# Video Monitor is a Syphon Server?

**URL:** https://forum.showsync.com/t/video-monitor-is-a-syphon-server/2822
**Category:** Videosync
**Created:** [August 26, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.showsync.com/t/video-monitor-is-a-syphon-server/2822 "2026-08-26T08:30:23Z")
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### Author: ![skymning](https://forum.showsync.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@skymning](https://forum.showsync.com/u/skymning)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2026, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.showsync.com/t/video-monitor-is-a-syphon-server/2822/1 "2026-08-26T08:30:23Z")

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Hello! It seems Video Monitor works flawlessly with the Syphon Simple Client? Is that because it acts as a Syphon Server in the background? The manual had no info about this, but it was an amazing find. I was looking for a detached window version of the Video Monitor and this works like a charm. I figure this info would be helpful for others and potentially a good addon to the Videosync manual.

Thanks for a great product overall!

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### Author: ![Jean-Paul](https://forum.showsync.com/user_avatar/forum.showsync.com/jean-paul/32/1898_2.png) [@Jean-Paul](https://forum.showsync.com/u/Jean-Paul)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.showsync.com/t/video-monitor-is-a-syphon-server/2822/2 "2026-08-27T22:40:14Z")

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

That’s correct, Videosync dynamically creates/removes Spout/Syphon servers for Video Monitor and Video Recorder devices, and while access to these servers is public, it was/is not really considered as an officially supported feature, which is why it’s not documented.  
Nevertheless, this is good feedback!