PocketRocket: Your Mac. Anywhere.

Remote desktop for your Mac⁠—on iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro and another Mac. Over the internet, end‑to‑end encrypted.

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PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later. The PocketRocket app is coming soon to the App Store.

iPad

Your Mac, tailored to iPad.

Every pixel of your iPad, filled with macOS. A trackpad that feels right at home. And a different Mac in every window.

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Apple Vision Pro

A world away. Right in front of you.

Bring a Mac that isn’t in the room into Apple Vision Pro⁠—in a window you can pin in your space.

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iPhone

Your Mac fits in your pocket.

A screen shaped for iPhone, ⌘ and ⎋ in a glass key bar, on Wi‑Fi or 5G.

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Mac

Home is where your Mac is.

Open the Mac at home in a window on the Mac you carry⁠—from a hotel, an office, anywhere.

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PocketRocket Host

Screens off. Mac on.

A menu bar app for the Mac you connect to. Its displays go dark while you work from afar.

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How it works

No VPN. No port forwarding. No problem.

iCloud finds your Mac. PocketRocket finds the way⁠—local network, VPN, direct or relay.

How it works Behind CGNAT?

LAN
VPN
Direct
Relay

Tries in order: local network, VPN, direct, relay.

Security

Only you. And your Mac.

End-to-end encryption on every channel. The relay passes only bytes it can’t read.

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Camera and microphone

Camera. Microphone. Action.

During a session, your iPhone or iPad becomes the camera and microphone of your Mac⁠—automatically.

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Compare

Nearby is built in. Anywhere is PocketRocket.

Apple says Sidecar, Universal Control and Mac Virtual Display work with devices within about 10 meters (30 feet). PocketRocket is for when your Mac is farther away.

Compare Sidecar over the internet?

Get started

Three steps. Then just tap.

Install PocketRocket Host on your Mac, get the PocketRocket app on your device, use the same Apple Account. Your Mac shows up on its own.

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Install PocketRocket Host
Get the app
Tap your Mac

What is PocketRocket?

PocketRocket is a remote desktop for your Mac. Install PocketRocket Host on the Mac you want to reach, then connect from iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro or another Mac signed in to the same Apple Account⁠—at home or over the internet, without a VPN or router setup, end‑to‑end encrypted.

Good questions.

Can I reach my Mac without a VPN or port forwarding?: Yes: PocketRocket finds your Mac through iCloud and connects over your local network, an optional VPN, a direct connection or an encrypted relay⁠—whichever works first. Full answer ›
Does Sidecar work over the internet?: Not according to Apple: Sidecar needs your iPad within about 10 meters (30 feet) of your Mac, or a USB cable. Full answer ›
Is PocketRocket end‑to‑end encrypted?: Yes: every channel is encrypted end to end with ChaCha20‑Poly1305, using fresh X25519 keys for each session, and your Mac refuses unencrypted traffic. Full answer ›
Can two people use my Mac at the same time?: No: a Mac running PocketRocket Host serves one device at a time, and a new device that connects takes over the session. Full answer ›
What do I need?: PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later; the app needs iOS 26, iPadOS 26, visionOS 26 or macOS 26 or later. Full answer ›

One Mac. All day.

7:40 · On the train
Fix the slide before your stop.
10:15 · Café
Two Mac computers. One table.
14:00 · At a client’s
Your studio, in a window.
21:30 · Hotel
The big screen came with you.
All day · Home
Never left the desk. Went dark each time you connected.

One Mac serves one device at a time. Connect from another, and the session moves with you.