# Install Sill with Homebrew Cask Streams windows to an iPhone or iPad with touch, Pencil and keyboard control. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install cask:saffsanity/sill/sill ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew Cask (100%): ```sh brew install --cask saffsanity/sill/sill ``` Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** cask:saffsanity/sill/sill - **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.6.0 - **Source summary:** Streams windows to an iPhone or iPad with touch, Pencil and keyboard control - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-11-09T12:10:19+00:00 ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-11-09 - Package-manager version: 0.6.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Saffsanity/sill - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Sill streams one Mac window or the full desktop to an iPhone or iPad and sends touch, trackpad, keyboard, and Apple Pencil input back to the Mac without a Sill account or intermediary server. ### Project history Sill was developed as a free and open-source way to place a live Mac window or desktop on an iPhone or iPad and control it there. Its implementation uses Apple frameworks including ScreenCaptureKit and VideoToolbox, sends HEVC video directly to paired devices, and secures current connections with TLS 1.3 and pinned device keys. ### Adoption history Sill is distributed as a notarized Mac download, through the project's own Homebrew tap, and as an iPhone and iPad application. The complete source is also available for users who want to build either side themselves. ### How it is used Users run the Mac menu-bar application, pair an iPhone or iPad by code or USB, choose a window or the desktop, and control it from the mobile device. Away from home, they can enable Remote Access and use a VPN such as Tailscale or a carefully configured port forward. ### Why package nerds care Sill is a serverless, Apple-platform-specific take on remote desktop: the Mac captures and hardware-encodes a window or desktop, while the mobile device returns touch, pointer, Pencil, and keyboard events. It is notable for supporting local networking, USB, peer-to-peer Wi-Fi, and user-controlled VPN access without requiring a vendor account or relay service. ### Timeline - Early releases supported local-network, USB, and direct wireless connections. - Pairing at home introduced encrypted TLS 1.3 connections and pinned device identities. - Remote Access extended connections to user-managed VPNs or router port forwarding. ### Related projects - Tailscale is explicitly documented as an easy VPN option for reaching Sill away from home. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for Sill. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Related links - [Desktop app packages](https://pkg.so/desktop-app-packages/) - Matched curated package taxonomy and local package facts. - [tailscale](https://pkg.so/brew/tailscale/) - Sill's official Remote Access instructions recommend Tailscale as the easy VPN path for securely reaching a paired Mac from an iPhone or iPad away from home. Sources: · · ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/tap-saffsanity-sill-sill-0c4b6848.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/tap-saffsanity-sill-sill-0c4b6848.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - curated package history - package version freshness - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph