Provided are a desktop sharing method, terminal, corresponding computer program and carrier. The desktop sharing method includes the following steps. A first mobile terminal establishes a connection with a second mobile terminal. After the connection succeeds, the first mobile terminal sends a predetermined area image of a screen to the second mobile terminal to display the predetermined area image on a desktop of the second mobile terminal. In the present disclosure, the first mobile terminal establishes the connection with the second mobile terminal, and the first mobile terminal sends the predetermined area image of the screen to the second mobile terminal. Therefore, the second mobile terminal can see the image of the screen of the first mobile terminal. The desktop sharing between two mobile terminals is realized. The problems that the related mobile terminals cannot realize real-time desktop sharing like computers and the user experience is relatively poor are solved.