Apperture Mac apps

Use OmniGraffle on your iPhone and iPad


Your Mac’s OmniGraffle workspace, within reach on your iPhone or iPad. Keep the app and its files on your Mac, and open its window with Apperture.

OmniGraffle desktop workspace in Apperture’s landscape iPhone viewer
OmniGraffle on your Mac. In reach on your iPhone with Apperture.

Keep the diagram and its resources together

Reach the OmniGraffle document on your Mac with its canvases, layers, and stencil libraries. Review a flow, check a label, or inspect a diagram export without sending yourself another version.

  • Review diagram canvases and layers
  • Inspect labels and connections
  • Check export settings

Use OmniGraffle on iPad

The iPad gives a large diagram more space. Use it to review a flow or compare canvases in the Mac document with your desktop stencils still available.

OmniGraffle desktop workspace in Apperture’s landscape iPad viewer
OmniGraffle on your Mac. More room on your iPad with Apperture.

How to get OmniGraffle on your iPhone or iPad

  1. Open OmniGraffle on your Mac and install the free Apperture Mac host.
  2. Get Apperture on your iPhone or iPad, then pair with your Mac using its QR code.
  3. Connect to your Mac and choose the OmniGraffle window. Use landscape orientation for more room.

Keep your Mac awake and on a network your iPhone or iPad can reach. Start on the same local network; for access away from home, see the Tailscale setup guide.

Can I use OmniGraffle on my iPhone or iPad with Apperture?

Yes — by streaming OmniGraffle from your Mac with Apperture. The desktop app runs on your Mac; your iPhone or iPad displays its window and sends remote input back. You need a reachable, awake Mac with OmniGraffle installed, the free Apperture Mac host, and the Apperture app on your iPhone or iPad.

OmniGraffle also has a native iPad and iPhone app. Apperture is useful when you want the document and setup already open in OmniGraffle on your Mac. OmniGraffle product information.

OmniGraffle is a trademark of its owner. Apperture is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by OmniGraffle's developer.

Try Apperture

The Mac host is free. Download the Mac Host , then get the iOS app on the App Store and pair the two with a QR code. Your first 10 connections are free with full functionality — no payment up front. You'll be viewing a Mac app on your iPhone or iPad in about two minutes.

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