Paneport puts your actual Mac on your iPad or iPhone: every app, every window, with touch, Apple Pencil and a real keyboard. Free on your home Wi-Fi.
Open Paneport on your iPad and pick your Mac. The Mac asks before anything connects. Approve it, and from then on your Mac is one tap away.
Apple Pencil clicks, drags and selects text with the precision of its tip, and sketches straight into Mac apps. Pressure for drawing apps is in testing.
Today Paneport shows your Mac’s main display. Pro, which comes in a later update, adds every screen plugged into your Mac: swipe with three fingers to hop between them without reconnecting.
Turn on Remote Access and the same Mac goes where you go, end-to-end encrypted, with no VPN, no Tailscale and no router settings. It’s part of Pro, which comes in a later update and isn’t available yet.
Tap to click. Tap with two fingers to right-click. Drag two fingers to scroll, the natural way. Your finger lands where the pointer goes, so there’s no cursor to chase on iPad.
A phone screen is small, so Paneport turns it into a trackpad: your thumb moves the Mac pointer, and a tap clicks wherever it points. Good for the couch, the kitchen and the “did I leave that running?” moments.
Type on a Magic Keyboard or any Bluetooth keyboard and Mac shortcuts go straight through. iPadOS keeps a few for itself, so those live one tap away in Paneport’s control bar.
On iPads that support Apple Pencil hover, holding the tip just above the glass moves the Mac pointer before you touch down. It’s the closest thing to a mouse you can draw with.
Every connection is end-to-end encrypted. On your home network your devices connect directly, and Paneport has no servers of its own. Privacy policy
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Forever, on your home network, with one display. No account, no trial, no card.
$19.99
About $1.67 a month. Renews yearly. Cancel anytime in Settings.
For the trip.
Ends on its own after 7 days.
For a month somewhere else.
Ends on its own after 30 days.
Pay once, keep it.
No subscription, no renewals.
Every Pro plan and pass: Unlimited Macs. Your iPads and iPhones on one Apple Account.
No trial traps. Cancel nothing.
Passes never renew. When the days run out, Paneport goes back to Free. Prices in US dollars. Pro isn't available yet, and prices may change before it launches. Sold through the App Store.
| Feature | Paneport | Apple Sidecar | Duet Display | Jump Desktop | Screens 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main job | Control your Mac | Extra display | Extra display | Remote desktop | VNC remote desktop |
| Touch clicks on the Mac | Yes | Limited; Pencil is the pointer | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified |
| iPhone app | Yes | No | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified |
| From anywhere | With Pro (coming soon) | No (about 10 m) | With Duet Air Unverified | Yes Unverified | With Screens Connect Unverified |
| Switch Mac displays | With Pro (coming soon) | Adds a display | Adds a display Unverified | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified |
| Windows host | Planned | No | Yes Unverified | Yes Unverified | Yes, via VNC Unverified |
| Price | Free at home; Pro from $1.99 | Included with macOS | Subscription Unverified | See vendor Unverified | See vendor Unverified |
Last reviewed October 2026 from each vendor's public website. Products change; check the vendor's site before you buy, and tell us if something here is wrong. Items marked Unverified are our best understanding and have not been confirmed.
More detail: vs Sidecar, vs Duet Display, vs Jump Desktop, vs Screens and VNC.
Yes. Paneport is free forever on your home network, with one Mac display, touch, keyboard, mouse and Apple Pencil. There's no account and no trial.
Pro adds Remote Access, so you can reach your Mac from anywhere, and all of your Mac's displays. It's $19.99 a year, $59.99 once, or a pass: $1.99 for 7 days or $3.99 for 30 days.
Free works with unlimited Macs on your home network. Every Pro plan and pass includes unlimited Macs and your iPads and iPhones on one Apple Account. Family Sharing is included with Yearly and Lifetime, not with the passes.
No. The 7-Day Trip Pass and the 30-Day Pass never auto-renew. When they end, Paneport goes back to Free. There's nothing to cancel.
Install Paneport on your Mac and your iPad, pair them once at home, then turn on Remote Access with Pro. Pro isn't available yet; it comes in a later update. Paneport connects your devices directly, end-to-end encrypted, without a VPN, Tailscale or port forwarding.
Yes, if you want to control your Mac rather than extend its display. Sidecar needs the same Apple ID and works within about 10 meters or over USB, on iPad only; Paneport works on iPad and iPhone, at home or, with Pro, from anywhere.
Yes. Apple Pencil is a precise pointer for clicking, dragging and drawing on your Mac. Pressure for drawing apps is in testing.
Everyday shortcuts such as ⌘C, ⌘V, ⌘Z and ⌘A go straight to your Mac. iPadOS keeps a few system shortcuts for itself, including ⌘Tab and ⌘Space, so Paneport's control bar has buttons for those.
Yes. Every connection, on your home network or over the internet, is end-to-end encrypted with QUIC and TLS. On your home network your devices connect directly, and Paneport has no servers of its own.
Yes. One app runs on iPhone and iPad. On iPhone it works like a trackpad by default, so your thumb moves the Mac pointer.
Not yet. Paneport supports Mac hosts first; a Windows host is planned.
Paneport for iPad and iPhone is on the App Store. Paneport for Mac is a direct download. Free at home, no account.
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