PilotDesk: Remote Desktop
Roberto Chiarella Developer Tools iPhoneiPadiPod touch
PilotDesk: Remote Desktop is a free Developer Tools app for iPhone and iPad by Roberto Chiarella. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated October 24, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 22 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 24
- 2026 · v1.2
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About PilotDesk: Remote Desktop
PilotDesk puts your Mac in your pocket: open its terminal, work with AI agents, browse its files, see and control its screen, or use your iPhone and iPad as a second display. SSH TERMINAL • Connect to one Mac or several, with a password or a key • A full terminal: colors, Powerlevel10k, vim, htop, tmux • The session stays alive on the Mac even when you close the app • The keys you actually need above the keyboard: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, arrows • History and saved commands you run with one tap AI AGENTS • Start Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, Aider or Ollama on your Mac • They keep working when you close the app; come back and find them where you left them • Follow their status in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen FILES • Browse, rename, create folders, download and upload • Preview documents, photos and videos • Text editor to change files right on the Mac • Copy files from one Mac to another REMOTE DESKTOP • See and control the Mac's screen with low-latency H.264 streaming • Trackpad gestures, zoom, choice of display • Over Wi-Fi, a USB cable, or away from home with Tailscale EXTENDED DISPLAY • The Mac creates a real second display the size of your iPad or iPhone: drag your windows onto it TOOLS • CPU, memory and disk monitor • Docker container control LINUX AND WINDOWS • Terminal, files, Monitor and Docker also work with Linux computers and servers and with Windows 10 and 11 PCs, over SSH • Remote desktop on Linux too, with the free PilotDesk Host for Linux MAC-STYLE KEYBOARDS • Magic Keyboard, aluminium, MacBook Pro, white MacBook, Extended II and a virtual Touch Bar PRIVACY No account, no ads, no tracking. Connections go straight from your device to your computer; passwords and keys stay in the Keychain. PRICING Terminal, files and one Mac are free. PilotDesk Pro unlocks everything with a single purchase, no subscription, or buy only what you need. Try everything free for 24 hours. Remote desktop and extended display need the free PilotDesk Host app on the Mac (macOS 14 or later), downloadable from the website. For terminal and files just turn on Remote Login in the Mac's System Settings. No Mac at hand? Tap "Try without a Mac" and explore the app with a demo Mac.
What’s new
Version 1.2 · Updated October 24, 2026
• iPhone Duo: open it halfway and it becomes a small laptop, your Mac on top and keyboard and trackpad below the fold • AI agents: start Claude Code, Codex, Gemini and more on your Mac and follow them in the Dynamic Island • Linux and Windows: terminal, files, Monitor and Docker on Linux servers and Windows PCs too • Full terminal: colors, Powerlevel10k, vim, tmux; the session stays alive when you close the app • Sign in with Ed25519 keys • New design throughout the app • Now in Spanish, German and French too
App privacy
The developer, Roberto Chiarella, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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