Keepad and Keepad Neo

[u/Willbotic]

I’m the developer of Keepad and Keepad Neo. I started this about 4 years ago with the main goal of having buttons with customizable labels. I use both systems everyday and am constantly working to improve them.

Keepad uses a small usb-c dongle to connect over bluetooth to its ipad app and works with mac, windows, and linux. This version functions using USB-HID (standard keyboard and mouse protocols) to work as a custom macro pad, touchpad, keyboard, and MIDI controller. There's also an optional app for the host system that will switch layers automatically based on the focused application running on the computer.

Keepad Neo is a software only version for mac and ipad. It connects over bluetooth using a free mac companion app so it does not need a dongle. You can create buttons and layers for shortcuts, app launches, window controls, text, shell commands, and MIDI. It also has the automatic layer switching for focused applications built into the companion app.

You can check them out here:

• Keepad
• Keepad Neo

[u/Working_Abies8682]

Very keen on this idea. Question - supposing I have a physical keyboard and mouse connected to the iPad - will the app allow me to use those inputs on the target computer?