SidecarBridge

Private Screen Viewer

Free

Smoother high-frame-rate display streaming, faster recovery from short network stalls, and more responsive trackpad and keyboard input. SidecarBridge turns your iPhone or iPad into a private local viewer and remote control surface for your Mac. Connect over the same Wi-Fi or a nearby peer-to-peer connection, then view your Mac screen and control it using touch, a trackpad, Magic Keyboard, or Apple Pencil. FEATURES • Encrypted local pairing with a one-time code and remembered trusted devices • Same-Wi-Fi and nearby peer-to-peer discovery • Hardware-encoded Mac screen streaming • Relative touch and trackpad control, left/right/double click, drag, scroll, and pinch-to-zoom • Hardware and on-screen keyboard input, including Chinese/English input switching • Encrypted file transfer between Mac and iPhone or iPad • Picture in Picture background viewing where supported PRIVACY AND REQUIREMENTS SidecarBridge is designed for personal use on local and nearby networks. It does not require an Internet connection for a direct session and does not send your screen through a SidecarBridge cloud server. Both devices need SidecarBridge. The Mac app requires Screen Recording permission to stream and Accessibility permission for remote input. SidecarBridge mirrors your Mac's main display. It does not create a native extended display and does not bypass Apple's security, device management, code-signing, or App Store protections.

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Adds a live transfer status bar to the connection screen, clearer file management, and stability improvements for encrypted local display streaming and file transfer.

Version 1.2

The developer, chienchung Yu, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    Information

    Provider
    • chienchung Yu
    Size
    • 7 MB
    Category
    • Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 Yao-Hsing Yu
  • Developer Website
  • Privacy Policy

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