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Developed by a team of ex-Apple engineers, Duet offers unparalleled performance and display quality - all with zero lag.\n\n— DO MORE —\nBe twice as productive by multitasking with two screens. And for those that travel, have a portable way to stay productive. \n\n— INCREDIBLY SIMPLE —\nTo get started, plug your iPad into your desktop using your charging cable or choose the desktop to wirelessly connect to. The Duet desktop app will automatically detect your device, and transform it into a high performance touchscreen display.\n\n— TOUCHSCREEN —\nInteract with Mac & PC like never before, with touch & gestures, including two-finger scrolling, pan and zoom.\n\nAnd with our latest release, you can even add a touch bar to any iPad with any Mac.\n\n— PERFECT FOR APPLE PENCIL —\nWith Duet Pro, you can turn your iPad and Apple Pencil into a professional graphics tablet. We’ve re-engineered our rendering algorithms for ultra-responsive drawing, optimized specifically for designers, illustrators and artists.\n\nDuet Pro also unlocks pressure & tilt sensitivity, hover, palm rejection, and more to seamlessly draw in the most powerful programs for professionals. Get precise control in Photoshop, Corel Painter, Lightroom, ToonBoom, Illustrator, Manga Studio and more. \n\n— PRESS —\nTechCrunch - \"Feels Like Magic\"\nTIME - \"Getting Work Done Faster and More Efficiently\"\nThe Guardian - \"Lag-free\"\nForbes - \"The simple thing to note is this...Duet Display works.\"\nThe Verge - \"Glorious Fluidity\"\nLifehacker - \"It's fast, easy to use, and works great\"\nBusiness Insider - \"Zero lag and true retina resolution”\nWall Street Journal - “It’s as easy as just plugging it in\"\n\n— REVIEWS —\n“Awesome! My iPad Pro can be an extra monitor! Cool app”\n~CEO of T-Mobile, John Legere\n\n“Very smooth and responsive indeed, plus you could use the touch screen to “click” on screen interfaces!”\n~Photographer, Lok Cheung\n\n“Love the ability to use my iPad as a monitor with Duet.”\n~Former Chief Evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki\n\n“Just started using this app called Duet... Kinda love it so far.”\n~Comedian and Youtube, Phillip DeFranco\n\n“All my mac folks look at the Duet app... GREAT!”\n~Actor and Comedian, Sinbad \n\n\"I really like the app, I suppose the biggest compliment I can give is that it's so easy to setup it almost seems like an Apple product.”\n~Early Adopter, M. Nightingale\n\n\"Amazing solution for me by the way. Works as I was hoping for and actually my main reason for getting an iPad : )”\n~Early Adopter, M. 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Manage Duet Air in Account Settings after the optional upgrade.\n\nLearn more at http://www.duetdisplay.com\nTerms: https://help.duetdisplay.com/duet-terms-services\nPrivacy Policy: https://help.duetdisplay.com/duet-privacy-policy","facts":{"developer_id":935754063,"developer_url":"https://www.duetdisplay.com/air","first_released":"2020-11-03T08:00:00Z","support_url":"https://www.duetdisplay.com/help","privacy_url":"https://www.duetdisplay.com/help-center/duet-privacy-policy","website_url":"https://www.duetdisplay.com/air","app_version":"3.1.5","release_notes":"– Bug fixes & performance enhancements\n– Various optimizations for a more seamless experience","rating_current_version":4.3328,"rating_count_current_version":1875,"star_counts":[195,57,74,152,1396],"genres":["Productivity","Utilities"],"languages":["DA","NL","EN","FI","FR","DE","IT","JA","KO","PT","RU","ZH","ES","SV","ZH"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad","ipod"],"made_for_iphone_duo":false,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-11-03T21:08:12.975Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-28T20:50:12.645Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-22T02:34:12.661Z","placed_at":"2026-10-22T01:18:12.838Z","scored_at":"2026-11-03T13:29:12.707Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Turns an iPad or iPhone into a second display or touchscreen remote desktop for a Mac or PC.","what_is":"Duet Air is a remote desktop and extra display app that uses an iPad or iPhone with a Mac or PC. 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