cat apps/pocketmouse
What it does
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a trackpad for your Mac.
Move the cursor, tap, scroll, and drag - all from the device already in your hand.
- When your Mac is across the room
- When you're presenting
- When you'd rather not reach for a mouse
Features
Everything Pocket Mouse does, and how you shape it.
Feels like your Mac
Pocket Mouse follows the trackpad settings you've already chosen. The cursor moves the way a trackpad should.
Gestures you choose
Swipe with three or four fingers to switch tabs, trigger a shortcut, or do whatever you'd like - every gesture is yours to assign.
Pass it around
Connect more than one device. Whoever moves last takes control.
Tap, scroll, drag
The full set of pointer actions, not just cursor movement.
Yours alone
Each device pairs with its own code, and anything you don't recognise can be blocked.
Private by Design
No accounts, no tracking, no ads, nothing sent anywhere. Bluetooth only.
Requires Home & Companion apps
Pocket Mouse - Home for Mac & Pocket Mouse - Companion for iPhone or iPad is required to do anything useful. Both are free downloads on the App Store.
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Install Pocket Mouse - Home on your Mac.
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Install Pocket Mouse - Companion on your iPhone or iPad.
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Pair with the code shown on your Mac, then start moving.
Either order works. Starting from your iPhone or iPad? Companion can share the Mac download link to your Mac over AirDrop.
Point your iPhone or iPad camera here to install the Companion app.
Requirements
macOS 14 Sonoma or later for Mac. Apple Silicon and Intel supported.
iOS 17 or later for iPhone or iPad.
Permissions
Bluetooth is required to connect. Accessibility permission unlocks everything beyond simple cursor movement.
Bluetooth - required
Your Mac and your iPhone or iPad talk over Bluetooth, so both sides ask for it. Without Bluetooth the two devices can't pair at all.
Accessibility - optional
Simple cursor movement works without any permission. Taps, scrolling, dragging, and gestures need Accessibility, since macOS only lets an app synthesise those events with permission.
Grant it in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Accessibility.