Live Display. Your whole Mac, on the couch.
See the screen as it happens and control it with a tap. Any display, any window.
PalmDesk for iPhone and iPad
Your Mac, in the palm of your hand.
The app that puts your Mac’s screen on your iPhone or iPad, and turns it into a trackpad, a media remote and a presentation clicker.
Free on your Wi‑Fi. Pro from $2.99/mo.1
Coming soon to the App StoreDownload for macOS
Works with the free PalmDesk for Mac.2 No account needed.
Get the highlights.
Trackpad. Your palm is the pointer.
The gestures you already know, a keyboard, and one-tap shortcuts to Mission Control and Spotlight.
Media Remote. Play, pause, stay put.
Run Netflix, YouTube or Spotify on your Mac without getting up.
Presentation Remote. Next slide, no clicker.
Your notes, a timer and a laser pointer for Keynote and PowerPoint.
iPad. More room for your fingers.
A bigger trackpad and a bigger Mac, in every orientation.
Live Display
Every pixel of your Mac. Anywhere in the house.
Open Live Display and your Mac’s screen is right there, sharp enough for small print, with touch in place of a mouse. Tap to click, two fingers to scroll, pinch to zoom. Turn your iPhone sideways and the Mac fills the screen.
More about Live Display
Up to 30 fpsSmooth enough to follow along, and it adapts to your Wi‑Fi on its own.3
Every pixelStreamed at your Mac’s own resolution, so text stays crisp when you zoom in.
Any displayPick a monitor, one window, or just the middle of the screen.
Trackpad
Your palm is the pointer.
A full-size trackpad with the gestures your fingers already know: click, right-click, scroll, drag, Mission Control and Spaces. Type straight into the Mac with your iPhone’s keyboard.
More about Trackpad
Up to 120 HzA pointer that keeps up with your finger on ProMotion displays.4
7 gesturesThe ones you use on a MacBook, from two-finger scroll to four-finger swipes.
No videoIn Trackpad mode the Mac stops capturing its screen. Only your touches travel.
Media Remote
The couch just got a remote.
Mac on the TV? Play and pause, jump back 10 seconds, turn up the volume and switch on subtitles from wherever you’re sitting. Shortcuts open your streaming apps in one tap.
More about Media Remote
NetflixYouTubePrime VideoDisney+Apple TVMaxSpotifyTwitchPlexDAZNand more
Presentation Remote
Next slide. No clicker required.
Walk the stage with your iPhone or iPad. Advance slides, black out the screen, point with a laser, and keep an eye on the clock and your notes.
More about Presentation Remote
Your notesPresenter notes and slide numbers from Keynote and PowerPoint.
10–60 minA timer that warns you when five minutes are left.
Browser decksGoogle Slides, Canva, Prezi and PowerPoint on the web work too.
PalmDesk Pro
At home, it’s instant. Away, it still just works.
On the same Wi‑Fi, PalmDesk connects straight to your Mac, free and with no time limit. With Pro, reach it from the office, a hotel or mobile data, over an encrypted connection that finds its own way through.
Nearby
Same Wi‑Fi, the fastest path. Always free.
Anywhere
Any network, any distance, with PalmDesk Pro.
Ready when you are
A nearby Mac can be kept ready, so it connects the moment you tap.
Privacy
Your screen goes to your devices. Nobody else. Not even us.
Every session is end-to-end encrypted between your iPhone or iPad and your Mac. There’s no account to create and nothing to track.
How PalmDesk protects youOnly the devices you pair.
No support codes to hand out. A Mac accepts only iPhones and iPads you approved on it and confirmed on both screens.
Keys stay on your devices.
Pairing keys live in the Keychain and never leave the device they were made on.
Privacy Zones.
Choose apps that never appear in the stream, no matter what’s on screen.
No account. No ads. No tracking.
PalmDesk doesn’t know who you are, and doesn’t need to.
Setup
Pair once. Then just tap.
Install PalmDesk on your Mac
Open the free Mac app and allow screen sharing and control once. It waits in the menu bar.
Scan the code
Tap Add Mac on your iPhone or iPad, scan the code on the Mac, and confirm it on both screens.
Tap your Mac
From then on, open PalmDesk and tap. That’s it.
Which is right for you?
PalmDesk
Free
When your devices share a Wi‑Fi network
- All four modes
- No time limit, no ads
- One paired Mac
- Free Mac app
Coming soon to the App Store
PalmDesk Pro
$2.99/mo.
or $19.99/yr., both with a 7-day free trial1
- Everything in Free
- Reach your Mac from anywhere
- Pair more than one Mac
- Keeps PalmDesk independent
Questions? Answers.
How do I control my Mac from my iPhone?
Install the free PalmDesk app on your Mac and PalmDesk on your iPhone, pair them once with the code, then tap your Mac. You get the live screen, a trackpad and keyboard, a media remote and a presentation remote.
Does PalmDesk work on iPad?
Yes. It’s one app for iPhone and iPad (iPadOS 17 or later), and on iPad it uses the larger screen for a wider trackpad and a bigger view of the Mac. In version 1.0 a Mac pairs with one iPhone or iPad at a time.
Is PalmDesk free?
Yes, whenever your iPhone or iPad and your Mac are on the same Wi‑Fi: every mode, no time limit, one Mac. PalmDesk Pro adds access from any network and more Macs for $2.99 a month or $19.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. The Mac app is always free.
Is it secure?
Every session is end-to-end encrypted between your devices, and only devices you paired on your Mac can connect. Our servers only pass along sealed connection details they can’t read.
Can I hear the Mac’s audio on my iPhone?
Not in version 1.0. Sound keeps playing on the Mac, and the Media Remote controls its volume.
Can PalmDesk wake my Mac or use the login screen?
No. The Mac needs to be on and awake, with PalmDesk running in the menu bar.
How is this different from Sidecar or Universal Control?
Sidecar makes an iPad a second Mac display, and Universal Control shares your Mac’s keyboard and mouse with a nearby iPad. Neither lets an iPhone control a Mac, and neither works over the internet. See the comparison.
Your Mac, wherever you are.
PalmDesk 1.0 is in final preparation for the App Store. This page will link to it the day it goes live.
Coming soon to the App StoreDownload for macOS