You moved the iPad to the other side of the desk — now the Mac has to know. Usually that means System Settings, dragging tiles, guessing which one is “2”. Here it is one tap on an arrow, right next to your Mac, and the desktop follows. Sidecar at its full value, the TV on the wall, a Windows laptop or an iPhone through the browser — all from one small window that is always at hand.
Made and used every day at ProStudio1 — a podcast, photo & video studio in Miami. Free, no strings · macOS 13 or newer · Apple silicon & Intel · signed and notarized by Apple
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Main screen · MacBook
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Second screen · iPad
Third screen · Virtual Display
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In short: what it does
iPad as a display
Apple TV & smart TV
Any browser
Left, up or right
Extend or mirror
Hidden resolutions
Back after sleep
FREE, for good
What it looks like
01
Saves the clicks. Saves the nerves.
Left in the morning, right by the window in the afternoon — the iPad goes where the light is. Tap the arrow and the desktop slides after it; the mouse crosses over exactly where the iPad really stands. No Displays panel, no dragging tiles. The app finds your iPad by itself and remembers the side for next time.
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Use your iPhone or Windows PC as a second screen — over Wi‑Fi, free
No cable, no app on the other side. Turn on the Virtual Display, scan the QR code — and a Windows laptop, an Android tablet, an old iPad or an iPhone turned sideways becomes a second screen for your Mac over Wi‑Fi. Any browser will do. The private link works only on your network.
ProStudio Display · second screen– ▢ ✕
http://192.168.1.24:8765/k7m2qx9d4t
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Second screen · Windows laptop
192.168.1.24:8765/k7m2qx9d4t
01:24:10
Third screen · iPhone
03
Press once — the TV lights up. Press again — the iPad.
Your Apple TV, AirPlay televisions and your iPad sit in one list. One press and the TV on the wall is a monitor; another and the iPad joins on the other side. Extended or mirrored, your choice — for a presentation, a client review or a bigger timeline, without a single HDMI cable.
AirPlay · Extended
Apple TV
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Sidecar · Extended
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Every size, right next to the Mac
A gear beside your Mac — and one in every device row. What macOS recommends sits on top, Native first; every size it hides is listed underneath, one tap to try, one tap back. Refresh rate and HDR are right there too. MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, the Virtual Display: each remembers its own.
MacBook ProiPad Pro
1728 × 1117Native120 Hz
2056 × 1329120 Hz
1496 × 967120 Hz
3456 × 22341×120 Hz
2992 × 19341×120 Hz
48 Hz60 Hz120 Hz
HDR
1366 × 1024Native60 Hz
1194 × 83460 Hz
1024 × 76860 Hz
2732 × 20481×60 Hz
2048 × 15361×60 Hz
30 Hz60 Hz
HDR
05
Close the lid. The work goes on.
A 4K export, a photo batch, a render, an AI agent writing code — close the lid and it keeps going, on battery, with no monitor attached. ProStudio Display watches the temperature the whole time: if the Mac gets too hot, say in a backpack, it lets it sleep on its own.
● Lid open● Lid closed — still working
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✦ AI agentRefactor the export queue and run the testsEditing 3 files…✓ 42 tests passed
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ExportingTimeline · 4K ProRes 422 HQ
Rendering… 62%lid closed · still going
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Exporting photos1,240 RAW → JPEG · full size
412 of 1,240lid closed · still going
Developed by a studio · used every day
Built at ProStudio1 for our own team — and shared with pleasure
ProStudio1 is a podcast, photo and video studio in Miami. We make premium content for our clients, and tools like this one make our team’s day simpler: a client watching on the iPad while the editor cuts on the Mac, a Windows laptop as a second monitor next to the camera, a render finishing with the lid shut. We build what we need, use it daily, and give it away — free.
And also
A preview window on the Mac shows what's on the Virtual Display, even with nothing connected
Keyboard for everything: ⌘R rescan, ⌘D Virtual Display, ⌘⇧W disconnect
Light, dark or automatic — the window follows your Mac
Support chat inside the app: write, attach a screenshot, get an answer the same day
Updates itself quietly — you always have the newest version
One universal app for Apple silicon and Intel Macs, macOS 13 Ventura and newer
Looking for a free Sidecar or Duet Display alternative?
One free app for every “second screen for Mac” question
iPad as a second monitor for Mac — Sidecar, with the side switch and the hidden resolutions macOS leaves out.
iPhone as a second screen for Mac — over Wi‑Fi, in Safari, no app to install on the phone.
Windows laptop or PC as a second monitor for Mac — open a link in any browser, that is all.
Android tablet as an extra display — same link, same Wi‑Fi.
Apple TV or a smart TV as a monitor — AirPlay, extended or mirrored, one press.
No subscription, no account, no dongle — signed and notarized by Apple, free for good.
FREENo price, no trial, no subscription — and no trackers, no banners. Download it and it's yours.
Support
Something not working? Write to us.
Real people read every message, usually the same day. Write from the Support window inside the app — attach a screenshot in one click — or send us an email.