The $0 Stream Deck
you already own.
Turn any Android phone or tablet into an ultra-responsive wireless control deck for your Mac. Lock and unlock your Mac, trigger shortcuts, manage media, and launch apps — with sub-2ms local latency.
Real-time Deck Customization
Directly on your Mac.
Configure endless pages, bind media keys, trigger macOS shortcuts, and sync instantly to your phone.
Why buy a plastic box with 8 keys?
You already own a high-resolution OLED touchscreen device. MacDeck unlocks it as a powerful wireless controller for your Mac.
Hardware Macro Pads
- Locked to 6, 8, or 15 physical plastic keys
- Tangled USB-C cables cluttering your workspace
- Bulky Node/Electron daemons consuming system RAM
- Stationary desk bound; cannot pick up or rotate
Your Phone / Tablet
- Unlimited swipeable pages for dev, design, media, and tools
- 100% Wireless over local Wi-Fi or resting on a wireless charger
- Native Swift Core with negligible <0.1% CPU consumption
- Dynamic Auto-Rotation with crisp tactile haptic vibration
Walk up to your desk.
Unlock your Mac from your phone.
No leaning over your desk. No repetitive password typing. No reaching for Touch ID when your MacBook is closed in clamshell mode on an external monitor. One tap on your phone, and your Mac is awake and unlocked.
⚡ Zero Password Hassle
Skip long complex passwords. Wake your screen and log in from your pocket as soon as you sit down.
🖥️ Clamshell & External Displays
Using a closed MacBook with monitors? Unlock without opening the lid or buying an Apple Touch ID keyboard.
🔒 One-Tap Instant Lock
Stepping away from your desk? Tap Lock on your phone to secure your screen and private data instantly.
Your Mac. Your Phone. In sync.
The lightweight Mac host runs quietly in your menu bar. Your Phone renders the live OLED deck with zero latency.
Your Wireless Controller
Swipe between customizable pages. Tap any tile to launch an app, trigger media keys, or run shortcuts. Lay it flat or on a desk stand and tiles auto-orient.
The Control Engine
A native Swift menu bar app that orchestrates your tiles, monitors active applications, injects media keys, and handles remote unlock.
Every key. Every control. On your Phone.
MacDeck taps directly into macOS System Events and CoreGraphics. Brightness, media, caffeine keep-awake, and shortcuts — assign any action to any tile.
Remote Lock & Unlock
Lock or unlock your Mac screen securely with one tap over your local network.
Display & KB Brightness
Step up or step down display backlighting and keyboard illumination via synthetic NX key injection.
Caffeine (Keep Awake)
Native macOS IOPMAssertion prevent-sleep assertion. Keep your display on during long renders.
Media & Audio Playback
Play, pause, skip tracks, and adjust volume across Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube.
Mission Control & Spaces
Show all open windows, peek at your desktop (F11), or switch spaces without reaching for your trackpad.
macOS Shortcuts Integration
Execute any complex multi-step shortcut script via /usr/bin/shortcuts run with a single tap.
Up and running in 30 seconds.
No accounts. No Bluetooth pairing headaches. 100% local Wi-Fi.
Download Mac Host
Install MacDeck for macOS. It lives quietly in your menu bar and auto-discovers your applications.
Install Android Client
Get the lightweight MacDeck client on your Android phone or tablet from Google Play or direct APK.
Instant Auto-Connect
Both devices discover each other over your local Wi-Fi automatically. Start commanding your workspace.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about setting up and using MacDeck.
MacDeck uses a secure peer-to-peer handshake over your private local network. Tapping 'Lock Mac' instantly suspends your user session, and tapping 'Unlock' wakes your display and authenticates your session securely without typing your password.
MacDeck runs over low-overhead local WebSockets directly on your home Wi-Fi. Roundtrip latency is consistently under 2ms, feeling completely instantaneous and indistinguishable from a physical hardware Stream Deck.
Yes! Leave an older Android phone on a desk charging dock or stand. MacDeck will automatically reconnect every time your Mac wakes up from sleep.
MacDeck Host supports macOS 13 (Ventura), macOS 14 (Sonoma), and macOS 15 (Sequoia) on both Apple Silicon (M1–M4) and Intel Macs. The Android client supports Android 8.0+ through Android 15+.
Yes, MacDeck with unlimited pages, remote unlock, and all system controls is 100% free with no ads, no subscriptions, and no accounts.
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