LivePointer 1.1

The controller page the Mac serves to the iPhone has a new layout, and the slide controls got faster and safer.

• New layout on the iPhone: one top row with the pointer style on the left and Settings on the right, Prev and Next in their own columns, and the slide in between with nothing covering it.
• Slide thumbnails are a setting: off, open from a tab at the bottom, or always on. Thumbnails need Full Disk Access on the Mac; without it the tab stays hidden.
• Jumps from a thumbnail or by number are fast while the show runs, and land on the right slide even when the show was started mid-deck.
• Start show from the phone uses PowerPoint's own Play from Current Slide shortcut, so Presenter View and your display choice stay as they are. On a Mac with two displays and PowerPoint in the background, the phone asks you to click PowerPoint first instead of mirroring the displays.
• The Mac no longer leaves a changed slide-show range in your deck after Start show.
• Local builds and releases sign with the same certificate, so macOS permission grants survive updates.

Requires macOS 15. The iPhone app on the App Store expects this version.

Download: LivePointer-1.1.pkg (open it and click Install) or LivePointer-1.1.zip. Both are notarized by Apple.

SHA-256

• pkg: d849bbcf5ad19945fdd79101b132f45786573cc8e6c12f2c50ae272ead593bdd
• zip: ab383403a23b73a3e86856d94f44ef527d711b93e80475e400805e1f88ce263f

LivePointer 1.0

The first release of LivePointer for Mac. Signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple.

Install

Download LivePointer-1.0.pkg, open it and click Install. LivePointer starts in the menu bar. Prefer drag and drop? LivePointer-1.0.zip holds the same app bundle.

Requires macOS 15 or later (Apple silicon or Intel). The iPhone app, coming to the App Store, pairs with it over your Wi-Fi or Personal Hotspot.

What's in 1.0

• Laser dot, spotlight and fading ink, drawn on any display over any app
• Live preview of the display on the phone; touch where you want the pointer
• Slide control for Keynote and PowerPoint: next, previous, start and end the show, jump by thumbnail
• Phone volume buttons, Action Button, Back Tap and Shortcuts change slides
• Pairing by scanning a code or picking the Mac from Nearby Macs, confirmed with a safety code
• Direct, encrypted connection between phone and Mac. No account, no server

Checksums (SHA-256)

0742be4e8793596771f4f6fc133ec922a24d283e990ca1f2d3157d875d5e1953  LivePointer-1.0.pkg
5dc56c9104b8b3307d0a9e00c139ef317cd912951230ccc1870cf3b05b8b8b98  LivePointer-1.0.zip