • SSH into reMarkable if not already connected:

     ssh root@10.11.99.1
     

   • Extract the tarball:

     tar xvzf goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm.tar.gz
     

   • Set executable permissions:

     chmod +x /home/root/goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm/goMarkableStream
     

Configuring goMarkableStream

1. Create a Shell Script

    pushd /etc/systemd/system
    touch goMarkableStream.service
   
    cat <<EOF>goMarkableStream.service
    [Unit]
    Description=Go Remarkable Stream Server
   
    [Service]
    ExecStart=/home/root/goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm/goMarkableStream
    Restart=always
   
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target
    EOF
   
    systemctl enable goMarkableStream.service
    systemctl start goMarkableStream.service
    systemctl status goMarkableStream.service
    popd
   

2. Run the Setup Script
   • Execute the setup script:

     sh setupGoMarkableStream.sh
     

   • Service Status: Verify that the service is active:

     systemctl status goMarkableStream
     

     You should see:

     Active: active (running)
     

3. Change Default Credentials
   • Edit the Service File:

     nano /etc/systemd/system/goMarkableStream.service
     

   • Add Environment Variables: Under the [Service] section, add:

     Environment="RK_SERVER_USERNAME=your_username"
     Environment="RK_SERVER_PASSWORD=your_password"
     ExecStart=/home/root/goMarkableStream_0.18_linux_arm/goMarkableStream
     

     Replace your_username and your_password with your desired credentials.

   • Save and Exit: Press Ctrl + O, Enter, then Ctrl + X.
4. Reload systemd and Restart the Service

   systemctl daemon-reload
   systemctl restart goMarkableStream
   

Accessing the Stream on macOS

1. Open a Web Browser on Your Mac
2. Navigate to the Streaming URL: http://10.11.99.1:2001
3. Enter the username and password you configured earlier.

Open any document notebook on the reMarkable and you should be able to view it in the URL above.