Set up Slouchpad

Slouchpad needs a free companion app on your Mac. Three steps: put it on your Mac, let it control the pointer and keys, then connect your iPhone.

Download theMac App

Open this page on your Mac. macOS 13 or later. Don't have the iPhone app yet? Get it from the App Store.

  1. Install the Mac App

    Download the Mac App, drag it to Applications and open it. It lives in your menu bar behind a couch icon.

    The Downloads folder in Finder, holding Slouchpad.dmg. The Slouchpad disk image open in Finder: drag the Slouchpad icon onto the Applications folder.

  2. Permit

    On your Mac: Under Privacy & Security, allow Slouchpad in Accessibility so it can move the pointer and press keys for your phone. The button in the menu takes you there.

    On your iPhone: Make sure Slouchpad has Local Network access (Settings, then Slouchpad) so it can find your Mac.

    System Settings on the Mac, Privacy & Security, Device Control and Data Access: the switch next to Slouchpad is on. The iPhone's Settings for Slouchpad: the Local Network switch is on.

  3. Connect

    Open the Slouchpad menu to see your PIN, then enter it in the iPhone app and choose your Mac.

    The Slouchpad menu on the Mac: the pairing PIN and the Mac's address are shown at the top.

If your iPhone can't find your Mac

Some guest and hotel Wi-Fi networks stop devices finding each other. In the iPhone app, choose Manual under Connection, type the address shown in the Slouchpad menu on your Mac, then enter the PIN and connect.

Your iPhone and Mac need to be on the same Wi-Fi network. Brightness works on the screens macOS lets apps control, such as the built-in display and Apple displays. Many other monitors can only be adjusted with their own buttons.

Something not working? See Support, or write to support@slouchpad.com.