PhoneDeck

Use an iPhone as a wireless control deck for a Mac

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Meet PhoneDeck

PhoneDeck turns an iPhone into a wireless control surface for a Mac. The Mac app organizes applications and system controls into pages of tiles, which appear on the phone. Tapping a tile can launch an application, trigger a shortcut, or adjust controls such as volume, brightness, media playback, and screenshots.

Both devices connect over the same local Wi-Fi network using Apple's Multipeer Connectivity. The workflow requires the companion apps, with Accessibility permission on the Mac for system controls. Current requirements are iOS 17 or later and macOS 14 or later; keyboard shortcuts require version 1.4 on both devices. Core features are free, and the Mac app is distributed directly while its Mac App Store release is planned.

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