Features & Capabilities

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a fully featured Mac trackpad with gestures support.

This app was written by a single person and was featured by 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, AppAdvice, MacMagazine and more.

REVIEWS “I’ve tried many similar apps before, but none of them worked as well as El Trackpad. Besides not having any notable lag, the app lets the user perform the same gestures as you can do on Apple’s Magic Trackpad.” — 9to5Mac

“What makes El Trackpad so impressive here is the fact that it appears to be lag-free and works identically to an actual Apple Magic Trackpad, which is super awesome.” — Redmond Pie

“If you’ve ever used a Magic Trackpad or the built-in version on any MacBook model, you’ll be right at home with the app.” — AppAdvice

“This app transforms the iPhone/iPad into a complete trackpad for Macs, with multi-touch support and everything.” — MacMagazine

DESCRIPTION Move the mouse cursor with the slide of a finger and smoothly navigate through your content with inertial scrolling. Pinch to zoom, rotate with your fingers and much more. Control your Mac in real-time with no lag.

El Trackpad works like magic and has the features and touch gestures that you expect from a touchpad for a Mac computer.

GET STARTED

  • Download and Install El trackpad on your iOS/iPadOS device and on your Mac.
  • Enable accessibility features on the Mac app when prompted. This is required to control the mouse cursor.
  • Connect the devices via USB cable.

SUPPORTED GESTURES

  • Tap to click: Tap with one finger to click
  • Secondary click: Tap with two fingers to right click
  • Smart zoom: Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in and out
  • Scroll: Slide two fingers to scroll
  • Zoom: Pinch with two fingers to zoom
  • Rotate: Move two fingers around each other to rotate
  • Three-finger drag: Use three fingers to drag items on the screen
  • Look up: Tap with three fingers to look up a word
  • Show desktop: Spread your thumb and four fingers to show the desktop
  • Launchpad: Pinch with your whole hand to show Launchpad
  • Mission Control: Swipe up with four fingers to open mission control
  • App Exposé: Swipe down with four fingers to open App Exposé
  • Swipe between desktops: Swipe left or right with four fingers to move between full-screen apps or desktops

ADDITIONAL INFO El Trackpad can be downloaded for free and offers a 7-day free trial with full functionality. After that, gestures with 2 fingers or more will no longer be recognized. At any time, you may unlock the app forever with a one-time in-app purchase.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Hugo Lispector
Rating:
3.70
(38)
Version:
1.0.8 Last updated: 2021-05-14
Version code:
842207609
Creation date:
2020-10-02
Compatible devices:
Size:
14.69MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-08
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Contact the developer

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Developed by:
Hugo Lispector
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/el-trackpad/id1531822775
Website:
https://hugolispector.com/el-trackpad

User Reviews

Update: No longer working as of 2024-10. M3 MacBook Pro running Sequoia OS makes the app pretty much non-functional. Swiping with two fingers to scroll up or down with even a little bit of side deviation always activates the brand new “desktop view” now implemented in the new OS. Looking for an app that could fully utilize my iPad’s screen as a trackpad. The trial idea was great and I used it for a week and was hooked. Pros: - Absolutely no lag at all due to cabled connection - Gestures work well for not having pressure sensing capability like the normal Mac trackpad, assuming it works nearly the same as Apple’s Magic Trackpad as I’ve seen online - 7 Day Trial really lets you experience the full app Cons: - In certain applications (for example, IntelliJ IDE), tap with two fingers for right click refuses to register (the same on the built in Mac trackpad works) - Very rarely some gestures will not register, probably due to finger detection on the iPad side
by ja*****, 2024-12-05

Lets make this app Bluetooth and let Mr. Jobs rest in peace.
by di*****, 2024-11-05

I have an ‘old’ iPad Air 1 and this trackpad app works perfectly. Also, dev responded to a question within hours. Much good and high recommend!
by Ni*****, 2024-09-28
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