Couchdesk

Your Mac, from the couch.

Scan one QR code and your whole Mac is on your iPhone or iPad: the screen, a trackpad under your thumb, and a real keyboard.

Download for Mac — free Get the iPhone app

Couchdesk for Mac needs macOS 13 or later. The iPhone and iPad app is free, with an optional Pro upgrade.

1Install Couchdesk on your Mac and open it. A QR code appears.

2Open Couchdesk on your iPhone or iPad and scan the code.

3That's it. Next time your phone finds your Mac on its own.

Made for thumbs

Trackpad mode: glide to move the pointer, tap to click, two fingers to scroll or right-click, tap and hold to drag.
Touch mode: tap exactly where you want to click.
Pinch to zoom on small text; the view follows your pointer.
A real keyboard with ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧, Esc, Tab, arrows and function keys, and shortcuts one tap away.

Fast, and private by design

The picture is encoded by your Mac's video hardware and decoded by your phone's, and only what changes on screen is sent. Your phone and your Mac talk directly over your own network, encrypted with TLS 1.3. Nothing goes through our servers — there aren't any — and your screen is never recorded or stored.

Free, or Pro

Couchdesk is free, with ads on the home screen and after a session — never while you're using your Mac. Couchdesk Pro removes the ads and adds full-resolution picture at 60 frames per second, as many Macs as you like, and every display.