macOS 10.15 through macOS 11.x:

How to install the Silicon Motion InstantView application on macOS 10.15 through macOS 11.x:

1. Download the Silicon Motion InstantView application for your version of macOS from here.

2. Double-click on the file you downloaded to start the application installer

3. Drag the macOS InstantView app icon to the Applications folder in the window that opens:

4. Navigate to your Launchpad or Applications folder to locate the InstantView app and double click to launch it

5. Click Open

6. Click Open System Preferences. Note: this should automatically open the Security and Privacy section, but if it does not you can manually open the Security and Privacy settings

7. Click on the gold padlock at the bottom of the application window to enable changes.

8. If prompted, enter your password and click the ‘Unlock’ button:

9. Click to place a checkmark next to the macOS InstantView entry:

10. You will be prompted to Quit and Reopen the InstantView application in order for the change to take effect. Please do so:

11. The software has now been installed and you may connect your graphics adapter or docking station  

** Please note - The Silicon Motion InstantView application does NOT in fact record or store any information. This permission must be granted in order for the InstantView application to access the information it needs in order to generate the image shown on the Silicon Motion-connected displays. **

Using the macOS Silicon Motion InstantView Application:

12. Right Click on the InstantView icon that is now present within the Apple Menu bar at the top of your screen. This will reveal the InstantView quick access menu:

13. Click "Display before Login" to enable the Silicon Motion-connected displays to be activated at the macOS Login Screen

14. In order to receive automatic InstantView application updates you can ensure that the Auto Update setting is checked

15. Left click on the InstantView icon within the Apple Menu bar at the top of your screen. This will reveal the InstantView application

16. You can quickly disconnect the displays and you can quickly change your Silicon Motion-connected displays to Mirrored or Extended mode