InkBridge

Your tablet as a pen display

$4.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

iPad

Turn your iPad and Apple Pencil into a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet for your Mac. Draw in any Mac app with real pen pressure — over USB-C or wireless. InkBridge turns your iPad and Apple Pencil into a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet for your Mac, using the iPad you already own. There's no screen mirroring — the iPad is a pure input surface. You draw on the iPad with the Apple Pencil, and a free companion Mac app moves the Mac cursor with full pressure, so you draw directly in your favorite Mac apps. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free InkBridge Mac app (a notarized direct download). 2. Connect the iPad to your Mac with a USB-C cable, or put both on the same Wi-Fi. 3. Open InkBridge on the iPad, pick up your Apple Pencil, and draw. FEATURES • Real pressure pass-through — strokes get thicker the harder you press (works great with Excalidraw freedraw, Apple Notes, Krita, and more) • Absolute cursor mapping with a configurable active area • Tilt and Apple Pencil Pro support — squeeze maps to a configurable action such as right-click • Works with the Apple Pencil and other capacitive styluses. • Hover to position the cursor before you touch down • USB-C for the lowest latency, with an automatic wireless fallback • Multi-monitor aware — choose which display and which region to map to • Lives in the Mac menu bar and stays out of your way PRIVACY InkBridge collects no data. Your pen input and device info travel only peer-to-peer to your own paired Mac — over the USB tunnel or an encrypted wireless session — never to us or any third party. REQUIREMENTS • A Mac on macOS 14 or later (the companion app is free and downloaded directly, not from the App Store) • Apple Pencil (Pencil Pro features require a compatible iPad) • Keep the InkBridge iPad app in the foreground while you draw Whether you sketch, annotate PDFs, or just want a pressure-sensitive pen for your Mac without buying a dedicated tablet, InkBridge makes your iPad do the job.

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    Information

    Seller
    • XXM Studio LLC
    Size
    • 1.9 MB
    Category
    • Graphics & Design
    Compatibility
    Requires iPadOS 17.5 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 17.5 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 14.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 1.2 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    • © 2026 XXM Studio LLC
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.