MiniMac, design B: Instrument

Built like a well made remote, not like an app. The Mac's picture and the trackpad get almost all the room, the chrome steps back into quiet tone blocks, and one teal mark per screen tells you what is live.

MiniMac

Your Mac's screen, keyboard and trackpad, in your hand.

Find my Mac

Needs the free MiniMac helper on your Mac.

Welcome. The cover screen opens on one button, which looks for Macs nearby.
Sign in to your Mac
Mac Studio
Found on your network, wired
Mac user nameluke
Password••••••••••
Unlock with Touch ID next time
Connect
Scan the code on your Mac
Sign in to your Mac. Use the Mac's own user name and password once, or scan the code the helper shows.
Your Macs

Tap one to connect.

Mac Studio
Wired, online
MacBook Pro
Wi-Fi, online
Mac mini
Asleep, tap to wake
Add a Mac
Your Macs. Each Mac shows a small live picture of its screen, so you know which one you are picking.
Connecting to
Mac Studio

Found Mac Studio on your network

Signed in as luke

Opening the screen

Direct, 5 ms

Your iPhone talks straight to the Mac. Fastest.

Relayed

Used when you are away from home. A little slower, still private.

Cancel
Connecting. Progress in plain words, and whether the link is direct or relayed.
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
qwertyuiop
asdfghjkl
zxcvbnm
123spacereturn
Typing. The key bar sits right on top of the iPhone keyboard: keyboard, dictation, undo, modifiers, arrows, edit, F keys, then mouse.
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
Left clickRight click
Tap to click, two fingers to scroll or right click.
Trackpad. Mouse swaps the keyboard for a trackpad with real left and right click buttons.
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
Left clickRight click
One finger moves the pointer. Two fingers scroll. Pinch to zoom the picture.
Laptop pose. Half open, the Duo becomes a tiny laptop: the Mac above the fold, keys and trackpad below, nothing on the crease.
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
LeftRight
Two fingers scroll
Open flat, sideways. The Mac's picture takes the width; keys and trackpad dock in a column on the right.
250%Fit
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
Left clickRight click
Pinch on the picture to zoom, drag to pan.
Pinch zoom. Small text is easy to read at 250%; Fit brings the whole screen back, and the corner map shows where you are.
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
Mac StudioDirect, 5 ms
Clipboard
Send to MacGet from Mac
Displays
Display 1Display 2
Image quality
AutoSharpFast
Pointer speed
Control
Touch modeMouse mode
Close connection
Connection menu. The three dots open one sheet for clipboard, displays, quality, pointer speed, control mode and closing.