Palmote
Mac mouse, keyboard & control
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Turn your iPhone or iPad into a trackpad, keyboard and customizable controller for your Mac.
TRACKPAD
Move the pointer, tap, scroll with two fingers and drag with a long press. Dedicated left, middle and right mouse buttons and common shortcuts stay within reach.
KEYBOARD
Send text and use modifier keys, arrow keys and shortcuts. Bluetooth typing uses a US keyboard layout: select the ABC input source on your Mac. Chinese, Japanese and other Unicode text are supported through the optional Mac receiver over your local network.
GAME CONTROLS
Use dual sticks, a directional pad, ABXY and shoulder buttons. Customize keyboard mappings, dead zone and sensitivity, and enable motion aiming on supported devices. Keyboard-and-mouse mapping works with games that accept those inputs. The controller interface sends keyboard and mouse input, including configurable mouse buttons. It does not register as a native gamepad or provide analog movement. Games continue to show keyboard and mouse prompts.
TWO CONNECTION OPTIONS
Bluetooth direct connection uses the Mac's built-in Bluetooth input support without a Mac receiver. Keep Palmote open in the foreground and your Mac awake. You can search for your Mac inside Palmote when the phone does not appear in macOS Bluetooth settings. Discovery and initial pairing depend on the devices and existing pairing state.
Local network mode requires the Palmote Mac receiver and a six-digit pairing code. It uses an encrypted connection on your trusted local network.
No account, advertising or cloud service is required. Available in English, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.
Ratings & Reviews
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• Game controls now clearly use keyboard and mouse mapping over Bluetooth.
• See the actual key or mouse button on each controller button.
• Assign mouse buttons, including middle-click, to game controls.
• Added a standard keyboard preset for Where Winds Meet.
• Added optional precision aiming for finer right-stick mouse control.
• Added a World of Warcraft Classic keyboard preset with strafing, right-stick camera control and action slots 1–0.
• Mouse look and trigger bindings can now be configured independently.
The developer, zehao li, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- zehao li
- Size
- 2.3 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.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 2 more
- English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 zehao li