OpenDisplay vs Paper by Embasis

OpenDisplay turns your iPhone or iPad into a second display for your Mac. It's the open-source way to put your spare Apple device to work as a real extended monitor — drag windows onto it, keep chat, notes, or logs in view, and gain screen space anywhere you go. It's not a mirror: it's a genuine additional display your Mac treats like any other monitor. • Real extended display — arrange it in your Mac's Display settings and drag windows across • Connect over USB for the lowest latency, or over Wi-Fi with zero setup • Retina-sharp, pixel-for-pixel rendering • Touch and scroll — tap, drag, and two-finger scroll to control your Mac • Works in portrait or landscape • Private by design — a direct connection between your own devices, with no accounts, no servers, and no tracking IMPORTANT: OpenDisplay requires the companion OpenDisplay app for Mac, running on your computer on the same cable or Wi-Fi network. Get it at opendisplay.app — without it, this app has nothing to connect to. OpenDisplay is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Read the code, report issues, or contribute at https://github.com/peetzweg/opendisplay

Embasis Paper is a quiet page that writes back. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, your finger, or touch. After a short pause, Paper reads what you wrote, your ink softly fades, and a response appears on the page. No chat bubbles. No prompt box. Just write. AI runs on your device Choose from supported local intelligence options powered by Apple, Liquid, or Gemma. Your writing is not sent to a hosted AI model for inference. A conversation on paper Write something, wait for the response, then keep writing. Paper remembers the conversation on that page so you can continue naturally. Your handwriting stays yours Original ink and conversation history are saved locally on your device. Handwriting recognition also runs on-device after the required recognition model is installed. Choose how Paper responds Pick a personality such as Companion, Dreamer, or Trickster to change the tone of the conversation independently of the AI model. Simple by design Create a page, write, and let Paper answer. Past pages can be reopened or continued later without turning the experience into a traditional chatbot. Embasis Paper is built for iPhone and iPad with local intelligence at its core. A page that thinks with you.