coming soon / macOS + iOS

turn your iPhone into a Mac game controller.

PocketPad pairs your iPhone with a Mac helper so you can play desktop games with custom touch controls: buttons, joysticks, profiles, and quick keyboard moves.

pocketpad / 01 local network play

PocketPad iPhone controller in landscape mode with D-pad, shoulder buttons, and ABXY controls

super nintendo profile shown / edit any layout

transportUDP + WebSocket

pairingQR + code

profilescustom JSON

built forMac games

screens

play with a layout that feels built for the game.

PocketPad landscape iPhone controller with D-pad, shoulder buttons, Select, Start, and colorful action buttons — 01 landscape controller

02 portrait fallback

PocketPad macOS keypad editor with component list, iPhone canvas, and inspector controls — 03 macOS keypad editor

details

custom touch controls for whatever you play.

macOS helper

Runs the local server, shows pairing, edits controller layouts, and sends keyboard events to the game in focus.

iOS controller

Multi-touch landscape controls with a D-pad, action buttons, joysticks, haptics, synced profiles, and Smart Connect.

low latency

Authenticated UDP carries compact button frames. WebSocket mirroring keeps input recoverable if packets drop.

CLI included

Generate, import, export, select, and test game profiles from the terminal with the same capabilities as the Mac app.

scanread the Mac QR code

pairauthenticate once

selectchoose a controller profile

presscontrol the focused app

made for

Hollow Knight Celeste emulators platformers indies keyboard games custom layouts

launch list