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Tenon vs Magic Utilities

The most capable alternative to Magic Utilities.

Magic Utilities is the established way to use Apple's Magic peripherals on Windows, and it works well. Tenon goes further — custom gesture mapping, AirPods, and one flat price for every device, plus a genuinely free tier. Here's the honest side-by-side.

The incumbent

Magic Utilities

~$15/device/yr

Mature and proven — but priced per device.

  • Billed per device — mouse + keyboard + trackpad runs ~$40/yr
  • Term licenses that don't auto-renew — re-buy every 1–2 years
  • No free tier — a 28-day trial only
  • Mouse, trackpad, keyboard — no AirPods
  • Code-signed, installs cleanly
Pro · 30-day free trial

Tenon Pro

$50/yr

Every Apple device you own — and more capable.

Coming soon
  • Custom gesture → action mapping — per-app; no one else on Windows does this
  • Includes AirPods (battery, auto-pause) — Magic Utilities doesn't
  • A free tier — battery + status in the tray, forever
  • One flat price — every device incl. keyboard battery
  • 30-day full trial · code-signed + Microsoft-attested
The honest take

When Magic Utilities is still the right call.

If you have a single device and want something shipping today, Magic Utilities is a solid, established choice — and Tenon is still in beta. Where Tenon wins is capability: custom gesture mapping, AirPods, a free tier, and more than one Apple device under one flat price — for people who want the most from their Apple gear, not the lowest price.

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Try Tenon free when the beta opens.

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