Mikogo Mac Beta Version
Well, here it is: the Mikogo Mac Beta version! You’ve no doubt read about this via my email yesterday, or blog post the day before, or perhaps a friend/colleague of yours let you in on the goss. Whatever the reason, I imagine you are here because you are keen to test the Mikogo Mac Beta version and contact us with your feedback.
A few things to note:
The client is cross platform, so that both Mac and PC users can start meetings, and invite both Mac and PC users to participate. I.e. Windows participants can join a meeting started by a Mac user. This means a few different downloads:
Mac Download: There is just one download to both start and join meetings with a Mac.
Mikogo Mac Client (.dmg)
Windows Download:
Mikogo Organizer – this is needed to start meetings
Mikogo Participant – this is needed to join meetings. (just download, not an install)
There are no passwords required to receive the above files – simply download them.
Once you have downloaded the Mikogo Mac client, you can start meetings by using your current Mikogo username and password. For those beta testers who are new to Mikogo, you can register for a free Mikogo account here. Please note, that only the meeting organizer needs account details. Participants do not need to register in order to join.
Getting Mikogo Started on the Mac
For details and screenshots on getting Mikogo started on the Mac, please take a look at the Mikogo Mac webpage.
Beta Feedback
As mentioned Mikogo is now cross platform. Ideally it would be great to receive beta feedback from a range of different scenarios (if it is possible). e.g. Mac/PC as organizer and Mac/PC as participant.
Once you have tested the Mikogo Mac Beta version and you wish to send us your feedback, please take note of the following:
1. all feedback should be sent to mac(at)mikogo.com
2. Please include your hardware and software specifications
3. If you find a problem/bug, please help us by providing a detailed description, ideally with screenshots and with steps on how this may be reproduced.
Please understand that we require the above points to ensure that we can quickly identify problems, fix them, and then officially finalize the Mac version for everyone.
Features Available in Mikogo Mac version
- Starting and joining meetings
- Switch presenter
- Mouse pointer for participants
- Zoom viewing screen
We will release new Mac beta versions with further features (e.g. remote control) as and when they become available – so stay tuned 
We’re keen to officially release the Mac version, so once again thanks for your help and beta testing.
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Hi
Great that there is a MAC version now. I imidiately installed it. Here are the first things I noticed:
- The splash screen shows the windows task bar…. with the remark to press there to start Mikogo…
- A bit more serious, th eMikogo settings are stored in a mikogo,cfg file that is placed next to the mikogo executable. That is bad when you do not have admin rights on your mac. I usually work with a restricted account to prevent mistakes. The way to store program info on a mac is to place a file in /Library/Application support (or a directory..), the user has rights there and it des not clutter the applications folder.
So, now we gonna try a session with a windows user!!
greetings
Walter
I can’t seem to get Mikogo to work at all. I mean, it runs and appears in the dock, but then what? When pressing the Mikogo icon in the dock I get the Mikogo menu but there aren’t really any available options there, only “Mikogo” and I can’t press anything there. Preferences for instance is grey marked … so, I don’t know how to handle Mikogo for the Mac
Hi Soph, thanks for your comment. We just posted a blog post, titled “How to use Mikogo on a Mac” which will help you get a meeting started. And we have updated our blog post above accordingly.
Cheers, Andrew
We are using Mikogo plugin successfully for desktop sharing, very useful in distributed pair-programming (eXtreme-programming practice). However as you said, the plugin is also available for Mac, is it somehow possible to share the Mac desktop with another Windows user.
@Shrikant
Yes you can share your screen between Mac and Windows computers. For details on this, head over to http://www.mikogo.com/mac where you will find information, screenshots and videos to get you started.