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Connections & pairing

Pair and manage trusted devices

Tell Decky which devices may use a desktop and control the computer.

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With the devices connected by USB, select your Mac in Decky Display and request pairing.

Step by step

  1. Select the Mac from Decky Display and request pairing. Over USB, confirm Pair on the Mac; no numeric code is needed.
  2. Over the network, enter the eight digits displayed on the Mac into Decky Display. Complete the Allow confirmation on the Mac.
  3. Review remembered devices in Decky Settings → Security. Revoke a device’s trust when it should no longer have access.
  1. Select the PC in Decky Display and request pairing. The PC opens a Pair a device window with an eight-digit code, over the network and over Direct USB alike.
  2. Enter those eight digits in Decky Display, then choose Approve on the PC. Decline blocks that device from asking again.
  3. Review trusted devices in Settings → Security. Remove ends a device’s access and keeps its preferences; Forget in Settings → Devices also discards them.

What to know

An eight-digit pairing code is different from a six-character Room code. Joining a Room lets a guest watch; it does not make that device a trusted second display. A fourteen-day licence guest pass is a separate thing again.

If it does not work

Use a fresh pairing attempt if the code is rejected. Check the correct Mac, any pending confirmation and the Blocked list in Security. After revoking trust, pair the device again.

Start a fresh pairing attempt if the code is rejected or expires. Check the correct PC, an open Pair a device window and Blocked devices in Security. After removing trust, pair the device again.