What stays
on your devices

No account, no ads, no tracking. What you draw and what is on your screen travel only between your own iPad and Mac. The full policy is on the Privacy page.

Summary
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What stays on your devices

  • Pencil input goes straight from your iPad to your Mac, over a USB cable or your local Wi-Fi network. It never passes through our servers.
  • Your screen in Display mode is never recorded, stored or uploaded.
  • Pairing keys stay in the Apple Keychain on each device.
  • Settings and app keys stay on your devices.

No analytics

The DeusPen apps contain no analytics, advertising or tracking code, and they do not connect to our servers. There is no DeusPen account.

Why DeusPen asks

PermissionWhyWhen
Accessibility (Mac)To move the pointer and send pen input to your appsDuring setup
Local Network (iPad and Mac)To find and connect to your other device on Wi-FiThe first time DeusPen looks for your other device
Screen Recording (Mac)To show your Mac screen on the iPad in Display modeThe first time you use Display mode
Camera (iPad, optional)To scan the pairing QR code; you can type the code insteadWhen you open the scanner

The full, binding text is the Privacy policy.

Still stuck? Email support@deuspen.com with your iPad and computer models, the app you draw in, whether you were on the cable or Wi-Fi, and what you expected. The Diagnostics panel in the companion's Settings shows the connection state in words; tell us what it says.