Your Mac.
In your hands.
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful trackpad, keyboard and remote for your Mac, with controls that adapt to the app you’re using.
For iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with your Mac.
Trackpad & keyboard
A trackpad that feels like your Mac’s.
Precise pointer control, smooth scrolling and the gestures you already know, from the couch, across the room or right beside your Mac.
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Precise pointer control
Point and tap to click. Press and drag to move windows and select text.
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Scrolling and gestures
Two fingers to scroll. Right-click and Mission Control swipes, too.
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Type with your own keyboard
Autocorrect, dictation and emoji, just like typing on your iPhone or iPad.
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Every Mac key you need
Command, Option, Control and Shift, the arrow keys and Escape, always one tap away.
Controls for every app
Controls that follow what you’re doing.
Switch apps on your Mac and ControlPad switches with you, automatically. Nothing to set up.
Safari. Back, Forward, Reload and New Tab up top, with tabs, zoom and Find beside them. Mail. New Message, Reply and Forward, plus Archive, Flag and Mark Unread. Notes. New Note, Checklist and Search, with Title, Heading and Bold a tap away. Xcode. Build, Run, Test and Stop, plus Open Quickly and the panes you toggle most. Finder. Back, Forward, Up and Quick Look, with your folders and views.
Works with your apps
More than 50 Mac apps, ready to go.
Each gets its own commands, chosen for how you use it. Every other app still gets the essentials: Undo, Copy, Paste, Find, Save and more.
- Browsers
- Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Opera
- Everyday
- Finder, Mail, Messages, Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Preview, Photos, Maps
- Work
- Slack, Teams, Zoom, Discord, Outlook, Notion, Obsidian, Things, Linear
- Documents
- Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Media & creative
- Music, Spotify, Podcasts, TV, QuickTime Player, VLC, Figma, Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, GarageBand
- Developers
- Xcode, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Sublime Text, Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, Ghostty, ChatGPT, Codex
Three layouts
As much trackpad as you want.
From a full-screen trackpad to a complete control surface, on iPhone and iPad. Every layout adapts to the app you’re using.
Input. The whole screen is your trackpad, for when you’re away from the desk. Balanced. A trackpad and your app’s commands, side by side. Controls. Every command for your app at a glance, beside your own keyboard and mouse.
New Made for iPhone Duo
Closed, open, or anywhere between.
On iPhone Duo, ControlPad lays itself out for the way you’re holding it, and puts its controls where they’re easiest to reach.
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Closed
Compact controls and a trackpad on the outer display, with your Mac keys in the column under the battery.
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Laptop
Your app’s controls on the raised half, with the trackpad and keyboard on the half below.
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Book
The trackpad on one page, and contextual shortcuts for your app on the other.
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Open flat
A bigger trackpad, with every control for your app on screen at once.
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A keyboard when you need it
Type on the lower half while your app’s controls stay in view.
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Your shortcuts, instantly
Build, run and test in Xcode without reaching for your Mac.
Privacy
Private by design.
ControlPad talks directly to your Mac over your local network.
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Stays on your network
Your devices talk directly to each other over your local network. No cloud service in between.
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Pair once with a code
Enter the code shown on your Mac. It’s never sent over the network, and every connection after that is encrypted.
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No account, no tracking
No sign-up required. ControlPad doesn’t track what you do on your Mac, iPhone or iPad.
Setup
Ready in about a minute.
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Get ControlPad for Mac
Download it and open it. macOS asks you to allow Accessibility access, and ControlPad walks you through it.
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Open it on iPhone or iPad
With both on the same local network, your Mac appears by itself. Tap it.
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Enter the code
Type the six-digit code shown on your Mac. From then on, they connect automatically.
Requires macOS 26.6 or later, and iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later.
FAQ
Questions & answers
What do I need?
A Mac with macOS 26.6 or later, and an iPhone or iPad with iOS or iPadOS 26 or later, on the same local network.
Does it work on iPhone Duo?
Yes, natively. ControlPad lays itself out for each pose: closed, with its controls in the column under the battery; folded like a laptop, with your app’s controls above the trackpad and keyboard; open like a book, with the trackpad on one page; and fully open, with room for every control.
My Mac doesn’t appear. What should I check?
Make sure ControlPad is open on your Mac and both devices are on the same local network. On your iPhone or iPad, ControlPad needs Local Network access: check it’s turned on in Settings › Privacy & Security › Local Network.
Why does the Mac app need Accessibility access?
macOS requires it for any app that moves the pointer, clicks or types on your behalf, and asks you to approve it during setup. ControlPad uses it only to carry out what you do on your iPhone or iPad, and to know which app is in front and when you’re in a text field, so it can show the right controls and keyboard. It doesn’t read the contents of your documents or messages.
Why isn’t the Mac app on the Mac App Store?
ControlPad for Mac is distributed directly from controlpad.tech and is signed and notarized by Apple.
Does it work away from home?
No. ControlPad works only on your local network, where your iPhone or iPad and your Mac can see each other directly. Nothing is sent over the internet.
What about apps that aren’t on the list?
They work too. The trackpad and keyboard work everywhere, and every app gets common commands like Undo, Copy, Paste, Find and Save, plus Mac controls like Spotlight and Show Desktop.
Can it wake my Mac?
Yes, when your Mac is asleep (not shut down) on the same local network and Wake for network access is turned on in its settings. ControlPad asks it to wake and reconnects when it’s ready. Whether a Mac can wake this way depends on the Mac and the network; it’s most reliable over Ethernet.
Can I use more than one iPhone or iPad?
Yes. Pair as many as you like; one controls your Mac at a time.
Do I need an account?
No. There’s nothing to sign up for: install ControlPad on your Mac and your iPhone or iPad, pair them once, and you’re ready.
Your Mac. In your hands.
Get ControlPad on your iPhone or iPad, and the companion app on your Mac.
Requires macOS 26.6 or later, and iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later.