BetterCast: Second Monitor

Extend your Mac to iPad

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Turn your iPad or iPhone into a second monitor for your Mac. Extend or mirror over Wi-Fi or a USB cable. Free, no ads. Requires a Mac. BetterCast is a receiver: it shows your Mac's screen on this iPhone or iPad. Install the free BetterCast Sender on your Mac from bettercast.online. Turn your iPad or iPhone into a second monitor for your Mac. Extend your desktop to get more room to work, or mirror it for presentations. Free, with no subscriptions, ads or watermarks. HOW IT CONNECTS • Wi-Fi: put both devices on the same network and pick your iPad in the Sender app. • USB cable: plug your iPad into your Mac for the lowest latency, no Wi-Fi needed. BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Extend or mirror your Mac display • Touch control: drag windows, select text, double-tap to open • Hardware H.264 and H.265 decoding for smooth, low-latency video • Up to 60 FPS, with crisp text at your device's native resolution • Mac audio plays through your iPad or iPhone • Aspect fill to remove letterboxing • Name each device for multi-screen setups COMPLETELY FREE BetterCast is free and open source. No subscriptions, no ads, no watermarks. Requirements: a Mac running macOS 13 or later with BetterCast Sender installed, and iOS 15 or later on this device.

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• Streams sent in H.265 now display correctly instead of showing a black screen. • Small improvements and fixes.

Version 1.5

The developer, STEPHEN JAN LOVINO, 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

    Seller
    STEPHEN JAN LOVINO
    Size
    3.5 MB
    Category
    Utilities
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
    • iPod touch
      Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    © Copyright (c) 2026 BetterCast. All rights reserved.
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