How to Use Your iPad as a Second Display for Photoshop and Illustrator with Sidecar

[@runebinder]

I've been using Photoshop for years and I never knew about the space bar and panning trick you did, thank you 😊

[@ThePigeonLetters]

runebinder I LOVE it when that happens. I swear, I find out new tricks all the time. Gotta love workflow tips.

[@ThePigeonLetters]

runebinder I LOVE it when that happens. I swear, I find out new tricks all the time. Gotta love workflow tips.

[@yogapratama5225]

some reviewer said that sidecar are still dissapointing but you using it with a full potential and that grows a confidence for your viewer

[@jmpare-h4e]

Wanted to find a short video to understand how to easily start using the iPad Pro with Photoshop. Thank you ! And the space bar and panning trick is also something I didn't know, and I've been using the software for years ! Thanks again !

[@FatimaOrka]

Very helpful!

[@asangapw]

Hi 👋 What is the iPad model and year are you using, and the Mac 🖥️ model year?

[@TimPaschke-q3m]

cool! thank you! been wanting to get my ipad connect for sooooooo long. :)

[@elliegilchrist2665]

thank you for this tutorial! How do you use touch screen at the same time? My iPad only responds to my Apple Pencil...

[@BenMode]

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for! :)

[@trainfan7823]

OMG thank you.

[@darianmancilla6055]

Thanks!!!

[@abhayharikasun]

Thanks for the tip!

[@eiaaa127]

Airplay not working on Big Sur update?

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Can you please try sidecar with the ipad connected to the macbook to see the latency, thank you

[@dael732]

Suggest you switch to vertical mouse. Gamechanger

[@P05TPWND]

Stellar video. Thank you for sharing

[@enragingberry]

So helpful. Thanks from Korea.

[@blaylock1978]

That’s great! Getting iPad Pro this week! If you decide to use it for a secondary screen, would you be able to take some of the panels from Photoshop or other Adobe apps and move them over to the iPad to reduce clutter?

[@poachedeggsunnyside]

you can move the panels over to the ipad secondary screen

[@brajeshtanwar1812]

Is the same thing will work with the windows PC with the ipad 10 generation

[@juliushahn3955]

"You go up here" (1:14) and choose iPad. "Up here" where? On your Mac? My Mac doesn't show that icon. What does it signify? Would it have been too much to ask to name what you are doing?

[@fivemeomedia]

Does the pencil work with the brushes? Does the pressure work?

[@Marcus-eu2fn]

does this work with pc laptops as well, or only mac?

[@ruthweng]

good question! i'd like to know as well!

[@jeffreyorganes6897]

You should do more side car videos

[@me2loco]

Hi Peggy, Great video if only I could get my things to work. I have a bit of an issue that I hope you can help.. Sidecar connects no problem, I am trying to edit a picture in photoshop using my pencil. I can select icons around the Picture on the iPad (in the sidebar and Touch Bar) using my pencil but I can't draw on the picture, the only thing I do to the picture on the iPad is pinch zoom with my fingers. I can only paint using my mouse, either as mirrored or separate display. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@caseyshelley8406]

I'm not sure if you figured this out yet or not, Aaron, but have you tried using the brush tool? That's what I had to do - and remember! lol Hope this helps.

[@dhratikansal]

Thank you so much

[@contorta960]

Is this possible on a Dell XPS 15 Widows laptop? I have that and iPad Pro...

[@andalingtanjung8835]

Im already use cable. but why touchscreen & pencil not working on ipad after extend monitor with mac? pplease answer

[@bassg123]

Hi, new to all of this so trying to work out hardware requirements. So if I did a drawing in Procreate can I use it in Ai and then mirror it back to the iPad but in photoshop to tweak?

[@ZakCiotti]

Is it pressure sensitive like a Wacom Tablet??

[@jeyr5256]

Hi, is this iPad 12,9"?

[@irisphotographie5]

Thanks for sharing. Great info!

[@JohnnyS001]

Can't get this to work. Once Photoshop is mirrored on my iPad, the Apple Pencil does not work on the iPad. I have to use the mouse to operate any and all tools in Photoshop. Very frustrating. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[@alvaropaiva7580]

Did you find out???

[@marinaramf4410]

my ipad also does that, did you find out how to fix it??

[@TorreFilms.audiov]

is this iPad Pro?

[@anexternalorganfloatingpix7041]

Hi! Nice video, thank you! Where did you buy the case for your iPad? I have been searching for a case with build in pencil support for months 😍

[@ThePigeonLetters]

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[@montsergirl]

Amazing! 4 years late but thank you!

[@Salsita34]

I need tips on adjusting pressure sensitivity using the brush tool while in this mode.

[@hanskuoni7088]

Super well explained .. thank you! ( from a pro photographer)

[@1stpersonburke377]

If I bought a fast desktop and use side car with my iPad and Photoshop can I work at extremely fast speeds when using the heel brush? I love doing restorations on the iPad with the pencil but I keep running out of RAM. I’m wondering if this could be the solution. Please enlighten me so that I don’t go out and spend too much money that I shouldn’t

[@elcraig2338]

my photoshop always crashes and doesn’t calibrate with my pen after a few minutes! :( whyyy

[@nadinebecause]

Really doesn't work well on mine. Super glitchy on iPad. Sometimes I can see the area where I am drawing, sometimes it's frozen. Which model of Mac are you using and what version of iPad?

[@FauxtakuLounge]

Can you rotate and pan or just pan?

[@jhcaptures1830]

Thank you for this. I was about to purchase a Wacom 😅

[@Vet_dad0311]

IF I have a PC and I am doing photomanipulation and different things in photoshop can I split screen my PC an Ipad to use photoshop on the same project?

[@Vet_dad0311]

confidence I just bought the Wacom Cintiq worth it

[@Ancaja123]

do you really need the apple pencil for any touch input?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Nope

[@Ancaja123]

@@ThePigeonLetters Are you sure? I am using iPad as a secondary display and in photoshop im getting no input from touching the ipad

[@masoncheung715]

What about the color profiles for the two displays? My Mbp2018 is using rec 2020 while ipad pro 11 only support HD 709-A......

[@okino8830]

Do you have to download the apps on your iPad or it's just completely from your laptop?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

No app needed

[@michellemccartney4927]

What if you don't have either of the airplay icons? I don't have them in my toolbar even though Ive given it permission in system preferences? TT_TT

[@smrj1374]

have you figured it out yet? :')

[@LadySamurai88]

I’m crying right now! 😭 i used Astropad but had to reinstall my laptop so i lost it and now you need a monthly sub for the damn app. So i’m looking for a free solution and found this video. Super happy till i found out my laptop is a year to old 😭😭😭 So now i can’t work further on a business logo for someone’s website. I have to draw a lot and that is not possible with a mouse pad nor mouse.

[@briantium]

Is that the 11" iPad Pro? It looks like it, but does it feel like enough space for this kind of work as opposed to the larger version?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Brian Rice it’s the 12.9”

[@wanderingcreativity]

Wonderful

[@tomholmes1087]

At 1:55 you magically make photoshop fit onto the screen - how do you do that? I can only see the top left quarter on my iPad screen and can't figure out how to make it all fit on the screen. I do just have the 9 inch iPad so maybe my screen just isn't big enough to fit Photoshop on?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Good question! I decreased the size of my Photoshop window on my desktop.

[@germandiaz1651]

Wait it lets you pinch zoom??

[@jamestennant2829]

Is the apple pencil pressure sensitive in photoshop?

[@yesnomaybe1783]

yes

[@justinreyesv]

THANK YOU NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO USE THE LASSO TOOL I AM SOLD

[@ThePigeonLetters]

I'm ALL about that lasso tool ;)

[@justinreyesv]

@@ThePigeonLetters that's like one of the most important tools everyone else reviewing with the pen just draws scribble lines 🙄

[@AndreaAlbcai]

on windows?

[@TROYOSTRANDER]

more hands on with sidecar and photoshop please :)

[@meetmila18]

yeah!

[@laurenrowley2695]

This is awesome, thank you for the tutorial. If you rest the butt of your hand on the screen while drawing, will it mess up? Or does it only recognize this pen tip? Thanks!

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Lauren Rowley It’s palm resistant so you can rest your hand no problem

[@Sasscat58]

Can I run sidecar on my iPad 6th gen??

[@Fumei-arts]

beriigirl if it has iPadOS 13 than yeah

[@CajournoOddity]

Did you try it with illustrator? I did and i found it lagging and not responsive when drawing. Can you tell me if it is the same for you? My gear : macbook pro 15 inch 2.9 2016 with ipad pro 2018 12.9.Thank you

[@juliettemouginot-lespinard1383]

Hey there! Saw another tutorial saying that the lagging could be due to having a wifi that isn't quite fast enough :) Hope this info helps!

[@CajournoOddity]

Thank you

[@hollettster]

@@CajournoOddity I noticed that too BUT when I made sure both Mac and iPad where on my 5G wireless it worked way better

[@analux7970]

I tried but is very slow, the zoom capability do not work properly, iPad do not respond well. Also to access buttons on Photoshop they look so tiny, better of with a graphic tablet for now until they develop this better.

[@68328231]

I am looking for a tablet that I can use with these software without connecting to my computer like long travel flights .. can it help me?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

68328231 Yes! They just realized photoshop for iPad!

[@SadVintageAngel]

Well I had the same plan... but DOOOONNNN’T at least not yet. Photoshop for the I pad has only like 10% of the tools as in the computer version :( mostly drawing tools but even those are not all complete (for example no symmetry...) I am very disappointed. And Adobe Illustrate works even worse.... very sad :( get a convertible....maybe they will change it some days, but for now its really not that cool ....sooooo much missing :(

[@SadVintageAngel]

Also no adobe animate or after effects....there are only frame by frame animation Programms like rough animator available...Which is kind of annoying...

[@nathanberkowitz]

can you do this in some way on windows?

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Procreate is a program truly like no other. BUT, if you're working with windows, try adobe illustrator!

[@nathanberkowitz]

@@ThePigeonLetters thanks!

[@bgimusic]

great video :)

[@samjaneannie5831]

for some reason my apple pencil isn’t working on my ipad when I do this. Anyone ever have this issue?

[@maichavang92]

Thank you

[@stealthhunter6998]

Is there any lag and does it support the apple pencil fully when ur using photoshop (does the pencil pressure sensitivity work ect)?

[@harrylangdon491]

Maybe I'm thick today but I can't get my iPad pencil to work the photoshop tools. I do see the photoshop from from iMac on my iPad screen, but that's as far as I get.

[@wonseokchoi1558]

Wow...I have been using photoshop for a long time but, I couldn’t know that when I use to lasso tool with space bar to get continue line...

[@kfctwigs4104]

does it work with adobe animate

[@paulineosikoyapo]

That’s what I want to know aswell

[@teabagNBG]

does the ipad gets recognized as touch screen? or better said is it possible to activate touch workspace in illustrator? illustrator only allows to enable touchscreen workspace if a touch screen is recognized...

[@fiercesar5459]

Like astropad ?:oo

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Cesar Calderon Yes but no lag and FREE

[@fiercesar5459]

Peggy Dean wow and I recently bought an ipad to dbujar and I was thinking buy that app to use illustrator :o

[@ThePigeonLetters]

Cesar Calderon No need now! Best news ever. I used astropad briefly but the lag drove me crazy. Sidecar is a game changer!

[@fiercesar5459]

1:16 I've been looking for that icon to activate my iPad as a second screen but it doesn't appear to me

[@fiercesar5459]

Daniel Moore yes but I think not all mac are compatible