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Specifically, it allows users to easily move their iPad (used as a secondary display via Sidecar) to either the left or right side of their Mac screen, without the need to manually adjust display settings through the system preferences.\n\nWith QuickPosition, three `.app` files are generated in your `/Applications` folder. These can be executed to quickly switch the iPad display position with just one click in Finder.\n\n## Features\n\n- Automates the process of moving an iPad display to the left or right of your Mac screen.\n- Activates the iPad as a second monitor with the **sidecar** app\n- Saves display configurations in two separate apps: **iPad Left** and **iPad Right**.\n- No need to open display settings manually – simply run the apps to apply your preferred display arrangement.\n\n## Installation\n\n1. Clone the repository:\n\n   ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/quickposition.git\n   ```\n\n2. Navigate to the QuickPosition directory:\n\n   ```bash\n   cd quickposition\n   ```\n\n3. Make the `quickposition.sh` script executable:\n\n   ```bash\n   chmod +x quickposition.sh\n   ```\n\n4. Run the script to generate the display configuration apps:\n\n   ```bash\n   ./quickposition.sh\n   ```\n\n## How It Works\n\n- The script first prompts you to confirm whether you'd like to proceed with creating the display positioning apps.\n- It opens the display settings for you to configure the iPad on the **left** side.\n- After configuration, it saves the display settings into the app **iPad Left**.\n- The script then reopens the display settings for you to configure the iPad on the **right** side.\n- It saves this configuration into the app **iPad Right**.\n- Both apps are copied to the `/Applications` folder for easy access.\n\n## Usage\n\nOnce installed, simply open Finder and run the corresponding `.app` file from your `/Applications` folder to reposition your iPad:\n\n- **iPad Left.app**: Positions your iPad display on the left of your Mac.\n- **iPad Right.app**: Positions your iPad display on the right of your Mac.\n\nYou can also customize these display positions by editing the `quickposition.sh` script and updating the display settings commands as needed.\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n- It is important that the name of your iPad is the same name as the one you entered into the script. It is case sensitive.\n- \"Vincent's iPad\" is not the same as \"Vincent`s iPad\": Be careful with special characters\n- You should be automatically prompted to grant Accessibility permissions. If not, manually enable it under `System Settings \u003e Privacy and Security \u003e Accessibility`\n\n## Requirements\n\n- macOS with Sidecar enabled.\n- [displayplacer](https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer) must be installed via Homebrew:\n\n  ```bash\n  brew install displayplacer\n  ```\n\n## License\n\nThis project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.\n\n## Contributing\n\nFeel free to submit a pull request or open an issue if you find any bugs or have suggestions for new features!\n\n## Acknowledgements\n\n- [displayplacer](https://github.com/jakehilborn/displayplacer) for the excellent tool to manage display configurations on macOS.\n\n---\n\nFound my add-on useful? 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