DeskView

An iPhone browser by WanderWay Software

Desktop websites, on your iPhone.

DeskView is a WebKit browser that always asks for the desktop version of a site — the same layout you’d see on a Mac — then fits it to your phone.

It sends a desktop user agent, uses desktop content mode, and lays pages out at a 1280, 1440, or 1920 viewport. You still get tabs, favorites, offline reading, and a native PDF viewer.

Coming soon to the App Store See DeskView Pro

Free to use for everyday desktop browsing. DeskView Pro is a one-time $2.99 unlock. No account, no analytics, no server.

DeskView start page on iPhone, with a desktop Safari on Mac preset set to 1440 by 900

Features

Built to look like a desktop browser to the sites you visit.

Many sites still ship a thinner mobile layout to phones. DeskView tells them you’re on a desktop, and gives the page the width of one.

Always desktop

A desktop user agent, desktop content mode, and a 1280, 1440, or 1920 viewport — so pages lay out the way they would on a Mac.

Tabs, favorites, and history

A full browser chrome on iPhone: an address bar, tabs, favorites, and history, without a sign-in.

Save for Offline

Keep a page in Saved Pages and open it later with no connection. Free includes 10 saved pages; Pro removes the limit.

Native PDF viewer

Open PDFs with zoom, a page count, and search, then Share them or Save to Files. Highlighting is part of Pro.

Sign-in helper

For sites such as Google, YouTube, Apple, and Microsoft, DeskView can open a standard phone-sized sign-in window that shares the app’s cookies, then return you to the desktop site signed in.

Private by design

No accounts, no analytics, and no DeskView server. History, favorites, saved pages, and website data stay on your iPhone. Purchases go through Apple.

In the app

See it on iPhone.

Screenshots from current TestFlight builds. DeskView is in testing and is not on the App Store yet.

The DeskView start page, with a Safari on Mac desktop preset
The start page, already set to a desktop Safari on Mac viewport.
DeskView detection test showing a MacIntel Safari desktop user agent and a 1440 by 900 screen
A test page confirming sites see a desktop Safari on a 1440 × 900 screen.
Saved Pages list in DeskView
Saved Pages keeps an offline copy you can reopen later.
DeskView’s native PDF viewer with share, save, and find in PDF
PDFs open in a native viewer with search, Share, and Save to Files.
DeskView Settings with Upgrade to DeskView Pro, Restore Purchases, theme, and ad blocking
Settings, including Restore Purchases and the Pro features.
DeskView Pro purchase screen listing Pro features at $2.99
DeskView Pro is a one-time $2.99 unlock, with Family Sharing.

DeskView Pro

$2.99, one time

Unlock the library and the finer controls.

Desktop browsing, tabs, favorites, history, PDF viewing, and 10 saved offline pages stay free. Pro is a single in-app purchase through Apple — no subscription and no account.

  • Unlimited offline pages, organized into folders, plus a reader-style text view
  • Per-site settings for desktop width, the Safari or Chrome preset, or mobile mode
  • A custom user agent, and a content blocker for ads and trackers
  • PDF highlighting
  • Themes and alternate app icons
  • Family Sharing, so one purchase covers your household

There’s also an optional tip jar if you want to give more. Pages you already saved stay readable if you never upgrade.

Buy DeskView Pro for $2.99, with Restore Purchases

Privacy

Nothing to sign up for.

DeskView is published by Derek Boyer / WanderWay Software LLC. The app has no accounts, no analytics, and no server of its own.

On your iPhone

History, favorites, saved pages, and website data stay on the device.

Purchases through Apple

DeskView Pro and tips are handled by StoreKit. We never see your payment details.

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