Tarsy — Remote Dev Environment Control for Mac & iPhone

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Remote dev, redefined

Tarsy is a remote desktop and AI coding agent platform for the Apple ecosystem. Control your Mac dev environment from your iPhone — live screen streaming, AI coding agents like Claude Code and Gemini CLI, and end-to-end encrypted remote access, wherever you are.

Available on the App Store

macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon & Intel · iOS 17+

Capabilities

What you can do with Tarsy

Live screen streaming, multi-engine AI agents, voice input, workspace management, git safety nets, and remote file browsing — all from your iPhone.

Swift hot reload

Instantly preview SwiftUI changes without rebuilding. Edit code on your Mac and see updates on your iPhone in seconds.

Live screen streaming

Stream your Mac screen to your iPhone in real time. See your IDE, terminal, and browser as you work.

Remote access

Access your Mac from anywhere with end-to-end encryption. No port forwarding or VPN needed.

Multi AI engines

Switch between Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, and Aider. Use the best agent for each task.

Voice to text

Press and hold to dictate prompts. Pick your language and let AI handle the rest.

Workspace management

Create and manage multiple workspaces with different projects, branches, and dev server configs.

Getting started

How to set up remote development

01

Install Tarsy on your Mac

Download the companion macOS app. It runs as a lightweight menu bar daemon in the background — no dock icon, no intrusive windows. Supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 14 or later.

02

Open Tarsy on your iPhone

Sign in and your Mac appears automatically. Tarsy tries your local network first (under 3 seconds), then falls back to the encrypted relay server. No port forwarding, no VPN, no configuration needed.

03

Stream, chat, build

Watch your Mac screen in real time, send prompts to AI coding agents, manage your workspaces, review diffs, and ship code — all from your iPhone, wherever you are.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Ready to code from anywhere?

Download Tarsy and start controlling your Mac dev environment from your iPhone today. Free to get started, no credit card required.

Available on the App Store