Codex Micro ran out of stock, so we built one for your phone using Apple Taptic Engine. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control deck for your Mac. Monitor Codex, Claude, and Cursor, open a live Desktop View, use Trackpad and Keyboard, and dictate locally using Whisper. Works nearby or through end-to-end encrypted Remote Anywhere. You can also build your own custom controls to make the deck work on any app you want. Give it a try and keep your agents in sight from anywhere.
Hi Product Hunt! I built CTRL Micro because I loved the idea of a physical control deck for AI work, but options like Codex Micro are out of stock, and I wanted something I could use immediately on the iPhone already in my pocket.
What began as tactile shortcuts became a fuller companion for Mac and agent workflows. CTRL Micro lets you:
• Monitor Codex, Claude, and Cursor and feel when a task needs attention • Open tasks, read responses, answer prompts, and act on approvals • See your Mac in a live Desktop View • Move the pointer, scroll, click, and type with Trackpad and Keyboard surfaces • Dictate into desktop apps with transcription processed locally on your Mac • Connect nearby or through end-to-end encrypted Remote Anywhere
Privacy guided the architecture. Your controller pairs with one or multiple Macs, no CTRL Micro account is required. Screen, input, command, and dictation content are processed locally and encrypted.
The iPhone and iPad app is live on the App Store, and the Mac Host is available from ctrlmicro.com. I would especially love feedback on the Game Boy-style Desktop View and which controls you keep reaching for.
Using the Taptic Engine instead of waiting on deck hardware is clever. I work on Mac apps all day, so a spare iPhone as a control surface fits neatly. Does the haptic pattern differ when an agent finishes vs fails?
Hi, I like the idea looks great.
Is it free? Couldn’t read anything about that point.
Which protocol is in use for remote connection?
About CTRL Micro on Product Hunt
“Haptic control deck for your Mac and AI agents”
CTRL Micro launched on Product Hunt on August 28th, 2026 and earned 91 upvotes and 6 comments, placing #15 on the daily leaderboard. Codex Micro ran out of stock, so we built one for your phone using Apple Taptic Engine. Turn your iPhone or iPad into a tactile control deck for your Mac. Monitor Codex, Claude, and Cursor, open a live Desktop View, use Trackpad and Keyboard, and dictate locally using Whisper. Works nearby or through end-to-end encrypted Remote Anywhere. You can also build your own custom controls to make the deck work on any app you want. Give it a try and keep your agents in sight from anywhere.
CTRL Micro was featured in Mac (103.7k followers), Productivity (659.4k followers) and Artificial Intelligence (477.3k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 283k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted CTRL Micro?
CTRL Micro was hunted by Andrew Flores. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Andrew Flores
Hi Product Hunt! I built CTRL Micro because I loved the idea of a physical control deck for AI work, but options like Codex Micro are out of stock, and I wanted something I could use immediately on the iPhone already in my pocket.
What began as tactile shortcuts became a fuller companion for Mac and agent workflows. CTRL Micro lets you:
• Monitor Codex, Claude, and Cursor and feel when a task needs attention
• Open tasks, read responses, answer prompts, and act on approvals
• See your Mac in a live Desktop View
• Move the pointer, scroll, click, and type with Trackpad and Keyboard surfaces
• Dictate into desktop apps with transcription processed locally on your Mac
• Connect nearby or through end-to-end encrypted Remote Anywhere
Privacy guided the architecture. Your controller pairs with one or multiple Macs, no CTRL Micro account is required. Screen, input, command, and dictation content are processed locally and encrypted.
The iPhone and iPad app is live on the App Store, and the Mac Host is available from ctrlmicro.com.
I would especially love feedback on the Game Boy-style Desktop View and which controls you keep reaching for.