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Get SideMini for macOS.
The complete app is free for three days from first launch. No account, card or email address. Test your real restart before deciding.
Download SideMini 1.0.5
Disk image · 1.6 MB · released 24 September 2026
- Requires
- macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Works with
- Any Sidecar-compatible iPad
- Runs on
- Apple silicon Macs
- Safety
- Signed and notarized by Apple
Verify with shasum -a 256 SideMini-1.0.5.dmg.
Set up with a monitor attached
Three steps, about two minutes.
The welcome guide checks the prerequisites before the monitor comes away.
01
Install
Open the disk image, drag SideMini to Applications and launch it from there.
Once02
Test the iPad
Choose your iPad, keep it unlocked and run the guided test connection.
Once03
Test a restart
Turn on your setup, unplug the monitor and confirm a real restart works.
Before relying on itLicense & privacy
No account. No tracking.
One key works on two Macs you own. Paste it once and you are done.
No sign-up, no analytics, no usage data, and SideMini keeps working when you are offline.