Everythingyouneed.
Nothingyoudon't.
A deep dive into every feature that makes DeckPilot the most powerful adaptive control surface for Mac.
Three ways to pair. All effortless.
Tap your Mac to connect instantly — like pairing AirPods. Or use a 4-digit PIN or QR code as fallback. Enterprise-grade encryption either way.
Discover
Your Mac appears automatically via Bonjour over Wi-Fi or USB — no IP addresses, no configuration.
Tap to Connect
Tap your Mac in the list. Your Mac shows an approval notification — click Allow.
Paired
ECDH key exchange completes instantly. Session key stored in Keychain. Done.
Pairing Request
wants to connect to this Mac
Your deck follows your focus.
Switch to Xcode — your debugging shortcuts appear. Open Photoshop — brush tools ready. DeckPilot watches your Mac's foreground app and auto-switches decks instantly.
- Automatic deck switching
- Per-app custom decks
- Instant transitions
Design your perfect deck.
Drag, drop, and resize buttons to create the exact deck you need. Any grid size, any arrangement. Full visual editor built into the Mac app.
- Drag-and-drop grid editor
- Custom row and column counts
- Button spanning (multi-cell buttons)
- Custom icons and colors
- Duplicate and reuse decks
One Mac. Unlimited control surfaces.
Connect your iPhone and iPad simultaneously. Each device shows its own deck, tailored to the screen size.
Xcode
VS Code
Figma
Photoshop
Slack
Chrome
Terminal
Notion
OBS
Final Cut
Illustrator
Premiere
Cursor
Arc
iTerm2
Blender
Pro Actions. Infinite possibilities.
Ready to try it?
Free to start. Set up in under 60 seconds. No credit card required.
Swipe between pages of buttons.
Organize complex workflows across multiple pages. Each app can have as many pages as you need. Swipe or tap to switch.
Your Mac controls, on your Home Screen.
Add DeckPilot widgets to your iPhone Home Screen for instant access. No need to open the app — tap a button and it fires on your Mac immediately.
- Small, medium, and large widget sizes
- Smart pagination — arrows to page through buttons
- Multiple widgets show different button pages automatically
- Works in StandBy mode on the lock screen
- Choose specific buttons or let auto-distribution handle it
Lives in your menu bar.
No dock icon. No window to manage. DeckPilot sits quietly in your menu bar, showing connected devices and giving you quick access to settings.
- See connected device count at a glance
- Quick access to device pairing
- Open deck editor from menu
- Zero interference with your workflow
Auto-decks from your most-used apps.
DeckPilot tracks which macOS apps you use and auto-generates a "Recent Apps" deck with one-tap launchers. The active app is always at position 1. System apps like Finder, Dock, and Window Manager are automatically excluded.
Smart Ranking
70% recency + 30% frequency. Your most relevant apps surface first.
Active App Priority
The currently focused Mac app always appears at position 1 in the grid.
Auto-Refresh
Deck regenerates every 2 hours and instantly on app focus change.
Auto Grid
Generates a button for each app — tap to launch. Up to 50 tracked apps.
Refreshes every 2 hours · Excludes system apps
Built-in OLED burn-in protection.
Designed for StandBy Mode and docked use. After 30 seconds idle, the display dims to 30% brightness and shifts to grayscale — protecting your OLED panel from static image retention. Touch anywhere to instantly restore full color and brightness.
- 30-second idle detection
- Dims to 30% brightness + grayscale
- Instant full-color restore on touch
- Perfect for StandBy Mode & docked use
The Touch Bar Apple killed. We brought it back.
A persistent system control strip on your iPhone or iPad. Volume, brightness, now playing, mic — always one tap away. Works on every Mac.
Volume
Included freeDrag to adjust. Tap icon to mute.
Brightness
Included freeControl display brightness instantly.
Clock
Included freePersistent time display at a glance.
Now Playing
ProPlay, pause, skip. See artwork and track info.
Mic Mute
ProSee your mic status at a glance. No more unmuted mic mishaps.
Active App
ProAlways see what app is focused on your Mac.
Customizable per layout. Drag to reorder. Resize modules to fit your workflow.
Unlock Full Touch BarSimple pricing. Powerful control.
Start free. Upgrade to Pro anytime.
Free forever — no credit card required.
- Unlimited decks, 8 buttons each
- App launchers, shortcuts & system controls
- Touch Bar: volume, brightness, clock
- Two-finger swipe down gesture
- Manual deck switching
- One-tap pairing
$6.58/mo billed annually
Regular price: $89.00/yr
- Unlimited pages & buttons per deck
- App-Aware — auto-switch by app
- Pro Actions (scripts, macros, Shortcuts)
- Multi-app & multi-URL launch buttons
- All swipe gestures (2 & 3 finger)
- MIDI controls: faders, knobs, pads
- Full Touch Bar (all modules)
- Window actions: Mission Control & more
Pay once, Pro forever. Only 150 total seats.
- Everything in Pro, forever
- Founding Member badge
- All future Pro features included
- No renewals, no surprises
Requires macOS Sonoma 14+ · iPhone XS or later (iOS 17+) · iPad with iPadOS 17+