# Glasspad > Glasspad is a free, open source (MIT) app that turns an iPhone or Android phone into a trackpad, keyboard, media remote and button deck for a Mac or Windows PC, over Wi-Fi, with no account. - Modes: 12 named modes, buttons for more than 70 apps, up to 3 modes on one screen, 39 themes, and a game controller with 7 layouts and 10 skins - Made for: an iPhone (iOS 18 or later) or an Android phone (Android 10 or later), with a Mac (macOS 14 or later) or a Windows PC (Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit). Either phone works with either computer. There is no iPad or Linux version. - Price: free, with nothing to buy and no subscription. License: MIT (open source). Source code: https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad - Latest version: 0.5.0, released 2026-10-17. Release notes: https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad/releases/tag/v0.5.0 - Not on the App Store or Google Play yet. On a Mac, one command in Terminal builds the Mac and iPhone apps with Xcode 26 or later and installs them with a free Apple ID; that iPhone install stops opening after 7 days, so the Mac renews it over Wi-Fi. The iPhone app needs a Mac for this even when it controls a PC. The Windows installer and the Android app are downloads from GitHub Releases; the Windows installer is not code signed yet, so SmartScreen warns once. - Private: paired once by QR code, encrypted, talks only over your Wi-Fi, no account and no cloud. - Made by Soham Aggarwal (https://sohamaggarwal.com, https://github.com/Soham109) ## Pages - [Home](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/): What Glasspad does, the demo video, how to install it, and common questions. - [Guide](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/guide): How to use every mode, Layouts, Actions, StandBy and themes, how Glasspad compares with similar tools, and help. - [Install](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/install): How to install Glasspad for each pair of computer and phone (Mac or Windows PC, iPhone or Android), with downloads, pairing, troubleshooting and uninstall. - [About](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/about): Who makes Glasspad, how to contact the developer, and where the source code is. - [Privacy](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/privacy): Privacy policy: no data collection, no account, encrypted Wi-Fi link, no cookies on the site. - [Terms](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/terms): Terms of use: MIT license, no warranty, not affiliated with Apple or other companies named. - [Support](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/support): Where to get help: the guide, install troubleshooting, renewal, GitHub issues for bugs and ideas, and email. - [Changelog](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/changelog): Every release, newest first, built from CHANGELOG.md, with an Atom feed at /changelog.xml. - [Press kit](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/press): Press kit: descriptions, facts, app icon, real screenshots as files or one zip, logo use and press contact. - [Accessibility](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/accessibility): Accessibility statement: what the apps and site support (VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type, contrast), known gaps, and contact. ## Feature pages - [iPhone as a Mac mouse and trackpad](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/iphone-as-mac-trackpad): Use your iPhone as a mouse and trackpad for your Mac over Wi-Fi: click with haptics, scroll, pinch, and swipe between Spaces. Why there is no built-in way, and setup steps. - [iPhone as a Mac keyboard](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/iphone-as-mac-keyboard): Type or dictate on your iPhone and the text lands on your Mac, with modifier keys, shortcuts, arrows and F1 to F12. - [iPhone remote for Mac](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/iphone-remote-for-mac): Your iPhone as a remote for your Mac: Netflix, YouTube and Apple TV with a Siri Remote style pad, Spotify and Music with Media, and the Mac's volume and sound output. - [iPhone presentation remote](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/iphone-presentation-remote-mac): Use your iPhone as a presentation remote for PowerPoint, Keynote and Google Slides on a Mac: Next and Back, a laser on the slides' display and a talk timer. No speaker notes on the phone. - [Free Stream Deck alternative](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/stream-deck-alternative-mac): Your iPhone as a Stream Deck for your Mac: buttons that follow the app in front, plus your own apps, websites, shortcuts and macros. - [Split screen from iPhone](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/mac-split-screen-from-iphone): Put two Mac windows side by side, top and bottom or in quarters with one tap on your iPhone, on any display. - [Displays and windows](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/control-mac-displays-from-iphone): See every display and window on your Mac from your iPhone, move and tile windows, and set brightness, resolution and Night Shift. - [Copy from iPhone to Mac](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/iphone-to-mac-clipboard): Why Universal Clipboard fails between iPhone and Mac, the fixes, and how Glasspad's Clipboard sends text, links and images both ways on a tap. - [Phone as a game controller](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/phone-as-game-controller): Game mode: the phone as a game controller for a Mac or Windows PC, with seven layouts, ten skins, a layout editor, profiles, haptics with safety limits and Feel the game. Windows tries a virtual controller and falls back to keys and mouse; a Mac gets keys and mouse. - [Control your Mac from your iPhone](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/use/control-mac-from-iphone): Every way to control a Mac from an iPhone, and which to pick: Screen Sharing or remote desktop apps to see the screen, Switch Control, or Glasspad as a trackpad, keyboard and remote on the same Wi-Fi. ## Comparison pages - [Glasspad vs Stream Deck Mobile](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/compare/stream-deck-mobile): How Glasspad and Elgato's Stream Deck Mobile compare: keys, price, plugins and what else your iPhone can do for your Mac. - [Glasspad vs Remote Mouse](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/compare/remote-mouse): How Glasspad and Remote Mouse compare: platforms, price, install, trackpad and extras. - [Glasspad vs Mobile Mouse](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/compare/mobile-mouse): How Glasspad and Mobile Mouse compare: price, platforms, install, trackpad gestures and extras. - [Glasspad vs Coast](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/compare/coast): How Glasspad and Coast compare: price, Coast Pro, devices, install, trackpad and buttons. - [Glasspad vs Universal Control](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/compare/universal-control): Universal Control does not work with iPhone: what it does, how it differs from iPhone Mirroring, and how to control a Mac from an iPhone. ## Project - [Source code](https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad): Swift, Rust and Kotlin, MIT License - [Release 0.5.0](https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad/releases/tag/v0.5.0): release notes - [License](https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad/blob/main/LICENSE): MIT - [Changelog](https://github.com/Soham109/glasspad/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md): every release, newest first ## Optional - [Full text for language models](https://glasspad.sohamaggarwal.com/llms-full.txt): the features, install steps and questions in full - [Demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AArTWOADGc): one minute, on YouTube