Astropad has launched a new app called “Slate” that effectively lets you use your iPad as a giant trackpad for your Mac.
For those who want to use their iPad like a giant trackpad, Slate allows you to use relative positioning. This means that your cursor moves around freely on your Mac display. Gesture support also exists, allowing you to pinch, zoom, and scroll, just like a trackpad.
However, you can switch on absolute positioning if you want something that feels more akin to a graphics tablet. This means that your iPad scales to map your entire Mac display, so wherever you touch your iPad is where your cursor moves on the screen.
It also supports Apple’s new Apple Pencil Hover feature, which allows users to move their Apple Pencil over the surface of the iPad and then tap to click. For iPads and Apple Pencils that don’t support Hover, it can simulate it. Users can lightly drag the Apple Pencil over the iPad and then tap to click.
This story originally appeared on Appleinsider
