• Mac OS X

    Use Sidecar With Unsupported Macs

    Sidecar is that spiffy new feature that allows you to extend your Mac desktop to an iPad. It’s cool but only officially supports the following devices; Any 27-inch iMac from Late 2015 or newer Any iMac Pro All MacBook Pros since 2016 2018 MacBook Air Early 2016 12-inch MacBook (or newer of course) 2018 Mac mini 2019 Mac Pro Here’s the thing, those limitations are set based on performance of the machine. The /System/Library/PreferencePanes/Sidecar.prefPane actually shows support for a couple of keys that allow you to use Sidecar even if your device isn’t one of these. Buyer beware though, if you end up with performance issues then run the same…