Astropad Slate 0.5.1

Transforming your iPad into a no-screen pen tablet offers an innovative way to enhance your interaction with the Mac. With the integration of your iPad and Apple Pencil, users can expect the following features:

• Drawing Input: Use your iPad as a substitute for traditional pen tablets, enabling seamless drawing in your preferred desktop creative applications with the precision of the Apple Pencil.
• Mouse & Trackpad: Your Apple Pencil or finger serves as a cursor, allowing for intuitive navigation across the Mac desktop—essentially turning your iPad into an expansive trackpad.
• Gestures: Utilize one and two-finger touch gestures on the iPad to efficiently scroll and zoom on your Mac interface.
• Handwriting Input: Handwritten notes taken on the iPad can be converted into typed text on the Mac. By writing within Slate's handwriting input box on the iPad, users can watch their handwriting appear as typed text on their computer.

The cursor movement options on the iPad are designed to cater to different user preferences:

• Mouse Mode (Relative Positioning): The iPad functions like a large trackpad, allowing free movement of the cursor across the Mac display.
• Screen-Mapping (Absolute Positioning): The iPad's entire screen is scaled to map onto the Mac's display, mirroring traditional pen tablet functionality with adjustable mapping settings.

Slate is compatible with all versions of Apple Pencil, incorporating advanced hover functionality for newer models:

• New iPads with Apple Pencil Hover:
• • Move Cursor: Hover your Apple Pencil over the iPad surface to move the cursor.
  • Click: A simple tap of the Apple Pencil on the screen executes a click.
• Older iPads without Apple Pencil Hover:
• • Move Cursor: Gently drag your Apple Pencil across the iPad screen to navigate; pressure sensitivity settings are adjustable.
  • Click: Tap the Apple Pencil on the screen for clicking actions.

To begin using Slate, follow these steps:

1. Download the free Mac companion app from www.astropad.com/slate.
2. Open both companion apps on your Mac and iPad, and adhere to the setup instructions provided.
3. Connect your Mac and iPad via WiFi, USB cable, or Peer-to-Peer networking.
4. Start navigating your Mac desktop using your Apple Pencil with ease.

Minimum Requirements:

• iPad: Must be running iPad OS 15.0 or later.
• Desktop: Must be equipped with macOS 11.0 or later.