Guides
Draw, point and explain on your Mac.
Practical guides to drawing on your Mac screen from an iPhone or iPad, for presentations, lessons, calls and reviews.
- Draw on your Mac from an iPad or iPhone
Five ways to draw on a Mac screen from an iPad, iPhone or Apple Pencil, from Sidecar to a companion app, and how to draw over any app with PadCanvas.
- Can you use an Apple Pencil on a Mac?
Apple Pencil doesn’t work on a Mac screen directly, but an iPad can bridge the gap. Sidecar, Continuity Sketch and PadCanvas compared.
- Draw on Google Slides from your phone
Draw over a Google Slides slideshow from your iPhone or iPad, and move to the next or previous slide from the same device. Setup and tips.
- Draw on your screen in Zoom, Meet and Teams
Annotate your shared screen in Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams by drawing from your iPhone or iPad. How to share so everyone sees your marks.
- PadCanvas for teachers
Teach from anywhere in the room: draw on your Mac and projector from an iPad or iPhone, let students join from a browser, and approve every device.
- PadCanvas for product teams
Point at the exact pixel. Mark up websites, designs, dashboards and code live from your iPhone or iPad during reviews, demos and calls.
- PadCanvas for solution engineers
Make technical demos easy to follow: circle the setting, arrow the data flow and spotlight the API field, from your iPhone or iPad, in the room or on a call.
- PadCanvas for sales
Keep buyers looking at the right thing: circle the ROI figure, spotlight the feature, change slides and draw from your iPhone or iPad in the room or on calls.
- PadCanvas for artists
Draw over artwork, references and renders on your Mac from an iPad and Apple Pencil, for critiques, art direction, tutorials and live streams.
- PadCanvas vs Sidecar
Sidecar turns an iPad into a Mac display. PadCanvas turns an iPhone or iPad into a pen for an overlay on the Mac. Which you need, and when to use both.