Everything you need to use your Mac from your phone
From crisp video to a real Mac keyboard, here’s what Pocketlid can do today. Some features require Pro.
Pro Features marked Pro need a Pro plan or the free trial. Compare plans →
Screen and video
Hardware H.264 video
Your Mac’s screen is captured and encoded in hardware for crisp text and smooth motion.
Quality presets
Sharp at native resolution, Smooth at 60 fps, Balanced or Data saver — switch at any time.
Up to 4K at 60 fpsPro
Go beyond 1080p for high-resolution displays.
Multiple displays
Switch between your Mac’s displays from the toolbar.
Pinch to zoom
Zoom in on the details; the view follows your pointer.
Wi-Fi or mobile data
Direct peer-to-peer connections on your local network and over the internet.
Encrypted relayPro
When a direct connection isn’t possible, traffic goes through an encrypted relay (TURN).
Connection statistics
See whether you’re connected locally, over the internet or via relay.
Keyboard
Live typing
Your phone keyboard types straight into the Mac, with swipe typing, suggestions and autocorrect.
Key bar
Esc, Tab, arrows and modifiers in a row above the keyboard.
Mac keyboardPro
A full Mac layout with ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ and F-keys. Tap a modifier once for one keystroke, twice to lock it.
Shortcut toolbar
Drag to reorder, swipe to remove, and create your own shortcuts like ⌘⇧4.
Per-app shortcutsPro
Suggested shortcuts for the app in front — browsers, code editors, Finder, Terminal and more.
Zoom to the text cursorPro
While you type, the view zooms to follow the text cursor.
Compose and send
Write longer text on your phone and send it in one go, with or without Enter.
Physical keyboards
Pair a keyboard with your phone. Key positions follow your Mac’s layout, and Ctrl ↔ ⌘ can be swapped.
Trackpad, touch and gestures
Trackpad mode
Move the pointer like on a trackpad: tap to click, long-press to drag, two-finger tap to right-click.
Touch mode
Tap exactly where you want to click.
Scrolling and zoom
Two-finger scrolling with momentum and pinch to zoom.
Three-finger swipes
Mission Control, App Exposé and switching desktops, just like on a Mac.
Volume buttons
Use your phone’s volume buttons to scroll or to change the Mac’s volume.
Wake and power
Wake from sleepPro
Send a wake request from your phone and connect as soon as the Mac is ready.
Lid closed
With the optional power helper, a plugged-in Mac stays awake even with the lid closed.
On batteryPro
A sleeping Mac checks for connection requests every few minutes.
Power actions
Sleep or wake the display, lock, sleep, log out, restart or shut down — drastic actions ask for confirmation.
Media keys
Volume, brightness and play/pause from the controls panel.
Curtain mode and privacy
Curtain modePro
The Mac’s display goes dark while you keep seeing it on your phone. The pointer is hidden on the Mac.
Input lockPro
Lock the Mac’s keyboard and trackpad while the curtain is on. At the Mac, ⌥⌘P unlocks it.
Unlock with biometricsPro
Unlock the Mac’s lock screen from your phone. The saved password requires your fingerprint each time.
Lock when done
Optionally lock the Mac’s screen when the connection ends.
App lock
Lock Pocketlid with your fingerprint on launch and after five minutes in the background.
Files and clipboard
File transferPro
Browse Home, Desktop, Downloads and Documents on your Mac, download files or whole folders as zip, and send files to the Mac.
Share to MacPro
Share photos, files or text from any app straight to your Mac’s clipboard or Downloads folder.
Text clipboard
Copy on the Mac, paste on your phone — and the other way round.
Images and files on the clipboardPro
Copy an image or a file on the Mac and get it on your phone, or send yours to the Mac clipboard.
Screenshots to your galleryPro
Take a full or area screenshot of the Mac and save it to your phone’s gallery.
More tools
Mac audioPro
Stream your Mac’s sound to the phone and optionally mute the Mac meanwhile.
TerminalPro
A shell on your Mac, right on your phone.
App switcher and launcher
See running apps and their windows, bring one to front, hide, quit or force quit — or search and open an app.
Picture-in-picturePro
Keep the session in a mini window or in the background while you use other apps.
Home screen shortcutsPro
Add a Mac to your home screen and connect in one tap.
Account and Mac app
Macs on every phone
Your Macs live in your account and appear automatically on all your phones.
Add a Mac in seconds
Scan the QR code your Mac shows, or type its short code.
Unlimited MacsPro
The free plan includes one Mac; Pro has no limit.
Connection historyPro
See recent connections on the Mac, and get a notification on connect and disconnect.
Approve each connection
Optionally require someone at the Mac to click Allow for every connection.
12 languages
English, Türkçe, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski, Português, 日本語, 한국어 and 简体中文 — in the apps, emails and on this site.
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