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Spantop

Turn any device into a second display.

Use your tablet or another Mac as an extended display for your Mac. Connect via USB-C, WiFi, or Thunderbolt — with full touch and mouse input.

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Features

More screen, wherever you are.

  • USB-C, WiFi, or Thunderbolt

    Connect however you want. USB for the best quality, WiFi for wireless convenience, Thunderbolt for lossless Retina streaming.

  • Full Touch & Mouse Input

    Tap, drag, scroll, and right-click on your tablet or second Mac. Your extended display is fully interactive.

  • Multi-Device Support

    Connect multiple tablets and Macs simultaneously. Each becomes an independent display in macOS Display Settings.

  • Dual Codec Engine

    Lossless LZ4 compression for wired Mac-to-Mac connections. Hardware-accelerated H.265 for WiFi and tablet.

  • Retina HiDPI

    Full Retina resolution over wired connections. Crisp text and sharp UI on your extended display.

  • 60 FPS Streaming

    Smooth, real-time screen streaming with backpressure management and hardware acceleration.

How it works

Four steps to more screen.

  1. 1

    Install on Mac

    Download and install Spantop on your Mac.

  2. 2

    Install on Device

    Get the tablet app or install Spantop on your second Mac.

  3. 3

    Connect

    Plug in a USB-C cable or join the same WiFi network.

  4. 4

    Extend

    Scan for devices, connect, and start using your new display.

Requirements

What you'll need.

Mac (Sender)

  • macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
  • Apple Silicon or Intel
  • USB-C / Thunderbolt / WiFi

Tablet

  • A compatible tablet running Spantop
  • H.265 hardware decoder
  • USB-C cable or WiFi

Pricing

Free. Genuinely.

Free

No subscriptions. No accounts. No catch.

Screen data is streamed directly between your own devices over a local connection — never through any external server.

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