Sill for Windows

Your Windows PC, on your iPad.

Install it, scan one code, and use your PC from the couch.

Download for Windows Get the Sill app

Unofficial early release for Windows 10 and 11. Works with the normal Sill app from the App Store.

The Pair with Sill window on a Windows PC, showing a large QR code to scan and a 12-digit code to type instead.
The real pairing window. Scan it once and you’re done.

What you can do from the iPad

  • See it

    Your whole screen, one window, or a second monitor.

  • Control it

    Taps, trackpad, keyboard, and three- and four-finger gestures.

  • Open things

    Your open windows and Start menu apps, right on the iPad.

  • Copy and paste

    Text goes both ways between the iPad and the PC.

  • Stay private

    No account and no server. The two talk directly, encrypted.

Get it running

  1. Run the installer

    Windows shows a blue warning because the program isn’t signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.

  2. Open Sill on your iPad

    Your PC shows up in the list by name. Tap it and the camera opens.

  3. Scan the code

    Point the iPad at the window on your PC. After that, one tap connects you.

Where this release stands

Tested

  • Pairing, video and input with the real Sill app, on a simulated iPad using test video
  • Clicks, typing, clipboard, windows and the installer on real Windows

Not tested yet

  • Video from a real graphics chip, which is the big one
  • Streaming one window or a second monitor
  • A real iPad finding a PC over Wi-Fi

Sound isn’t in this download. Expect rough edges. If it fails, tell us on GitHub and attach Sill-log.txt from the program’s folder.

What you need

Windows
10 or 11
PC from
2016 or later
iPad or iPhone
iOS 17 or later

Your graphics chip has to make HEVC video: Intel 6th generation, NVIDIA GTX 950, AMD RX 400, or newer. Keep both on the same Wi-Fi.

Download Sill for Windows

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license.