sightpad
Sightpad is a macOS gaze pointer with a polished menu-bar workflow and local calibration, powered by the sightpad companion app on iPhone. Gaze updates reach your Mac over a private local link — look where you want to go; we keep the rest calm, precise, and private.
Sightpad runs as a lightweight menu bar app (no persistent Dock icon). Open Settings from the status item to handle permissions, pairing, calibration, gaze behavior, and activation. The free iPhone companion runs face tracking with TrueDepth on-device; only gaze and pose samples cross to your Mac over a direct Multipeer link after you enter the short pairing code — not through Continuity Camera and not through our servers.
Install sightpad on macOS and the companion on iPhone. Pair once using the code shown in the Mac app, then approve what each side needs — camera and tracking on the phone, Accessibility on the Mac so the pointer can respond to where you look. No analytics SDKs and no product telemetry in the app.
Run a 5-point quick calibration or a 9-point extended pass so gaze lines up with your monitors, posture, and lighting. Calibration data lives on your Mac; you can revisit it anytime from Settings. If you picked up a Stripe / Keyforge license, activate it under Settings → License.
Start tracking from the menu bar. A small gaze dot shows predicted look location; the macOS pointer can follow your gaze or snap toward nearby controls when that mode is on. Clicks stay physical — mouse, trackpad, assistive switch, or whatever hardware you already use completes the action.
Sightpad is built around the free companion app for iPhone. Face tracking runs on the device in your hand; only gaze and pose samples cross to the Mac over a direct local link after you pair with a short code — not through Continuity Camera and not through our servers.
iPhone app · Multipeer link to your Mac
Download the companion, trust your Mac once, and stream sessions when you need hands-free control. No alternate camera backend at launch — the same workflow for everyone who runs sightpad.
Checkout runs on Stripe. Grab the signed, notarized Mac installer linked below, then activate your license key from Settings → License once Keyforge emails it. The iOS companion stays free.
Sightpad subscription
Billed monthly · cancel anytime
$9.99/mo
One-time license
Single payment · limited-time offer
$29.99 once
Prices in USD. Taxes may apply at checkout.
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This DMG ships with deploys from main: signed & notarized Developer ID builds. Activate with the license Keyforge emails you after Stripe finishes — no separate app channel.
sightpad is in pre-alpha. We're shipping signed, notarized builds to a small group of testers before the public beta — drop your email and we'll send you a download link.
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