![]() ![]() Like full-on Photoshop and Illustrator, Cinema 4D and Maya, Final Cut Pro X and Motion. Where Sidecar transcends convenience and becomes unto a necessity is when you're using apps that don't run directly on the iPad. But, if you're already using your Mac, if that's already where the content is, if you're in the middle of a big multi-app project, it's just a really convenient… convenience to have available. Sure, you can do all of that directly on your iPad, no Mac or Sidecar needed. ![]() Or, you can choose Insert from iPad > Add Sketch, draw a diagram, mind-map, or, you know, the Batman, add in some handwriting, and then hit Done and drop it right into your doc. So, you can drag a PDF over from the Mac, fill it out using the Pencil on the iPad, and then send it right back. ![]() It's as precise as a mouse but far more natural and manipulable.Īpple has built-in continuity support for Markup and Sketch in Notes. Three fingers to copy, cut, paste, undo, or redo.īut, pick up that Apple Pencil for an iPad that supports it and you can do pretty much anything. And you can use the new iOS 13 multitouch editing gestures too. Swipe, scroll, and pinch to zoom, that old chestnut. Sure, you can use basic multitouch gestures if you really want or need to. What makes Sidecar so much more than just a display is this - Apple Pencil support. You can even put the menu bar and Dock on either display, whatever you want. So, you could put two different Safari Windows on the two different screens to compare between them, group all your productivity or creative apps on the main Mac display and all your chat and info apps on the iPad display, you could put your main editing window on the Mac display and all your pallets on your iPad display. You can put any Mac app or any Mac app window you want there. In extended mode, your iPad works just like any external display. You can use it if you - or someone else - literally wants to pick up your Mac in your hands… or just angle a display in a different way. In mirrored mode, what you see on your Mac is what you get on your iPad. But that should be enough to reach any sofa, balcony, or pool-side lounger in your immediate vicinity. And yes, that means you can pick your iPad up and walk around with it if you want to, though you're currently limited to 10 meters or about 30 feet. ![]()
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