How to check and list Sidecar compatible models of Mac and iPad

“Sidecar” has been available since macOS 10.15 Catalina and iPad OS 13, but here’s how to find out which Macs and iPads are compatible, and a list of compatible models.

Not only does it have a compatible OS, but you can’t use “Sidecar” unless it’s a compatible model.

Information on Apple official website

In the page “Use your iPad as a second display for your Mac with Sidecar” on the official website, Apple announces the compatible models of Sidecar with model.

According to it, Sidecar compatible models are listed as follows.

Sidecar requires a compatible Mac using macOS Catalina or later and a compatible iPad using iPadOS 13 or later.

Mac

MacBook Pro introduced in 2016 or later

MacBook introduced in 2016 or later

MacBook Air introduced in 2018 or later

iMac introduced in 2017 or later, or iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)

iMac Pro

Mac mini introduced in 2018 or later

Mac Pro introduced in 2019

iPad

iPad Pro: all models

iPad (6th generation) or newer

iPad mini (5th generation) or newer

iPad Air (3rd generation) or newer

Based on the information on this official website, I will introduce how to check the compatible models of Sidecar compatible Mac and iPad from here.

What’s the alternative to older Macs that don’t support Sidecar?

Unfortunately, if your Mac or iPad doesn’t support Sidecar, you can patch it to force it to support Sidecar, or use an app with similar functionality.

Please see the following articles for specific methods and advantages / disadvantages.

The following article is currently written in Japanese, but I will replace them with English from time to time.

Sidecar未対応のMacを強制対応してみた結果…

macOS 10.15 Catalinaから導入されたSidecarはiPadが外部ディスプレイとして使えますが、比較的最近のMacでないと対応していません。ネットで検索すると強制的に対応させる方法が...

How to find Mac Sidecar compatible models

There are 2 ways to check

There are 2 ways to find out which Mac Sidecar is compatible with.

① Check from “Model”
② Check from “EMC”

The “model” in ① is a name, such as written on the official Apple website.

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)

On the other hand, ② “EMC” is the official certification number of electronic devices that generate radio waves and noise, such as personal computers.

“EMC” has almost one-to-one correspondence with “model”, so it is an effective method when ① cannot be used, but in rare cases “EMC” may be duplicated in multiple “models”.

Need to be careful.

As a concrete example of “EMC” duplication, the following figure shows different “models” of MacBook Air, and the common “EMC” is used.

In this case, both “models” are compatible with Sidecar, so there is no actual harm when investigating Sidecar compatible models like this time, but just put this in the corner of your head.

Please keep it.

① Check from “Model”

There are 2 methods below.

Method	Confrmation place
a) Display from Apple menu	Mac screen running
b) Search online based on “Serial number”	Engraved on the Mac body Mac packing box sticker

a) Display from Apple menu

Method a) is displayed by clicking the apple mark on Apple’s menu bar and selecting “About This Mac”.

Once you know the “Model” so far, please check if it is compatible with Sidecar at the link below.

List of Mac Sidecar compatible models

b) Search online based on “Serial number”

For method b), first check the serial number stamped on the back of the Mac or the serial number on the sticker attached to the packing box.

MacBook Air packing box

Once you know the “Serial number”, you can search for “Model” on the following Apple official website based on it.

Check Your Service and Support Coverage - Apple Support

Check your Apple warranty status. Enter a serial number to review your eligibility for support and e...

The figure below is a sample search result.

Once you know the “Model” so far, please check if it is compatible with Sidecar at the link below.

List of Mac Sidecar compatible models

② Check from “EMC”

Check the “EMC” stamped on the back of the Mac.

Once you know the “EMC” so far, please check if it is compatible with Sidecar at the link below.

List of Mac Sidecar compatible models

How to find iPad Sidecar compatible models

There is 1 way to check

Check the “Model Number” in the engraving on the back of the iPad or in the “Settings” of the running iPad.

First of all, the back of the main body is the part written as “Model A ~” as shown in the picture below.

In the example below, “A2133” is the “Model Number”.

Also, if you want to check with a running iPad, open “Settings” and then “General” – “Law-based information and authentication”, and you will see “Model A ~” as shown in the figure below. It is written.

Once you know the “Model Number” so far, check the link below to see if it supports Sidecar.

List of iPad Sidecar compatible models

List of Mac Sidecar compatible models

The list is long, so please jump from the link below.

MacBook Pro
MacBook Air
MacBook
iMac
iMac Pro
Mac mini
Mac Pro

MacBook Pro

13-inch

macOS 10.5 Catalina or later installed
macOS 10.5 Catalina以降がインストールされていること

Introduced 発売年	Model モデル	EMC
2020	MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)	3578
2020	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3348
2020	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3456
2019	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3301
2019	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3358
2018	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3214
2017	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3163
2017	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3164
2016	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	3071
2016	MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)	2978
	End of List

14-inch