Will Mac Duo work on my Mac?

• MacBook Neo A18 Pro×Not supported
• Desktop Macs iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro×Not supported

Ultra chips are used in desktop Macs, not MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. Every supported MacBook also needs macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later, and Screen Recording permission, because the glass is built out of your live display.

Click the Apple menu  in the top-left corner of your screen and choose About This Mac. It shows everything you need to find your Mac above:

Model

MacBook Air or MacBook Pro

Size and year

for example, 14-inch, Nov 2023

Chip

for example, Apple M3 Pro

Apple's chips come in a standard version and, on MacBook Pro, Pro and Max versions: M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max, for example. Look for your exact chip in the lists above.

If your Mac isn't listed, run the sensor check before purchasing.

Open Terminal from Applications, then Utilities. Paste this, press Return, and you get one plain answer. It only reads: it installs nothing, writes nothing and changes nothing.

hidutil list --matching '{"PrimaryUsagePage":32,"PrimaryUsage":138}' 2>/dev/null | awk '$4==32 && $5==138 {found=1} END {print "Mac Duo compatibility check"; print ""; if (found) {print "✓ Required lid-angle sensor detected."; print "  Your Mac appears compatible with Mac Duo."} else {print "✕ Required lid-angle sensor not detected."; print "  Your Mac does not appear to expose the continuous lid-angle sensor"; print "  Mac Duo requires. Please check the supported MacBook list before buying."}}'

This is a compatibility check rather than an absolute guarantee either way. Mac Duo searches more broadly than one command can when it starts, and confirms it can actually read a plausible, continuous angle before it runs.

Mac Duo needs a continuous lid-angle sensor, which reports how far open the lid is at every moment. Many MacBooks have a sensor that only detects when the lid is shut, for sleep. That one cannot drive the fold, which is why a Mac can have “a lid sensor” and still not run Mac Duo. An accelerometer, a gyroscope or an ambient light sensor does not count either. What the lid-angle sensor actually is explains the difference.

Mac Duo requires a compatible continuous lid-angle sensor. Please check your MacBook model before purchasing.

If your MacBook is listed as compatible and the sensor check above detects the required interface, but Mac Duo still cannot read the lid angle and work as described, contact us at hello@studiogohl.co.uk. We will investigate and provide the appropriate remedy, including a full refund where required.

If your MacBook is listed as unsupported, or the required sensor is not detected, Mac Duo is not expected to work on that Mac. We strongly recommend checking compatibility before purchasing. If you choose to purchase despite an unsupported or uncertain compatibility result, this voluntary guarantee does not apply, and we may offer a 50% goodwill refund at our discretion.

This goodwill policy does not affect your statutory consumer rights.

If you are about to install, the install guide covers the first-launch approval macOS asks for.