Pressure, tilt and hover from Apple PencilDraw on your screen with Display modeUSB-C or Wi-FiHandwriting to typed textMac · Windows and Linux coming soon$14.99, onceNo account. No analytics.

DeusPen

The drawing tablet you already own.

Hover the Pencil and the dots light up Press no ink, pressure goes to the Mac Tap the circle for apps and the menu

DeusPen turns iPad Pro and Apple Pencil Pro into a pressure-sensitive drawing tablet for your computer. Pressure, tilt and hover go straight into the app you draw in.

Set how
hard is hard.

Drag the curve to match your hand. Soft gives a light touch a full stroke. Firm saves the heaviest lines for when you lean in. The same curve lives in the companion on your computer.

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In Photoshop
Press and hold here to test

Point at the iPad.
Land on your screen.

Screen mapping puts the iPad over a whole display or one region of it, and Keep shape stops circles from turning into ovals. Mouse mapping moves the pointer like a trackpad for quick edits.

Region · Keep shape

Screen mapping

A display or a region. Every spot on the iPad lands on the same spot.

Mouse mapping

Relative movement, like a trackpad. Handy for menus and quick nudges.

The free companion

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iPad 4:3 · Keep shape

One small icon. Everything in it.

The free companion sits in your Mac's menu bar. Check the link, change mapping or the pressure curve, pause input when you step away, and open Diagnostics when something feels off. Windows and Linux companions are coming soon.

Get the companion

Every spot lands on the same spot

The iPad maps to your whole display, keeping its 4:3 shape so circles stay round. Or stretch it edge to edge, or give it one region of the screen.

See mapping options

Five surfaces.
Or your own.

Start from one of five, then make it yours: background, warmth, dots, grid and pen glow, all in Look. Tap one to put it on the iPad above.

Cable or Wi-Fi.
It stays connected.

Plug in USB-C at your desk, or draw from the sofa over your own Wi-Fi. Auto route picks the better link, Smoothing sets how the stroke feels, and DeusPen reconnects on its own after sleep.

USB-C

One cable. The steadiest link.

Wi-Fi

Same network. No cable.

RouteAutoUSB-CWi-Fi
SmoothingLowest delayAutomaticSmoothest
LinkConnected · Good

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Shortcuts that follow
the app in front.

Hold keys sit under your free hand: Space, ⌘, ⌥, ⇧, ⌃. App keys change on their own when you switch apps. DeusPen ships with a Photoshop set.

App in front on your computer

  • WheelSqueeze, tap an app, it opens on your computer.
  • HoldSpace ⌘ ⌥ ⇧ ⌃
  • SetsPhotoshop (tested). Krita is partly tested. See Compatibility.

All of Apple Pencil Pro.
On your computer.

Six signals reach the app you draw in. Set what squeeze and double-tap do: undo, right-click, or any key you like.

PressureThrough your curve
TiltShade with the side
HoverSee where you'll land
SqueezeAny key
Double-tapUndo · Right-click · Any key
Barrel rollTurns the brush

Squeeze → any key

Write by hand.
It arrives as text.

Open the ink pad, write a word, and it's typed into the app in front on your computer: a layer name, a file name, a search.

Ink pad
Layer name · on your computer
hello

Your screen, on the iPad.
Draw right on it.

Switch to Display mode and your computer's screen appears on the iPad. Mirror it to draw over what you see, or extend it to give your canvas its own screen. Included in the same purchase.

Six steps on the iPad.
Then you draw.

The welcome walks you through everything, including the two permissions. Pairing shows the same code on both screens, so you know you've connected to your own computer.

HelloWhat DeusPen does.
Get the companionScan the QR code or send the link to your computer.
ConnectCable or Wi-Fi. Allow Local Network once.
AccessibilityAllowed on your computer, so the Pencil can draw there.
Try your PencilPress lightly, then firmly. Nothing reaches the computer yet.
Open PhotoshopAnd draw.
On the iPad
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On your computer
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✓ Codes match · Pair

The code shown is an example. Each pairing shows its own.

Nothing leaves
your desk.

No accountBuy, install, draw. No sign-up anywhere.
No analyticsNo tracking in the apps or on this site.
Stays localYour strokes travel only between your iPad and your computer.

Read the privacy policy

Pay once.
Keep it.

No accountNo analytics

$14.99Once

Once. No subscription. Everything below is included, and the companion on your computer is free.

Get DeusPen

Everything included

  • Pressure, tilt, hover and barrel roll (tested in Photoshop; see Compatibility)
  • USB-C and Wi-Fi, with Auto route and Smoothing
  • Pencil Pro squeeze, double-tap and barrel roll
  • Hold keys, and app keys that follow the app in front
  • Handwriting to text
  • The app launcher wheel
  • Five surfaces, or make your own
  • Screen and Mouse mapping
  • Display mode: mirror or extend
  • The free companion for your computer
IncludedDisplay modeYour computer's screen on the iPad, and you draw right on it. Mirror or extend. Part of the same purchase. See Display mode

On your Mac.
Windows and Linux coming soon.

Available
iPadDeusPen on the App Store. $14.99, once.iPad and Apple Pencil · iPadOS 18+App Store
Available
MacThe free companion, with a published SHA-256 checksum.Apple silicon · macOS 15 or laterDownload for Mac
Coming soon
WindowsA companion for Windows is in the works.We write once when it shipsNotify me
Coming soon
LinuxA companion for Linux is in the works.We write once when it shipsNotify me

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Stuck?
Start here.

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Getting started7 articles Connection6 articles Permissions4 articles Troubleshooting5 guides
Is it a subscription?

No. $14.99, once, on the App Store. The companion on your computer is free.

What do I need?

iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Pro, and a Mac with Apple silicon on macOS 15 or later. See Compatibility for the full list.

Which apps work?

Tested in Photoshop. Krita is partly tested. Compatibility lists each app as Tested, Partly tested or Not yet tested.

Windows or Linux?

Both are coming soon. Use Notify me in Platforms and we'll write once when it's out.

Do I need the internet?

Only to buy and download. Drawing runs over USB-C or your own Wi-Fi.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, through Apple. Our Refunds page shows the steps.