Apple Pencil with Mac Apps
What This Does
Use Apple Pencil input in Mac apps through Sidecar.
Why It's Useful
Sidecar plus Apple Pencil gives you a drawing tablet experience without separate hardware — great for design and markup apps on the Mac.
How to Do It
- Start Sidecar from the Mac
- Use the iPad as an extended display
- Move a drawing or design app window onto the iPad
- Use Apple Pencil on the iPad screen
- The Mac app receives the input
Try This Now
Move a drawing app window to the iPad via Sidecar and draw with Apple Pencil. Confirm strokes appear in the Mac app.
Mental Hook: Sidecar turns iPad into a drawing tablet.
