iDisplay by SHAPE GmbH is FREE for iPhone & iPad – was $20
Turn your iPad or iPhone into an additional touch-screen display for your Mac or Windows computer or mirror your desktop. All usual desktop apps, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Photoshop, are available with desktop features on iPad and iPhone, touch-enabled. Works with both, Lightning and 30-pin cable connection or Wifi on macOS (with almost 0 latency). Double your personal productivity by extending your computer screen. Perfect tool for multitaskers, iDisplay lets you use your iPad and iPhone as an interactive touch-screen wireless display to give you more screen real estate. Works with up to 60fps.
Why choose iDisplay over hardware display?
- Your iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone and iPod touch can be your secondary display.
- Works with both Mac and Windows computers.
- iDisplay lets you interact with your additional display: move objects, draw, control playback.
- Pan and zoom your desktop right on iOS device.
- Easily switch between portrait and landscape screen orientations: simply rotate your device and it will adjust automatically.
- Normal and double resolution modes for Retina displays.
- Customize display settings for each device you use as your secondary display, iDisplay will remember your preferences.
- Work with Excel, Word, Power Point and other apps and have all desktop features available on your iPad or iPhone.
On macOS you can choose one of the following iDisplay modes:
- Use iDisplay as a regular secondary display: gives you more screen space for everything you have to keep your eye on.
- Mirror image from main display on your iPad / iPhone: comes in handy when you need to share your desktop with your audience. Keep in mind that iDisplay allows to connect multiple devices to one Mac! Yes, lots of them! Many colleges use iDisplay.
On Windows, iDisplay can be used as a regular secondary display.
Important: All the freebies mentioned here are free at the time of publishing this article. It may, you see some price tag instead of “Free” when visiting the store which means the product is no longer available as “Free”. Not being free and you buy or download it, you may be charged with the price of the product. Please, also be aware that some apps may have in-app-purchases options.
