Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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If you use an iMac and have an iPad, here are a few uses of Sidecar, even if you’re not a creative professional and don’t use the Apple Pencil every day. We’re not* going to go into *creative professional* uses in this video - we are* going to cover the best every day uses for an iPad as an efficient secondary screen that will hopefully, let you know of some of the best ways to use the iPad to make the best use of your iMac screen.

Introduction
1. Setup: 01:00
General
1. Icon Access: 01:23
2. Screenshot and File Access: 01:25
3. Notepad: 01:53
4. Temperature monitors: 02:03
Video Editing
1. Final Cut Pro timeline or browser: 02:38
2. Final Cut Pro a/v output: 03:05
Developer
1. Terminal: 03:15
2. iPhone Simulator: 03:25
Gaming
1. Streaming output: 03:29
More
1. Edge Browser: 03:41
2. Things I may have missed: 04:10


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