# How to Setup Your Macbook as a Desktop

Do you know you can setup your Macbook Pro so that it can work like a desktop? It’s actually pretty simple. Here is what you will need for the setup: How do you set it up: After...

Author: Ruhani Rabin
Canonical: https://rabin.blog/setup-macbook-desktop/
Published: 2024-05-01T05:44:34.000Z
Updated: 2026-04-13T00:14:05.000Z

**Do you know you can setup your Macbook Pro so that it can work like a desktop?**

It’s actually pretty simple.

## Here is what you will need for the setup:

* A good monitor, it is better if the device is [2K or 4K](https://amzn.to/2MWbja2) and at least [26 inches](https://amzn.to/2MWbja2) of size. Typically, these monitors comes with HDMI connection option.\
  ![Dell UltraSharp](https://rabin.blog/_astro/how-to-setup-your-macbook-as-a-desktop-2.BXEfMT1j_Z2t1Cs0.webp)
* [USB-C to HDMI](https://amzn.to/2MkwAJB) cable, this will connect your MacBook pro 2016 or later version to the monitor. Also provide audio routing if your monitor comes with Speakers.\
  ![USB C to HDMI](https://rabin.blog/_astro/how-to-setup-your-macbook-as-a-desktop-3.LLLGP21k_21nzw2.webp)
* A bluetooth wireless keyboard. [Logitech has](https://amzn.to/2yHk58R) a good working capability with MacBooks.\
  ![Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard](https://rabin.blog/_astro/how-to-setup-your-macbook-as-a-desktop-4.B0Ibw5JM_Z1C8Ta7.webp)
* A bluetooth wireless mouse, [Logitech MX Anywhere 2](https://amzn.to/2K7Qb2N) is a great option for this.\
  ![A bluetooth wireless mouse, Logitech MX Anywhere 2](https://rabin.blog/_astro/how-to-setup-your-macbook-as-a-desktop-5.CtcLiDLs_Z2jDjxq.webp)

## How do you set it up:

* First connect your bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse with your Macbook
* Now you can close the lid of your Macbook to sleep position
* Attach the power supply
* Attach the [USB-C to HDMI](https://amzn.to/2MkwAJB) cable from your MacBook pro to your monitor
* Turn on the Monitor if it is not already
* At this point Macbook will wake up from sleep without opening the lid
* It will ask you to enter your Macbook Password to continue
* You can use your wireless bluetooth keyboard and mouse to continue your work
* Setup your monitor as extended desktop from display options

After this process, you will adjust your desktop resolution as the way that fits best for the monitor you have.

![MacBook Pro Connections](https://rabin.blog/_astro/how-to-setup-your-macbook-as-a-desktop-scaled.BQ8g8gZj_ZWmngL.webp)

From this point forward, you can just unplug the MacBook when you go back home. And, when you come back to work, you just plug in two cables. Power and USB-C to HDMI to the MacBook.

That’s all.

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