Padmote
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Turn your iPad into a wireless annotation overlay, drawing tablet, and presentation remote for your Mac. Draw with your finger or Apple Pencil. Draw on your iPad. See it on your Mac. Padmote creates a transparent overlay on your Mac screen that displays everything you draw in real time, without interfering with any app underneath. DRAWING & ANNOTATION - 3 brush types: Fine Pen, Marker (highlighter), and pressure-sensitive Paintbrush - 6 shape tools: Rectangle, Circle, Line, Arrow, and filled variants - Eraser, selection tool with resize handles, undo, and clear - Customizable colors, line width, and opacity - Canvas background patterns: grid, dots, lines, and graph APPLE PENCIL (OPTIONAL) - Hover detection shows a real-time cursor on your Mac - Full pressure sensitivity with the Paintbrush tool - Customizable double-tap barrel gestures - These Apple Pencil features require Apple Pencil (2nd generation); the app also works with touch CONNECTION - Connects over Wi-Fi, or automatically through a USB-C cable - Automatic Mac discovery on the same network - Secure 6-digit pairing code - Optional Bluetooth assist keeps the pointer smooth during Wi-Fi pauses - Multi-display support: choose which monitor to annotate CURSOR CONTROL AND PRESENTATION MODE - Cursor control: use your iPad and Apple Pencil to control your Mac (right-click via double-tap requires Apple Pencil 2nd generation) - Presentation mode: advance slides with large on-screen arrows, annotations auto-clear between slides - Works with Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, and any presentation app SUBSCRIPTION Padmote is a subscription that includes every feature: $2 per month or $10 per year (USD; shown in your local currency in the app). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings or from Padmote Settings. Family Sharing is supported. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://jgwillis.com/padmote/privacy Requires the free Padmote Host companion app on your Mac. Download it free at padmote.com/mac.Read more
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Versions
- Version 1.0.4First seen · 3 Oct 2026
This update makes Padmote clearer and easier to use: - Light, Dark, and Match System appearance with clearer toolbar icons and matching Mac controls. - Pinch zoom, two-finger scrolling, right-click, Smart Zoom, and rotation in supported Mac apps. - An Always On option for trackpad gestures while using drawing tools. - Fixed-size settings panels and clearer Pencil double-tap choices. - Improved keypad touch targets and subtle interface animations. - Fixes for selection redraw artifacts and presentation-arrow positioning. - Automatic recovery from brief Wi-Fi interruptions and short iPad backgr…
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Worldwide
Apple lists this app in 50 or more storefronts, so it is available almost everywhere.
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