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How to Use Your iPad as a Second Monitor With Your Mac (2025)

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With Apple 's Sidecar technology, you can wirelessly pair your iPad to your Mac and freely drag apps and windows between both devices.

You can also mirror your iPad display for presentations, watching TV, or sharing your screen.

Most Mac and iPad models are compatible with Sidecar, as far back as 2016 .

You can access iPadOS while extending the display whenever you need.

You'll see your home screen on the iPad , with access to your dock, and you can freely move different apps and windows across both screens.

If you're using the iPad as a secondary display, you can use gestures like swipe, tap, scroll, and zoom.

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