Remote Magic Trackpad for Mac

Turn your Android phone or tablet into a Mac trackpad, keyboard and mouse. Remote Magic Trackpad connects to your Mac over Bluetooth and gives you a wireless touchpad with full macOS gestures: Mission Control, App Exposé and Spaces.

Use it at your desk as a remote trackpad for Mac, or from across the room as a Mac remote. It is an input device, not screen sharing: you keep watching your Mac's own display.

Phone as trackpad for Mac: what you need

• A Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later); Intel Macs are not compatible

• The free macOS companion app from themythicalengineer.com

• A phone or tablet on Android 7.0 or later

Open both apps and connect over Bluetooth.

What you get

• No extra hardware: a Bluetooth trackpad that links straight to your Mac

• Phone as trackpad for Mac: switch apps, desktops and windows with a swipe

• Phone as mouse for Mac: point, click, right-click, scroll and drag

• Type with Command, Option and the shortcuts you know on a Bluetooth keyboard for Mac

• Mac remote control from your seat: volume, brightness and playback on the function row

• Point and type on one screen: Combined Mode puts the trackpad above Gboard swipe typing

Mac trackpad gestures

• One finger moves the cursor; tap to click, two-finger tap to right-click

• Two-finger scroll, vertical and horizontal

• Pinch to zoom, two-finger rotate and smart zoom with a two-finger double-tap

• Two-finger swipe left or right to go back and forward

• Three-finger drag to move windows and select text

• Four fingers: swipe up for Mission Control, down for App Exposé, left or right to switch Spaces

• Four-finger pinch for Launchpad, spread for Show Desktop

Bluetooth keyboard for Mac: all 78 keys

• Command (⌘), Option (⌥), Control (⌃), Shift and Fn for shortcuts like Cmd+C, Cmd+V and Cmd+Tab

• Function row for brightness, volume and playback, plus F1–F12 via Fn

• Key repeat for letters, arrows and delete

• Four mechanical keyboard sound profiles and haptic feedback as you type

Settings

• Adjust cursor speed and scroll speed

• Turn natural scrolling, tap to click and haptics on or off

• Light, dark or system appearance

Who it's for

• Developers and designers: a portable remote trackpad for Mac beside the keyboard

• Mouse battery dead: phone as mouse for Mac until it's charged

• Movie nights: control Mac from couch or bed, with play, pause and volume at hand

• Living room: a Mac mini remote for the TV, keyboard included

• Travelers who'd rather not pack a Bluetooth mouse for Mac: the wireless touchpad is already in your pocket

Why it's different

Built for macOS on Apple silicon, this remote trackpad for Mac gives you the gestures you know from a Mac trackpad. Add the Command and Option keys and a function row, and you get a Mac remote control that works the way your Mac does.

Questions

• Can I use my Android phone as a mouse and keyboard for Mac? Yes, and as a trackpad with full macOS gestures.

• Does it work as a mouse for MacBook or Mac mini? Yes, on Macs with Apple silicon.

• Looking for a mouse app without WiFi? Your phone connects to your Mac directly over Bluetooth.

• MacBook trackpad not working? With the companion app set up, your phone can stand in as a Mac trackpad until it's fixed.

• Can I use a tablet as a trackpad? Yes. An Android tablet makes a roomy wireless touchpad.

Pricing: a free trackpad for Mac, with ads.

Remote Magic Trackpad: a Bluetooth trackpad, keyboard and mouse for Mac, on your Android phone or tablet.

Found a bug or have a feature idea? Email us through the developer contact on this page.

Remote Magic Trackpad is an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. Mac, MacBook, Mac mini, macOS and Magic Trackpad are trademarks of Apple Inc.