Get started with PocketRocket

Ready for liftoff.

Two apps. One Apple Account. Three steps.

PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later. The PocketRocket app is coming soon to the App Store.

1Install PocketRocket Host
2Get the PocketRocket app
3Tap your Mac

How do I install PocketRocket?

Install PocketRocket Host on your Mac from its disk image, move it to Applications and allow the permissions macOS asks for. Then install the PocketRocket app on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro or another Mac, signed in to the same Apple Account. Open the app, and your Mac appears as a tile⁠—tap it to connect.

On this iPhone: the PocketRocket app. On your Mac: PocketRocket Host.On this iPad: the PocketRocket app. On your Mac: PocketRocket Host.On Apple Vision Pro: the PocketRocket app. On your Mac: PocketRocket Host.On this Mac: PocketRocket Host. On your iPhone or iPad: the PocketRocket app.PocketRocket is made for Apple devices.

PocketRocket Host

On the Mac you want to reach

Download PocketRocket Host (.dmg)

PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later.

Install the host before you leave home.

Open the disk image and drag PocketRocket Host to Applications⁠—the camera and updates need it there.
Open it⁠—it appears in the menu bar.
Allow what macOS asks for: Screen Recording, Accessibility, system audio recording and local network access; enter your administrator password for the microphone plug-in and approve the camera extension.
Turn on Start at login.

First setup needs a display⁠—or Screen Sharing⁠—once; after that, your Mac works without a monitor attached.

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Updates itself.

PocketRocket

On the device you’ll use

Coming soon to the App Store

The PocketRocket app needs iOS 26, iPadOS 26, visionOS 26 or macOS 26, or later.

Works on

iPhoneThis device
iPadThis device
Apple Vision ProThis device
MacThis device

PocketRocket is coming soon to the App Store.
Make sure it’s signed in to the same Apple Account as your Mac.
Open the app⁠—your Mac appears as a tile.

Same Apple Account as your Mac⁠—no codes, no IP addresses.

Signed and notarized
Updates itself
End-to-end encrypted
Apps in English, Polish, French and German

Requirements

What PocketRocket and PocketRocket Host need
PocketRocket Host
Mac	Apple silicon, macOS 26.1 or later
PocketRocket app
iPhone	iOS 26 or later
iPad	iPadOS 26 or later
Apple Vision Pro	visionOS 26 or later
Mac	macOS 26 or later
On both
Apple Account	The same Apple Account on the Mac and the device
Connection	Internet or local network
First setup of the host	A display or Screen Sharing, once

All tech specs

Where do I get PocketRocket? — Two apps. Two places.

The PocketRocket app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro and Mac is coming soon to the App Store, and the button on this page will take you there once it’s available. PocketRocket Host, for the Mac you connect to, is a separate download from this site, signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

PocketRocket
For iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro and Mac
Coming soon to the App Store
PocketRocket Host
For the Mac you connect to
Download from this site
Developer ID · Notarized by Apple

Don’t see your Mac?

More help on the Support page

Both devices use the same Apple Account.
PocketRocket Host is running⁠—look for the rocket in the menu bar.
If the app says it’s waiting for the encryption key of your Mac from iCloud, give iCloud a moment.
In PocketRocket Host settings, at least one connection path is allowed.
Your Mac is on and awake⁠—PocketRocket can’t wake it from sleep. Keep your Mac from sleeping in System Settings.

Before you start.

How do I install PocketRocket?

Install PocketRocket Host on your Mac from its disk image and allow the permissions macOS asks for, then install the PocketRocket app on your device, signed in to the same Apple Account⁠—your Mac appears as a tile.

Move PocketRocket Host to Applications⁠—the camera and updates need it there. macOS asks for Screen Recording, Accessibility, system audio recording and local network access, your administrator password for the microphone plug-in, and approval of the camera extension.

Is PocketRocket on the App Store?

Coming soon: the PocketRocket app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro and Mac is coming to the App Store, and PocketRocket Host is a notarized download from this site.

PocketRocket Host is signed with Developer ID, distributed outside the Mac App Store and keeps itself up to date. Use the same Apple Account on your Mac and your device.

Does PocketRocket work with an Intel-based Mac?

No: PocketRocket Host runs only on Mac computers with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later.

To check, choose Apple menu > About This Mac on the Mac you want to reach.

What are PocketRocket’s system requirements?

PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later, and the PocketRocket app needs iOS 26, iPadOS 26, visionOS 26 or macOS 26, or later.

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How does PocketRocket find my Mac without an IP address?

Through iCloud: PocketRocket Host publishes the name and public key of your Mac to your iCloud account, and devices on the same Apple Account get a tile for it automatically.

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How do I control my Mac from my iPhone when I’m not at home?

Install PocketRocket Host on your Mac and PocketRocket on your iPhone, both signed in to the same Apple Account; your Mac appears as a tile, and one tap connects⁠—on Wi‑Fi or 5G.

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Leave your Mac at home. Take it everywhere.

Install PocketRocket Host
On the Mac you want to reach. It lives in the menu bar.
Get the PocketRocket app
On iPhone, iPad, Apple Vision Pro or another Mac.
Tap your Mac
Use the same Apple Account, and your Mac shows up on its own.

Download for Mac Check requirements

PocketRocket Host needs a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS 26.1 or later. The PocketRocket app is coming soon to the App Store.

Get started with PocketRocket

How do I install PocketRocket?

On the Mac you want to reach

On the device you’ll use

Will it work with my devices?

Requirements

Where do I get PocketRocket? — Two apps. Two places.

Don’t see your Mac?

Before you start.

Leave your Mac at home. Take it everywhere.

Install PocketRocket Host

Get the PocketRocket app

Tap your Mac

One Mac. Four ways in.

Get started with PocketRocket

How do I install PocketRocket?

Good to know

Will it work with my devices?

Requirements

Where do I get PocketRocket? — Two apps. Two places.

Don’t see your Mac?

Before you start.

Leave your Mac at home. Take it everywhere.

Install PocketRocket Host

Get the PocketRocket app

Tap your Mac

One Mac. Four ways in.