Sidecar

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Sidecar is a macOS feature that lets you use an iPad as a secondary display and input device for your Mac, supporting Apple Pencil and touch interactions.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf continuity feature
macOS feature
category remote display technology
screen sharing technology
configuredVia Control Center
surface form: Control Center on macOS

Displays settings on macOS
developer Apple Inc.
introducedBy macOS Catalina
surface form: macOS Catalina 10.15
networkRequirement both devices on same Wi‑Fi network for wireless use
both devices signed into same Apple ID
operatingSystem macOS
primaryFunction use iPad as a secondary display for Mac
relatedTo AirPlay
surface form: AirPlay to Mac

Universal Control
requiresAccount Apple ID
requiresAuthentication two‑factor authentication for Apple ID
requiresDevice Mac
iPad
requiresFeature Bluetooth
Handoff
Wi‑Fi
iCloud
requiresOSOnIPad iPadOS 13 or later
secondaryFunction use iPad as an input device for Mac
supportedOn macOS Big Sur
macOS Catalina
macOS Monterey
macOS Sonoma
macOS Ventura
supportsConnectionType wired connection
wireless connection
supportsFeature Touch Bar emulation
double‑tap Apple Pencil actions
drag and drop between displays
extended desktop
gestures on iPad
mirrored display
pressure‑sensitive drawing with Apple Pencil
sidebar controls on iPad
window dragging between Mac and iPad
supportsInputDevice Apple Pencil
Mac keyboard
Mac mouse
Mac trackpad
Multi‑Touch
useCase digital drawing on iPad for Mac apps
mobile dual‑monitor setup
presentation and screen sharing

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

iPadOS feature Sidecar
Mac supports Sidecar
macOS supportsFeature Sidecar