Advance PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides on your Mac — right from your Apple Watch. Walk around the room without ever going back to your laptop.
Get the Mac HelperThe Mac Helper is free. Get the Watch app from the App Store.
It sits quietly in the menu bar. No window opens.
If your iPhone and Mac are on the same Wi-Fi, it finds your Mac automatically. You only tap "Allow" on the Mac once.
Right side is next, left side is previous. Choose from 5 control styles.
Your iPhone can stay in your pocket while you present — or you can leave it behind entirely. The Watch's signal reaches your Mac through your iPhone when you're on the same Wi-Fi, and directly over Bluetooth when your iPhone isn't around. Either way, all you need on your wrist is the Watch.
The Watch's signal reaches your Mac through your iPhone, or directly over Bluetooth with no iPhone involved at all. Both paths use connections Apple builds between your own devices, so nothing travels over the internet and nothing passes through our servers. All that ever moves is a signal like "next" or "previous" — never the content of your slides.
The first connection needs one tap of "Allow" on your Mac. A device you haven't approved can't control anything, even if it's on the same Wi-Fi.
| PowerPoint Slide Show | Forward · Back |
|---|---|
| Keynote Play | Forward · Back |
| Google Slides present mode | Forward · Back |
| PDF in Preview | Forward · Back (one page at a time) |
A PDF opened in a browser scrolls one screen at a time — Chrome's PDF viewer has no page-by-page shortcut.
We're building a feature that plays a transparent-background motion clip — about 5 seconds long — over your presentation with a single tap on your Watch. Pick from motions for celebrating a right answer, applause, or grabbing attention, ready to use in class or on stage.
You can make and submit your own, too — anyone can join as a creator. Submit a motion in the Creator Studio, and once it's reviewed it goes live in the shop. We're only accepting free motions for now; paid sales start once in-app purchases open.
Open Creator Studio Read the creator guide