Mac Screen Sharing
Appearance

The others only see a black screen

The application really is sharing — it is just not allowed to read what is on the screen. Instead of an error macOS hands over a black or empty picture, which is why this looks like a broken application rather than a missing permission. Screen recording is what is missing.

Screen recording — Lets the application read what is on the screen — which is what the others then see.

Applications

Apple menu, top left → About This Mac — It shows the name there, for example "Sequoia 15.6". From macOS 13 onwards this window looks different than before.

When it does not work