One shortcut sends your MacBook's keyboard and trackpad to a phone or tablet next to it. Nothing installed on the device. Nothing mirrored on your Mac. You just type.
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samirsawarkar/handover/main/install.sh | bash
takes ~2 min · requires homebrew
Three things happen once. After that, it's just the shortcut.
installs what's needed, finds your tablet over USB, asks for one macOS permission.
tap "OK" on the prompt the tablet shows. that's the only thing you ever approve.
your keyboard and trackpad now control the tablet. press it again for your Mac back.
Pick one when the installer asks. USB is simpler for almost everyone.
Nothing else moves a Mac keyboard onto Android.
| handover | universal control | logitech flow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mac → android | yes | no | no |
| app on the android device | none | — | — |
| special hardware | none | apple only | logitech only |
| cost | free | free | paid hardware |
no. you keep looking at the tablet itself. nothing about its screen appears on your mac.
not over usb. your mac registers as an ordinary keyboard and mouse — the tablet just thinks hardware got plugged in.
no app, no apk. everything runs on the mac.
chargers often ship power-only cables that carry no data — the most common snag. use any usb-c cable meant for file transfer.
yes. open source, mit license.