Best iPad Accessories (2026): Keyboards, Cases, Styli

Other iPad Accessories We Like

iPad accessories are endless. Here are immoderate different options that are perfectly fine, though immoderate person issues that sound them down a rung.

Zagg Pro Keys 2 Keyboard Case for $150: Zagg's lawsuit (7/10, WIRED Review) isn't arsenic elegant arsenic Logitech's system, but you tin link it via Bluetooth to 2 antithetic devices. That means you'll request to recharge the keyboard lawsuit via USB-C. It's much protective, acknowledgment to the folio cover, and it's a detachable strategy with a lawsuit that’s abstracted from the slate. But it's besides a batch bulkier. The second-generation mentation doesn't travel with a trackpad either, truthful you'll person to proviso your ain mouse. This 1 is lone disposable for the iPad Pro (M4), but you tin inactive acquisition the first-gen mentation for the ninth-gen iPad, iPad Air (including the 11-inch iPad Air with M2), and 11-inch iPad Pro, arsenic good arsenic the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

ESR Rebound Case for $120: When I was talented the iPad Pro (M4) for Christmas, I wanted an accessory that would let maine to usage it arsenic my regular operator alternatively of my MacBook. But I'm not a instrumentality of the existent options retired there—the Magic Keyboard doesn't travel with a lawsuit (leaving your iPad exposed whenever you privation to usage it arsenic a modular tablet), and the Logitech Combo is top-heavy (especially connected your lap). I decided to springiness the ESR Rebound lawsuit a accidental and haven't looked back. It has a lawsuit that protects your iPad and magnetically attaches to a keyboard case, positive a clasp that keeps your Apple Pencil secure. The purple colour is amusive too, but it besides comes successful black, white, and blue.—Louryn Strampe

Logitech MX Mechanical Mini for $160: This keyboard is compact and has satisfyingly clicky keys, positive they're backlit. It recharges via USB-C, but I've lone had to plug it successful erstwhile each fewer months. It connects either via Bluetooth oregon a USB-A dongle (or with the included USB-C cable), and the transportation ne'er fails.

Logitech Crayon Stylus for $70: Apple Pencil not striking your fancy? This Logitech Crayon is simply a somewhat much affordable option, It's particularly large for kids due to the fact that it's thicker yet maintains large thenar rejection, decent (but not identical) unit sensitivity, and debased latency. Logitech has updated it with USB-C support, truthful present you tin genuinely ditch that Lightning cable.

Satechi USB-C Hybrid With SSD Enclosure for $90: Satechi's four-port hub is simply a small excessively large, considering the fig of ports you get, but there's a bully crushed for that. Pop disconnected the aluminum screen and you'll find a slot for an M.2 SATA solid-state retention thrust (SSD) slot. That means entree to an outer SSD, on with 2 USB-A jacks, 1 100-watt USB-C pass-through charging port, and a 4K HDMI astatine the aforesaid time. I did not person an M.2 SATA thrust to test, but this 1-terabyte paper should work. Just cognize that Satechi's hub does not enactment NVMe M.2 cards.

Paperlike Screen Protector for $50: This surface screen goes implicit your iPad's surface to mimic the texture and friction of sketching connected paper. Former WIRED reviewer Jaina Grey said the movie is harder to use than a emblematic surface protector (make definite you cleanable your iPad's surface thoroughly beforehand). But erstwhile you're done, it adds capable absorption that you'll find it hard to spell backmost to drafting connected glass.

Mageasy CoverBuddy Case (iPad Pro) for $70: Mageasy's lawsuit is compatible with Apple's Magic Keyboard lawsuit and is simply a large enactment if you privation other extortion for your iPad without adding excessively overmuch bulk. Like the ESR Rebound case, you tin connect and detach it from the Magic Keyboard lawsuit without losing retired connected the other protection. It comes with a slot for the Apple Pencil Pro oregon the USB-C version. There's besides the CoverBuddy Lite for the iPad Air (M2).

OtterBox Defender Series Rugged Case for $42: Want a much protective case? Get the OtterBox Defender. It's disposable for the previous-gen iPad, 10th-gen iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro models. There's a built-in surface protector and covers for the charging port, measurement rockers, and Apple Pencil. There’s besides an outer ammunition with a kickstand you tin clip connected if you privation to prop up the iPad. It’s acold excessively clunky for my idiosyncratic use, but you'll beryllium hard-pressed to find much extortion for your slate.

Apple Smart Folio for $80: These slim cases and covers from Apple bash the occupation conscionable good and tin adjacent person into kickstands to prop up your tablet. They're besides immoderate of the champion options for the iPad Mini.

Anker USB-C to Ethernet Adapter for $26: Most radical won't request an Ethernet larboard connected an iPad, but possibly you're taking a stab astatine immoderate unreality gaming connected your tablet. If so, you'll request the fastest speeds you tin get truthful your games look successful the highest prime possible. This simple, aluminum USB-C to Ethernet dongle delivered astir 700 Mbps download speeds connected the iPad Pro successful my home, which is what my desktop PC usually hits.

Apple Magic Keyboard (2nd-gen) for $349: This keyboard is adjacent much costly than the first-gen. It's besides lone compatible with the iPad Pro (M4). But the upgrades are truly nice. There's a larger trackpad, an aluminum thenar rest, and a enactment of Function keys. It's besides thinner and lighter, which is perfect seeing arsenic however the aforesaid applies to the latest iPad Pro. However, arsenic with its predecessor, this lawsuit is inactive a small top-heavy.

SaharaCase Folio Case for $30: We tested this lawsuit for the iPad Mini, but you tin besides get it for the ninth-gen iPad and iPad Pro. On the extracurricular is an automatic sleep/wake screen that doubles arsenic a kickstand to prop up the iPad. There’s a truly bully marble signifier connected the beforehand and backmost that makes it basal out. You tin besides stow the Apple Pencil connected the inside, truthful you don't person to interest astir it falling off.

Speck Balance Folio Case for $50: This lawsuit features built-in grooves for assorted adjustable angles, arsenic good arsenic a removable camera cover. There’s a latch successful spot of a magnetic screen and the Apple Pencil slot sits connected the outside. It's not the astir stylish, but it's protective and lightweight. The grooves are besides large for those who usage their iPads to ticker content. It's disposable for the Air, 11-inch Pro, 12.9-inch Pro, and the ninth- and 10th-gen iPad.

Casetify Selfie by Bonnie Lu Ultra Impact Folio Case for $74: If you're looking for an iPad lawsuit that offers large extortion and has adorable prints to take from, look nary further than Casetify's lineup. We've been obsessed with this Selfie by Bonnie Lu lawsuit for a fewer months now—it packs other extortion connected each 4 corners of the instrumentality and tin withstand drops up to 4 feet, positive the artwork is ace cute. It has grooves connected the beforehand cover, too, allowing you to set the space of the iPad. We tested this lawsuit for the iPad Air, but you tin besides get it for the 10th-gen iPad, iPad Mini, and iPad Pro (both models).

Paperlike Charcoal Folio Case for $65: Designed to consciousness similar a sketchbook, the Folio Case has a polyester cloth screen that's ace high-quality and lightweight. It tin besides beryllium utilized to prop up your iPad astatine 2 antithetic levels. This lawsuit doesn't travel with an Apple Pencil slot, but the ample flap closure keeps it from falling out. Although we lone tested the Folio Case with the iPad Air, it's besides disposable for iPad Pro (both models).

Harbor London Magnetic Envelope Sleeve for $159: If the terms doesn't enactment you off, this is simply a alternatively elegant mode to support your iPad. There's full-grain leather connected 1 broadside and 100 percent wool felt connected the different (and inside). It feels exquisite. It's roomy capable to acceptable an iPad with a lawsuit connected it, and it's disposable for respective generations of the basal exemplary slate, including the 10th-gen iPad, the iPad Air, and the iPad Pro. There's a small leather loop to transportation your Apple Pencil for other security. The sleeve has a slot connected 1 broadside to entree the USB-C charging port, but much unsocial is its quality to treble arsenic a stand. It's not the astir versatile stand—you lone truly get 1 angle—but it did the occupation connected my lap, which is an awesome feat for specified a floppy item.

Logitech Keys-To-Go 2 Tablet Keyboard for $80: If you don't privation a keyboard case, this is simply a coagulated alternative. It's a compact, lightweight, and slim outer keyboard that comes with a built-in protective cover. The low-profile scissor keys consciousness bully to benignant on, and there's a convenient shortcut enactment for functions similar volume, surface brightness, emoji, and more. When utilizing it, you're expected to flip the screen down the keyboard—which gives it tallness for a much comfy experience. Because the screen has a brushed texture, however, it adds bounce erstwhile typing. I'm not a immense instrumentality of it, but others mightiness not beryllium arsenic bothered. It's besides a spot costly compared to different options.

Not Recommended

These are the iPad accessories we suggest avoiding.

Zagg Pro Stylus 2 for $80: The Zagg Pro Stylus 2 is cute and all, particularly successful the Yellow No. 2 design, but astatine $80, you whitethorn arsenic good bargain the second-gen Apple Pencil oregon Apple Pencil Pro since they often dip successful price. With nary enactment for unit sensitivity, you besides person to tilt the stylus to execute heavy oregon bladed lines, but it doesn't consciousness seamless.

Moft Snap Float Folio for $70: Honestly, the thought down this lawsuit is smart, but it's conscionable a small excessively annoying to use. It's slim and hardly feels protective, and you tin fold it successful antithetic ways to prop up your iPad astatine 4 angles—kind of similar origami. It's hard to retrieve the nonstop methods for immoderate of these modes astatine first, but I got utilized to them, though I had to readjust it connected the iPad excessively galore times.

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