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Control your Mac with the pointer

Move the cursor, click, drag, zoom and right-click on the Mac from iPhone or iPad.

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The session is a live view of the Mac. The pointer stays on the Mac. Your finger moves that pointer, then clicks where it is.

A Screen Sharing session

iPhone

The Mac, in your hand

Drag to move the cursor. Tap to click at the cursor.

An Otherdesk session on iPhone showing a Mac Finder window and the session toolbar
Pinch to zoom. Drag with two fingers to move around the screen.

iPad

The same controls on iPad

The session uses the whole window so the Mac stays readable.

An Otherdesk session on iPad showing a Mac Finder window and the session toolbar
Tap with two fingers to right-click.

Pointer

  • Drag with one finger to move the cursor.
  • Tap to click at the cursor.
  • Tap, then tap and drag, to drag items.
  • Pinch to zoom.
  • Drag with two fingers to move around the screen.
  • Tap with two fingers to right-click.

Tracking speed and pointer size live in Settings. Those changes apply the next time you connect.

If the session drops, Otherdesk reconnects. Stay on the same local network as the Mac.

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