I just love when an app does simply one thing and does it right! And that’s not easy to do these days. I used to use Duet but stopped because they got greedy. Forget about Astropad for even higher pricing. Splashtop never worked on my work PC probably due to some security setting. And today, I really needed to use iPad as a second monitor for my work PC, and miraculously found this through googling. I skeptically downloaded this on my iPad Pro and on Windows 10 PC, and I couldn’t believe it just worked! No crazy setup steps. True plug and play. Having some issue connecting through USB, but WiFi connection was automatic w/out any issue so not complaining. Thank you!
I normally don’t bother writing reviews for any products I use. But this definitely deserves one. I am currently teaching virtually to a group of students. It’s my first time doing so. I needed a second monitor, one I can use for teaching virtually. I tried using Duet. It wouldn’t work, no matter how much I tried. I paid for the app and membership, still wouldn’t work. I gave up trying. I was suggested to try this app. I was cautious, since I didn’t hear anything about it. After using it for an entire month, it’s definitely the best app I have come across. I am surprised it’s for free! The app is amazing. I really can’t think anything negative about it. I do wish there was a way to connect to iPad using a wire instead of the network connection. Other than that, I can’t complain about anything else. Thanks again for making this app. It was a game changer for me at work.
I moved from Duet because their software broke my computer. I had to restore it because Duet disabled my dedicated GPU and it wouldn’t work even after the app was uninstalled. SpaceDesk is less intrusive, free, doesn’t require an account, and works better than Duet. The only issue with this app is that you lose connectivity when you trigger the Notification Center or when you receive a call (if you have hand off enabled). Minor issues that can be fixed via a software update. In the time being I highly recommend SpaceDesk.
I use An IPad Pro 2020 This app truly delivers giving you ability to play Steam Games like Sonic Adventure without any major issues the frame rate was pretty stable, I Especially enjoyed This For Drawing in Clip Studios Thank you so much for the Apple Pencil support it was easy to navigate and feels good. Last but not least I Love being able to Listen to my ableton tracks from my iPad my only request is to able to pinch and zoom the screen other than that this app is flawless ✌️👍
This is a fantastic app! I was very disappointed to discover that Duet wanted to charge a monthly subscription for a display app; that’s extremely predatory, subscriptions are the bane of my existence and charging continuously just for screen utilities makes no sense. This app does everything that Duet does and no subscription fees! I would love to see wired connection support in a future update. As long as you never charge monthly subscription fees you have my full support!
Honestly, this is awesome, without wires and most it’s free. I would even have paid for this software. I dislike the fancy flashy alternatives in the market who try to rip you off with monthly fees… Great Job! Very happy using my iPad as a screen for my Windows devices. It even works as a touch screen.. how awesome is that!! Thanks again to the developer!! Nice! - Only suggestion: if you allow mouse control why not also to add a virtual keyboard so potentially I could make some small inputs…
I rarely write app reviews but I downloaded this app hours ago and I love it. No bullsh**, no intrusive ads, good display quality (I only used it for displaying reference images). It’s straight to the point and easy to use through your wi-if connection. It remembers your settings and doesn’t sleep after inactivity. You can directly interact with your iPad monitor through touch. Wow, I am very impressed! Forget Duet, spacedesk does it better hands-down.
I really didn’t expect much from this app without paying a ton for it and I’m so happy with it. I use it for a lot of random things when I’m ready to curl up in bed but play a chill game (the latency wouldn’t work well for fast paced games probably). I expected to have to mess with resolution settings and whatnot- and maybe it’s my pc that does it so smoothly- but it seamlessly swaps to the correct sizing to look nice and crisp on my iPad.
I love this app as it fulfills my specific needs of a separate monitor, but the latest update has broke it completely and I’m unable to use it as I did before. I’m on iPad OS 13.3.1 and my screen alignment is weird (it’s on a smaller vertical screen on a horizontal display). The app crashes a lot and I’m unable to use it properly. Please fix this issue as soon as possible. Update: Problem fixed in a day! This app is great.
For those of you scrolling through comments I will help you. When setting up right click on you background on the server computer and a menu thingy pops up. Next what you need to do is to go on display settings. There an option in display settings that says multiple display then you click extend these display for a longer display. Love it keep it up.
I don’t usually write reviews, but this is amazing! All you have to do is install a small program on your pc and this app! I was able to use my iPod touch as a second screen, or in my case more like a remote so I can do things while around my house. I don’t have a keyboard or mouse to test out that feature, but with the way this went, I have no doubt it would work. There are a few things I might consider adding: 1. Sound to the client device. 2. When using the touchpad mode, a way to send a right click. 3. Perhaps a way to use the built in iOS keyboard to send text to the server device. 4. Gestures for touchpad (Although by the sound of the description that is already in the works). Keep up the great work!
It does what it is supposed to. And it does it for free!!!! However i found it unintuitive that after initial connection, It makes the iPad screen as the primary screen. So I had to fool the computer to think that the slave screen is the primary screen which is my actual computer. In essence all the icons went on the iPad originally. Also the screen shows up on the left of the original. Again unintuitive for everyone that has done the HDMI connection to actual monitors. I have a sneaky suspicion that this is why the ipad became primary. The 3 changes that would make this app perfect, are: 1. Fix the primary screen issue ( unless i am missing something) 2. Make the slave screen on the right, not left. 3. Make it possible for wired connection. And the last one is my most important issue.
This app works great, now I don’t have to spend lots of money on a monitor and since my tablet is portable, I can bring it anywhere! However, theres just one thing, it would be nice if there was a feature where you could pause the screen, not on the computer but just the tablet. But yeah this app is great!
Currently, only Windows PCs are supported. I'd like to request for MacOS PCs to also be supported as the primary machine (display server). I know this would be a considerable amount of development work. Other solutions like sidecar, duet, and wiredXdisplay, don't feel as stable as spacedesk does with Windows, so I'm hoping it would be possible to bring this awesome stability to MacOS machines. Thanks for reading!
I like it. there are some recommendations I would recommend to make on this app 1)is improve the latency it sometimes feels sluggish 2)can improve the connectivity time 3)it sometimes loses the connection we can provide a time limit for the connection to timeout after which the iPad can lock the screen
Definitely glad I found this app (though I wish I had found it before spending $10 on Duet Display). Could be my personal setup (Core i7 laptop circa 2018 and an iPad Air 2 connected via Lightning), but I get much better performance from Spacedesk than I did Duet, and it’s free. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in turning their iPad into a second monitor.
I have been using Duet Display and wanted to check this product out since it had high reviews. I uninstalled Duet and installed SD. The first problem I ran into was the incompatible Hook driver (left over from Duet). The good news is that Datatronic had good support info on how to fix this and I was able to do that quickly. Once the product was working properly I was disappointed to see that I could not adjust the resolution on the iPad. At 1024x768 it just didn’t look that good. It would not take input from the iPad keyboard as Duet will. This is not a show stopper but it is a useful feature of other products. If you are ok with the lower resolution I this light be a good choice, the price is right. When there’s an update I’ll revisit this product to see if it’s improved.
This application is easy and great to use. But it’s worth it for being free, the latency can be a *little* of but its not noticeable most the time. I highly recommend it for monitoring extra things like hardware temperatures while not wasting the money for another expensive monitor.
At first i was a little skeptical. I first used the Splashtop XDisplay and didn’t really work the way i wanted it too. Then I stumbled upon this. I saw good reviews so I went ahead and tried it. The app was exactly what the reviews wrote. I am completely satisfied with this app and when WAY beyond my expectations. 5 out of 5 stars easy.
Great app, brings sidecar like features to Windows!
Works great both over network as well as wired over USB. Only thing that would be awesome to add is if somehow charging the iPad from the computer when using a wired connection could be disabled; it drains laptop battery unnecessarily but not sure if this can be turned off in any way…
Quite impressed, and had it working, connected to my iPad, in seconds. Was pleasantly surprised as usually when I set out to do something novel with technology It ends up being an hour or so ordeal. 10/10
The window is now not showing fullscreen but rather as a window within the app. I didnt change any resolution settings and changing the resolution does not change anything Edit: They fixed this in the last update! Thank you!
I use it for my old tablet as an extra monitor it works amazingly zero lag runs very smoothly and overall makes it just easier for multitasking!I Highly recommend!!
This is such a useful app, works flawlessly. It’s crazy how low the latency can be, I genuinely think I could play a competitive shooter in bed i I wanted to. But as for practical uses, it lets me use my tablet as an on-the-go drawing tablet, it’s great!
Predicament: My laptop is display #1, I then connect it to my microsoft display adapter on the tv, making that display #2, then I connect my phone using spacedesk with the intent of it becoming display #3. Instead, spacedesk becomes #2 and my tv turns into #3. I would like this issue to be fixed as it causes some problems when going fullscreen while using VLC player.
so when you download the app on your pc, it always runs in the background with no way to turn it off. It’s always there on startup. So I tried going into my settings and turning it off there. WELL, this has the unfortunate side effect of disabling MOUSE AND KEYBOARD INPUTS. I CANT EVEN USE MY MOUSE AND KEYBOARD ANYMORE. I CANNOT LOGIN TO MY COMPUTER. I even tried booting it in safe mode and system restoring. Nothing works. My entire PC is now essentially bricked until I can figure out a way to get it fixed.
Hello! I like the app but whenever i put a program in it, it gets slower and slower like someone is streaming, could you fix the speed issues? Because i always reduce the quality and omg it’s getting better but bad quality moment, please fix it and thanks.
Seriously stoked with this free application. Was having issues paying for Duet Display and this popped up suggested below, worked perfectly and wirelessly - all for free. What more could you ask for? Latency is pretty low and I have really no complaints.
The app crashes all the time, it stops working and you have to figure out why all the time, at times it messes up the entire configuration of your pc. Beware to always look for the updates of the PC version although not even with the upgrades you will make it work. It’s free after all but it could be better. I wouldn’t mind giving donations so that they can fix it
The touch is very responsive and this app is the best! I used XDisplay and their touch was horrible! And now it doesn’t let me have a secondary display! Thank you for creating this app! This helps a lot!
I am using win10 for my primary device, and while it connected to my phones, screen showed up, but with no application on the desktop, and when i pulled on some documents on computer,it just don't show up on my phone,it is same as i pulling up some documents on my phone…nothing goes there
This app is actually better then duet, it’s free and easy to use. Only problem I have is the resolution isn’t TOO good, but this app still gets 5 stars for being free and great to operate.
For an iPad Pro I specifically bought to use as a second screen. This app works the best out of all the others I tried including duet. Duet does not even support the native resolution of iPad Pro 2018+. But this app still had a lot of lag. So ended up being very hard to use as a REAL second screen.
I can use it as a second screen on my laptop. What the price of most is that it supports Apple pencil pressure sensitivity, which allows me to draw on my laptop.
The software does exactly what i needed, acting as a second monitor for my laptop. the only reason why I'm putting 4 stars is because the latency is definitely noticeable, but thats kinda the nature of the beast.
I am on a “working vacation” and I am always more productive with two monitors so I downloaded this app and installed the driver on my machine. Plugged my iPad into my PC and I had two monitors. Spacedesk is free and it does what it says it does. No complaints.
This app works! Need to install the driver on your pc, have a tad bit of technical know how but that’s why it’s great. That is what makes it free and I love it.
Simple setup, works as advertised, I’m definitely happy I don’t have to pay more for the same thing. Looking forward to working with this as a drawing tablet. Thank you.
I always want to have second screen and I tried different apps. This one is the best one. If you need to turn you table to second screen, you must have this one.
I have been looking for something like this forever! I have a connectable monitor, but the wires are too much and the magnets never stick! This is the best!
I really wanted to use this but then I realized that there is no password protection or device verification on the computer…Anyone with any device within range can log in to your computer without you knowing if this software is running. SUPER insecure. Don’t know how this was overlooked. Do not download if you value your life.
I really like this app, and it used to work very smoothly before the latest update. Now, there's noticeable lag, and the resolution settings don't seem to work like they used to.
Surprisingly good considering the competition, and the price. Wish it had straight USB support, not the tether thing. But other then that. Nice job. The website didn’t even feel slimy like some companion app sites sometimes feel.
Windows computer desktop extension, mirroring and remoting tool for WiFi, USB or LAN. Supports applications like: - Screen Cast (to television, tablet or smart phone) - Desktop Remoting Viewer (over USB and Local Area Network) - Drawing Tablet (drawing and painting with digitizer pen) - Wireless Display Monitor (similar to Miracast, RDP, AirPlay and Sidecar) - USB Display Monitor (similar to DisplayLink) - Remote Access (over USB link, WiFi and LAN) - Remote Control (wireless and wired) - Screen Streaming (including audio) - Screen Mirroring (over the air and via cable) - Screen Cloning - Extension Screen - Windows Desktop Workspace Extension - Windows Desktop Duplication (clone) - Windows Desktop Streaming - Personal Computer Desktop Presenter - Virtual Monitor for Desktop PC - Second Display On The Go - TV, mobile or tablet screen as Side by Side Display - Alternative to Miracast, AirPlay and Sidecar - Portable Multimonitor Screen for Travel - Access main computer from mobile device - Software KVM-Switch (Keyboard Video Mouse) - Software Display Hub - Software Display Switch - Projector Screen Viewer - Input Console - Input Terminal - Tablet Input Device - Windows Graphics Tablet App - Windows Tablet as sketchbook for drawing artwork - Creative Video Wall App - Video Wall w. Any Angle Rotation Instruction manual, documentation and detailed setup: https://manual.spacedesk.net Quick Guide: 1. Install spacedesk DRIVER software for Windows Primary PC. Download from: https://www.spacedesk.net 2. Install this spacedesk Viewer app for iOS. 3. Open this spacedesk Viewer app and connect to Windows Primary PC. Connection: USB or LAN (Local Area Network). LAN: Driver and Viewer must be on the same network - via Mobile Hotspot Note: Does NOT need internet connection! The Windows Primary Machine running spacedesk Driver... ...supports Windows 11, Windows 10 or Windows 8.1. Apple Macs are not supported. Dual monitor and multi monitor configurations are supported. Needs spacedesk drivers installed. Download: https://www.spacedesk.net The Secondary Machine or Device (iOS network display client)... ...is an iPad, iPhone or device running the spacedesk iOS app. The wireless and wired cable connection... ...connects Windows Primary Machine to Secondary Machine or Device over USB, LAN (Local Area Network e.g. Ethernet) and/or WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network). Local Area Network connection can be wired or over WiFi. TCP/IP network protocol is required. More information on: https://www.spacedesk.net Instruction Manual: https://manual.spacedesk.net/ Support Forum: https://forum.spacedesk.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/spacedesk/330909083726073 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkWZSwBD-XY — LIGHTNING FAST — To achieve unparalleled performance and display quality with zero lag, use cable connection over USB or Local Area Network. Try to circumvent WiFi and network routers. E.g. configure Windows PC or iOS device as WiFi Access Point (Hotspot) and connect directly before connecting spacedesk. Please check chapter "Performance Tuning" in the instruction manual: https://manual.spacedesk.net — REMOTE CONTROL INPUT AND OUTPUT PERIPHERAL ACCESSORIES — - Touchscreen (multitouch and single touch - Touchpad - Mouse Pointer Control - Keyboard - Pressure Sensitive Stylus Pen - Audio Speaker — SETTINGS AND OPTIONS — - Landscape View - Portrait View — SYSTEM SUPPORT — Supported are iOS versions 11.x+ (including MacOS on Apple Silicon Chips) and PCs with Windows 11, Windows 10 and Windows 8.1. Apple Macs are not supported.
