Monitor Link
MONITOR LINK

Your interface, on your iPhone.

Monitor Link for Mac is the free companion to the iPhone app. It runs quietly in your menu bar and lets your phone control your Apollo or Scarlett safely over Wi-Fi.

Download for Mac, coming soon

macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon and Intel · UAD Console (Apollo) or Focusrite Control (Scarlett)

Set up in a minute

  1. 1

    Install the Mac app

    Open the download and drag Monitor Link into Applications, then open it.

  2. 2

    Look for the welcome window

    It shows a QR code and where Monitor Link lives in your menu bar. It starts by itself every time you log in.

  3. 3

    Scan the code with your iPhone

    Open Monitor Link on your iPhone and tap Scan QR Code, or point the iPhone's Camera at it. No camera? Tap your Mac in the app and type the code shown under it.

  4. 4

    Open your interface's software

    Keep UAD Console (Apollo) or Focusrite Control (Scarlett) open on the Mac. Monitor Link works through it.

If something's not working

More answers on the support page.

My Mac doesn't show up on the iPhone

Make sure both are on the same Wi-Fi and Monitor Link is running (its icon is in the menu bar). On the iPhone, check Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network, and make sure Monitor Link is on.

The Mac asked about "devices on your local network"

Click Allow. Monitor Link needs it so your iPhone can reach the Mac. If you clicked Don't Allow, turn it on in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network.

It says "Open UAD Console" or "Open Focusrite Control"

Monitor Link controls your interface through its own software, so keep that open on the Mac.

It says "Click Allow in Focusrite Control"

The first time, Focusrite Control asks whether to allow Monitor Link. Click Allow in its window on the Mac.

Is my volume safe?

Yes. Monitor Link caps how loud the phone can make your speakers, moves volume in small smooth steps, and fades in when unmuting or switching. You set the cap with the gear (⚙︎) on the remote.