Your Mac, from the couch.
Use your iPhone as a trackpad, keyboard and media remote for your Mac. It works over your own Wi-Fi, is encrypted end to end, and needs no account.
Needs a Mac on macOS 15 or later and an iPhone on iOS 18 or later, on the same Wi-Fi.
Made to be used without looking
A real trackpad
Move, tap, drag, scroll and right-click. Three fingers open Mission Control and switch Spaces. Every gesture answers with its own tap of haptics.
Fast
Cursor motion travels over a low-latency channel and is sent up to 120 times a second. The app shows the round-trip time so you can see it for yourself.
A keyboard that does it all
The normal iPhone keyboard, dictation included, plus esc, tab, arrows and one-tap ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ for shortcuts. It follows your Mac’s keyboard layout.
Your Dock, in your hand
See the apps running on your Mac with their real icons and switch between them with a tap.
Peek at the screen
See the Mac’s screen live under the trackpad, and zoom in so it follows the pointer. Handy when the Mac is across the room or on a projector.
Private by design
Everything is encrypted between your phone and your Mac and never goes through a server. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking.
Set up in a minute
- Install In Your Palm on your Mac and open it. It lives in the menu bar.
- Allow it to control your Mac when macOS asks (Accessibility). To use the screen peek, also allow Screen Recording.
- Open the iPhone app and tap your Mac.
- Both screens show a six-digit code. If they match, click Pair on the Mac. You only do this once per phone.
Questions
Does it work over mobile data or away from home?
No. Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network. That is also what keeps your data off the internet.
Can someone else on my Wi-Fi take control?
Not without you. A new phone can only pair when someone at the Mac clicks Pair after comparing the codes, and after that every message is encrypted with a key only the two paired devices hold.
Why isn’t the Mac app in the Mac App Store?
Apps there run in a sandbox that blocks controlling other apps, which is the whole point of this one. It is signed and notarized by Apple instead, so it opens without warnings.