Open source alternatives to Sidecar
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what Sidecar does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What Sidecar does
- Use an iPad as a second Mac displaycore
- Wireless or cable connectioncore
- Apple Pencil input on the Mac
- Mirror or extend the screen
- Touch Bar and shortcut controls on iPad
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 opendisplayUses an iPhone, iPad or spare Mac as a second display for a Mac |
Replaces it79% | 6.4k+109 | today | 47% | Install like an app | GPL-3.0 | |
Covers all 2 core jobs. Partly: Apple Pencil input on the Mac. Not shown: Touch Bar and shortcut controls on iPad.See the evidence
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