Mac Host
Get your Mac ready.
Install the free Host on the Mac you want to control, then pair with your iPhone or iPad.
Mac
TouchNow Host Always free
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Requires macOS 13 or later · Apple Silicon and Intel · Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple Download it here (free)Open this page on your Mac.
TouchNow Host installs on the Mac you want to control — a phone can't run it. Copy the address and Universal Clipboard will carry it to your Mac; paste it in Safari there.
Setup
First time? Follow these 4 steps.
Install and grant permissions
Drag TouchNow Host into Applications and open it. The first launch lands on this screen — macOS needs your go-ahead before this Mac can be seen and controlled. Click Allow on each; System Settings opens with a card tucked under it — drag the app from that card into the list and the status updates on its own.
Restart once
After Screen Recording is granted, macOS needs the app restarted. Click Restart on the green banner — both turn green and you are done.
Pair your device
In Host, click Pair New Device and scan the QR with your iPhone. Not near the Mac? Have the other person send you the encrypted pairing code, paste it, and enter the 6-digit PIN.
Connect
On the same Wi-Fi it appears in your list automatically — one tap to connect, with every local network feature free forever.
Stuck? Read When it won't connect.