Wacom Tablet for Mac: Compatibility & Best Models (2026)

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Any current Wacom tablet in the Intuos, Intuos Pro, Wacom One, Cintiq or Movink line runs on an Apple Silicon Mac. The variable that decides whether one specific model works on one specific macOS release is almost never the chip inside the Mac: it is the driver branch Wacom still ships for that tablet, the macOS versions that branch officially covers, and the physical path between the two. Cross-brand comparisons live in our guide to drawing tablets for Mac and MacBook; what follows is the Wacom-only layer, model by model.

Wacom's 6.4 driver series is the current Mac branch. Release 6.4.14-1, dated August 26, 2026, targets macOS 13, 14, 15 and macOS 26 Tahoe, and it still lists the 2017–2019 Intuos Pro PTH-460, PTH-660 and PTH-860, the 2019 Cintiq 16 and Cintiq 22, and the 2020 Wacom One DTC133 alongside everything Wacom has released since. That supported-products list explains why "old" and "unsupported" are two different things. Wacom publishes newer 6.4.x builds over time, so confirm the current build number and its supported-products list on Wacom's driver page before buying.

The gap between those two words matters most on the used market. An Intuos Pro PTH-660 is a 2017 design that remains on the current driver. An Intuos Pro PTH-651 is a 2013 design whose final Mac driver, 6.4.10-3, stops at macOS 15. A Bamboo from that era sits on much older driver releases and is not on the current list. Reading the model number rather than the product name is what separates a good second-hand Mac tablet from a dead end.

Wacom Mac compatibility at a glance

How Wacom Mac compatibility actually breaks down

Four variables decide the answer, and a product page usually tells you only one of them.

1. The model and its generation. Wacom reuses names across generations. "Intuos Pro" describes a 2013 tablet, a 2017 tablet and a 2025 tablet with different pens, different drivers in the past and different control layouts.
2. The driver branch still shipped for that model. Wacom keeps a single current installer and drops older hardware from it at specific releases. The model either appears in the supported-products list or it does not.
3. The macOS versions that branch covers. The 6.4.14-1 release names macOS 13 through 15 and macOS 26. The previous branch names macOS 12 through 15. Nothing above a release's listed ceiling is officially supported by that release.
4. The connection between tablet and Mac. A screenless tablet needs USB data. A pen display needs video as well, and video over USB-C is a capability, not a connector shape.

The model number is the reliable identifier in all four cases. PTH-660 and PTH-651 look like siblings and sit on opposite sides of a driver cutoff. DTK168 and DTK1660 are both called Cintiq 16 and are two different tablets. CTL-6100WL and CTL-6100 differ by a wireless radio. Our complete Wacom model guide covers the full naming history if a listing is ambiguous.

Driver branches and the macOS versions they cover

6.4.14-1 (released August 26, 2026) is the branch to check first. It targets macOS 13, 14, 15 and macOS 26 Tahoe and covers One by Wacom CTL-472/672, Intuos CTL-4100/6100/6100WL, both Intuos Pro generations (PTH-460/660/860 and PTK-470/670/870), the Wacom One family including the 2020 DTC133, Movink 13, Cintiq 16 and 22 from 2019, the 2025 Cintiq 16 and 24, and the Cintiq Pro line.

6.4.10-3 is the final branch for the 2013 Intuos Pro PTH-451/651/851 and for the Cintiq 13HD DTK-1300/DTH-1300. Those models were removed starting with driver 6.4.11. That branch officially covers macOS 12 through 15.

The Bamboo generation sits outside both branches: those tablets rely on much older Wacom driver releases built for old OS X versions, and there is no current macOS driver for them.

Wacom also changed the settings application: driver 6.4.0 and later use Wacom Center, while 6.3.46 and earlier use Wacom Desktop Center. If a tutorial tells you to open the Desktop Center and you installed a current driver, you are looking at the wrong application.

Apple Silicon support is native in the current software. The Wacom Mac driver runs natively on M-series Macs without Rosetta, and that has held through the 6.4.x branch. When a tablet fails on an M-series Mac today, the usual causes are permissions, an unsupported legacy model, a cable or port, a sleep and reconnect state, or an application-specific setting.

The connection layer: USB-C data, USB-C video and DisplayPort Alt Mode

This is the most common hardware misconception on Mac, and it produces two very different symptoms from the same consumer mistake.

A screenless tablet such as an Intuos or an Intuos Pro needs a USB data path. That is all. A pen display needs video as well, plus enough power. Single-cable operation on a Wacom One, a Movink or a current Cintiq requires a Mac port that carries DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt video, together with adequate data and power. A physically matching USB-C port is not the same thing as a video-capable USB-C port.

The failure modes follow directly from that:

• A charge-only cable can power a device without the Mac ever detecting it as a tablet.
• A data-only USB-C cable can let macOS detect the tablet while the display stays black.
• An HDMI adapter alone can produce an image while pen input stays dead, because the USB data leg is missing.
• The Wacom One DTC133 predates all of this and uses a proprietary X-shaped cable that splits into HDMI, USB-A data and power. Nothing about it reduces to a standard USB-C connection.

Model-specific paths: Wacom One 12 DTC121 and One 13 touch DTH134 run from a single USB-C on a compliant host or from the optional 3-in-1 HDMI/USB cable. Wacom One 14 DTC141 exposes USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt and has no HDMI fallback. Movink 13 has two USB-C ports. Cintiq 16 DTK168 combines USB-C with mini-HDMI. Cintiq 24 and the Cintiq Pro line add HDMI and mini-DisplayPort options, and some Pro configurations want a separate USB data connection when video arrives through HDMI or DisplayPort.

macOS permissions a Wacom tablet needs

Wacom's macOS setup is not finished when the driver installs. The relevant Wacom components have to be allowed under Accessibility, under Input Monitoring, and in the macOS Allow in Background / login items controls. An OS update, a driver reinstall or a migration to a new Mac can leave the tablet physically connected while pen input does not behave normally, because those permissions were reset.

The practical order of operations: connect the tablet directly to the Mac with no hub, confirm it appears in Wacom Center, then confirm the permissions before touching anything else. The drawing tablet setup guide walks through the first-session configuration that applies on top of the driver.

The best Wacom screenless tablets for Mac

Wacom Intuos Pro Medium (PTK-670)

• Active area: 263 × 148 mm, 16:9
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt, 5,080 lpi
• Controls: ten ExpressKeys, two mechanical dials, no multi-touch
• Connection: USB-C and Bluetooth, rated around 16 hours of wireless use
• Size and weight: 291 × 206 × 4–7 mm, roughly 411 g
• Mac floor: macOS 13 on driver 6.4.14-1

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Pros: the 16:9 active area maps naturally to widescreen Macs, and ten keys plus two dials covers brush size, zoom and canvas rotation without reaching for the keyboard.

Cons: Wacom removed multi-touch from the 2025 generation, so pinch and rotate gestures are gone. Premium tier.

Verdict: the strongest current screenless Wacom for a Mac desk, provided you do not depend on touch gestures.

Perfect for: illustrators and retouchers working from a fixed Mac who want hardware shortcuts rather than trackpad behaviour.

Wacom Intuos Pro Small (PTK-470)

• Active area: 187 × 105 mm, 16:9
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt, 5,080 lpi
• Controls: five ExpressKeys, one dial, no multi-touch
• Battery: rated around 16 hours, with roughly two hours for a rapid charge
• Size and weight: 215 × 163 mm, 4–7 mm thick, around 240 g

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Pros: light and thin enough to live in the same bag as a MacBook, and it keeps the Pro Pen 3 and a mechanical dial.

Cons: the smallest active area in the 2025 line, which means more pointer scaling across a large or multi-display desktop. No touch.

Verdict: the current Intuos Pro to buy if portability beats surface area.

Perfect for: MacBook users who draw on the move and dock to a monitor at home.

Wacom Intuos Pro Large (PTK-870)

• Active area: 349 × 195 mm, 16:9
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt, 5,080 lpi
• Controls: ten ExpressKeys, two mechanical dials, no multi-touch
• Size and weight: 377 × 253 × 4–7 mm, around 660 g

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Pros: a genuinely large drawing surface for long strokes, and it is lighter than the PTH-860 it replaces.

Cons: needs desk depth, and a large physical area exaggerates mapping problems on multi-monitor setups. No touch.

Verdict: a fixed-desk tool, not something you pack with a laptop.

Perfect for: artists who work on one large display and make broad, fast strokes.

One by Wacom Medium (CTL-672)

• Active area: 216 × 135 mm
• Pen: LP-190K battery-free EMR, 2,048 pressure levels, 2,540 lpi, no tilt
• Controls: none
• Connection: Micro-USB to USB-A, no Bluetooth
• Size and weight: 277 × 189 × 8.7 mm, around 432 g

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Pros: the simplest Wacom to get working on a Mac, with no battery, no Bluetooth and no display to configure. The medium size is the version worth having on a desktop.

Cons: 2,048 pressure levels, no tilt and no ExpressKeys. USB-C-only Macs need a data-capable USB-A adapter for the supplied cable.

Verdict: a capable entry tablet and the model to reach for when you need to isolate a Mac problem from wireless and display variables.

Perfect for: beginners, handwriting and photo masking.

Wacom Intuos Small (CTL-4100)

• Active area: 152 × 95 mm
• Pen: Wacom 4K Pen LP-1100K, 4,096 pressure levels, 2,540 lpi
• Controls: four ExpressKeys
• Connection: wired USB only on this SKU
• Size and weight: 200 × 160 × 8.8 mm, around 230 g

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Pros: twice the pressure resolution of One by Wacom plus four programmable keys, on a connection that removes every wireless variable.

Cons: the 152 × 95 mm area is cramped if you map it across a large or multi-display desktop, and there is no tilt support.

Verdict: the cheapest Wacom that adds shortcuts, and the most predictable to troubleshoot on macOS.

Perfect for: students and first tablets on a desktop Mac.

Wacom Intuos Medium (CTL-6100WL)

• Active area: 216 × 135 mm
• Pen: Wacom 4K Pen LP-1100K, 4,096 pressure levels, 2,540 lpi
• Controls: four ExpressKeys
• Connection: USB plus Bluetooth, rated around 15 hours of wireless use
• Size and weight: 264 × 200 × 8.8 mm, roughly 410 g

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Pros: the comfortable medium surface with a wireless option, and a wired mode that stays the baseline when anything misbehaves.

Cons: the same 4,096-level pen as the smaller Intuos, and Bluetooth introduces pairing, battery and interference states that wired use does not have.

Verdict: the sensible mid-tier screenless Wacom for a Mac, especially for a laptop desk with few free ports.

Perfect for: artists who want a larger surface and untethered use without moving to the pro tier.

The best Wacom pen displays for Mac

Pen displays add a video path, so the pen display buying guide is worth reading alongside this section if you are still deciding between brands. Within Wacom, the choice is mostly about panel resolution, weight and how the video reaches the Mac.

Wacom Movink 13 (DTH135)

• Panel: 13.3-inch OLED, 1920 × 1080, 10-bit, roughly 100% DCI-P3 and 95% Adobe RGB, 100,000:1 contrast, around 350 nits, roughly 0.2 ms response
• Active area: about 294 × 165 mm
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt
• Touch: 10-finger multi-touch
• Connection: two USB-C ports, requiring DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt video
• Size and weight: 319.5 × 205.2 mm, 4–6.6 mm thick, around 420 g

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Pros: OLED contrast and near-instant response in a 420 g chassis that fits a MacBook workflow better than any other Wacom display. Multi-touch included.

Cons: a 1920 × 1080 panel at 13.3 inches, and the host port must carry video, which rules out charge-only USB-C ports.

Verdict: the best Wacom display to carry next to an Apple Silicon MacBook.

Perfect for: travelling illustrators and anyone who wants a second screen that also draws.

Wacom One 14 (DTC141)

• Panel: 14-inch IPS, 1920 × 1080, roughly 98% sRGB, about 285 nits, direct-bonded anti-glare surface
• Active area: about 309 × 174 mm
• Pen: Wacom One Standard Pen, 4,096 pressure levels, ±60° tilt
• Touch: none
• Connection: USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt, no HDMI fallback
• Size and weight: 336 × 201 × 10 mm, around 750 g

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Pros: the cleanest one-cable workflow Wacom sells, with a direct-bonded surface that reduces the visible gap between pen tip and cursor.

Cons: 4,096 pressure levels rather than the pro-tier 8,192, and a Mac without a video-capable USB-C port has no fallback path.

Verdict: the entry display to buy if your Mac can carry video over USB-C.

Perfect for: first pen display buyers on a modern MacBook or Mac mini with a Thunderbolt port.

Wacom One 12 (DTC121) and Wacom One 13 touch (DTH134)

• Wacom One 12: 11.6-inch 1920 × 1080, about 99% sRGB, active area around 257 × 145 mm, no touch, around 0.7 kg
• Wacom One 13 touch: 13.3-inch 1920 × 1080, about 99% sRGB, active area around 294 × 165 mm, 10-finger touch, around 0.9 kg
• Pen on both: Wacom One Standard Pen, 4,096 pressure levels, ±60° tilt
• Connection on both: single USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode, or the optional 3-in-1 HDMI/USB cable

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Pros: the 3-in-1 cable option makes these two the most forgiving Wacom displays on a Mac that lacks USB-C video, and the 13 touch adds canvas gestures.

Cons: 1080p at 13 inches is modest in 2026, and touch introduces a second subsystem that can fail independently of the pen.

Verdict: the safest Wacom displays for a mixed fleet of Macs, including older Intel machines.

Perfect for: artists who split work between a current MacBook and an older Mac with HDMI.

Wacom Cintiq 16 (DTK168, 2025)

• Panel: 16-inch IPS, 2560 × 1600, 16:10, about 100% sRGB and 99% DCI-P3, roughly 12 ms response, bonded anti-glare glass
• Active area: about 345 × 215 mm
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt
• Touch: none
• Connection: USB-C plus mini-HDMI, with built-in fold-out legs
• Size and weight: 384 × 259 × 15 mm, around 2 kg

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Pros: the resolution and colour coverage most illustrators actually need at this size, with Pro Pen 3 and a modern connection path. 16:10 gives more vertical canvas than 16:9.

Cons: no touch and no built-in ExpressKeys, so shortcuts live on the keyboard or a separate remote.

Verdict: the new-Mac buyer's Cintiq, and a materially better panel than the 2019 model it replaced.

Perfect for: illustrators moving up from a screenless tablet to a desktop display.

Wacom Cintiq 24 (DTK246) and Cintiq 24 touch (DTH246)

• Panel: 23.8-inch IPS, 2560 × 1440, about 99% sRGB, around 350 nits, roughly 12 ms response
• Active area: about 527 × 296 mm
• Pen: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, tilt support
• Touch: none on DTK246, 10-finger on DTH246
• Stand: included
• Weight: around 4.8 kg for DTK246, around 5 kg for DTH246

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Pros: a large working surface with a bundled stand and a 2.5K panel that removes the older Cintiq 22's 1080p compromise.

Cons: a permanent desk fixture, and touch on the DTH246 is the only difference between the two models.

Verdict: the current large-format Cintiq, and the point where a Mac desk starts to need real planning.

Perfect for: full-time illustrators and animators who work on one canvas all day.

Wacom Cintiq Pro 17, 22 and 27

• Cintiq Pro 17: 17.3-inch 3840 × 2160 up to 120 Hz, about 99% DCI-P3 and 88% Adobe RGB, around 400 nits, 10-bit, multi-touch, about 2.2 kg
• Cintiq Pro 22: 21.5-inch 3840 × 2160 up to 120 Hz, about 99% DCI-P3 and 95% Adobe RGB, around 300 nits, multi-touch, around 5 kg
• Cintiq Pro 27: 26.9-inch 3840 × 2160 up to 120 Hz, about 99% Adobe RGB and 98% DCI-P3, around 400 nits, 10-bit, multi-touch, around 7.2 kg
• Pen on all three: Pro Pen 3, 8,192 pressure levels, ±60° tilt
• Connection on all three: USB-C with DisplayPort Alt Mode, plus USB, HDMI and mini-DisplayPort options

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Check the Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 on Amazon

Pros: 4K, 120 Hz and wide colour coverage, with multi-touch across the range and native USB-C on modern Macs.

Cons: the Cintiq Pro 27 does not include a conventional desk stand, and its usable angle requires the official stand or a VESA 100 × 100 arm, which changes the real footprint and cost of ownership.

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Verdict: the tier for colour-critical production work, not for a first display.

Perfect for: studios and professional illustrators who need 4K, refresh rate and measured colour in one panel.

Previous-generation Wacom tablets that still work on Mac

These are the models worth targeting second-hand, because each one appears in the current 6.4.14-1 list despite being superseded.

Wacom Intuos Pro Small (PTH-460), 2019. 160 × 100 mm active area, Pro Pen 2 with 8,192 pressure levels and ±60° tilt, six ExpressKeys and a Touch Ring, multi-touch, USB-C and Bluetooth. It keeps touch and the Touch Ring, both of which the 2025 generation dropped, with a smaller active area and a heavier body than the PTK-470.

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Perfect for: artists who want touch gestures in a compact screenless tablet.

Wacom Intuos Pro Medium (PTH-660), 2017. 224 × 148 mm active area, Pro Pen 2, eight ExpressKeys plus Touch Ring, multi-touch, USB-C and Bluetooth, around 700 g. The clearest example of a superseded model that is still a rational Mac purchase.

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Perfect for: illustrators who use pinch and rotate constantly and do not need the newest pen.

Wacom Intuos Pro Large (PTH-860), 2017. 311 × 216 mm active area, Pro Pen 2, eight ExpressKeys plus Touch Ring, multi-touch, USB-C and Bluetooth, around 1.3 kg. Its size is a benefit only if a large desk justifies it, and it makes multi-monitor mapping a deliberate configuration task.

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Perfect for: large-format work on a single wide display.

Wacom One (DTC133), 2020. 13.3-inch 1920 × 1080 at roughly 200 nits and 72% NTSC, 4,096 pressure levels, ±60° tilt, no touch, around 1.0 kg, with built-in fold-out legs at about 19°. It remains in the current driver, which makes it the odd case of a 2020 display that is officially fine on macOS 26, provided you accept the proprietary X-cable and its HDMI plus USB-A plus power requirements on a modern Mac.

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Perfect for: budget-conscious buyers who can live with adapter clutter.

Wacom Cintiq 16 (DTK1660), 2019. 15.6-inch 1920 × 1080 at roughly 210 nits, active area about 344 × 194 mm, Pro Pen 2 with 8,192 pressure levels and ±60° tilt, no touch or ExpressKeys, around 1.9 kg, fold-out legs at about 19°, and a 3-in-1 HDMI plus USB plus power connection.

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Perfect for: a desktop Mac where cable clutter is acceptable and the price gap to the 2025 Cintiq 16 matters.

Wacom Cintiq 22 (DTK2260), 2019. 21.5-inch 1920 × 1080 at roughly 210 nits, active area about 476 × 268 mm, Pro Pen 2, no touch, around 5.6 kg, with an adjustable stand covering roughly 16° to 82° and HDMI plus USB-A plus external power.

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Perfect for: large-canvas work on a budget, if 1080p at 21.5 inches is acceptable.

Legacy Wacom hardware on Mac: where support ends

Three groups sit outside the current driver, and each has a different ceiling.

Wacom Cintiq 13HD (DTK-1300 / DTH-1300), 2013. 13.3-inch 1920 × 1080, 2,048 pressure levels, ExpressKeys and a radial control, proprietary HDMI plus USB plus power breakout. Dropped starting with driver 6.4.11-1; the last supported Mac branch is 6.4.10-3, which covers macOS 12 through 15. There is no official macOS 26 support.

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Wacom Intuos Pro PTH-451, PTH-651 and PTH-851, 2013. 2,048 pressure levels, multi-touch, ExpressKeys and a Touch Ring, USB plus an optional wireless accessory kit. Same cutoff: final driver 6.4.10-3, macOS 12 through 15, removed from 6.4.11 onward. The PTH-651 is the one most often mistaken for the still-supported PTH-660.

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Wacom Bamboo (CTL, CTH and MTE era), 2007 to 2011. Features vary by model, and connectivity is USB-A era. Wacom's current driver lists do not include them, and their last Mac drivers date from the OS X era. A Bamboo is hardware for an old Mac, not a cheap route onto a current one.

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Mac-specific Wacom problems and what they mean

Most Mac reports fall into six patterns, and each points at a different layer. Sorting the symptom before reinstalling anything saves an afternoon.

With Wacom Center open, a Mac going to sleep and a tablet being unplugged and replugged can leave Wacom Center unable to detect the device. Restart Driver is Wacom's own workaround. The same release notes also cover a Force Proportions and Display Toggle conflict, which is the one to know about if you map a tablet across two displays.

Bluetooth is a separate variable on the Intuos and Intuos Pro lines. If a wireless connection lags, drops or fails to wake, confirm that wired USB still works before touching the driver. Successful wired operation narrows the fault to pairing state, battery or radio interference. If pen input itself is the problem, the fuller diagnostic path is in our Wacom connection and detection fix guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Wacom's Mac compatibility comes down to one document and one habit. The document is the supported-products list for driver 6.4.14-1, which covers every tablet in this article from the 2017 Intuos Pro PTH generation through the 2025 PTK and Cintiq releases. The habit is reading the model number before buying, especially second-hand, because PTH-660 and PTH-651 sit on opposite sides of a driver cutoff and DTK168 and DTK1660 are two different displays with one shared name.

For a new Mac, the current-generation picks are straightforward. The Intuos Pro Medium PTK-670 is the strongest screenless option for a fixed desk, the Movink 13 is the best display to carry alongside a MacBook, and the Cintiq 16 DTK168 is the sensible step up for desktop illustration. If touch gestures matter, the previous-generation PTH-660 still delivers them on the current driver. If budget is the constraint, the Cintiq 16 DTK1660 and Wacom One DTC133 remain officially supported and cost far less than their replacements.

Before buying anything, match the connection to the Mac. A screenless tablet needs USB data and nothing more. A pen display needs video over DisplayPort Alt Mode or Thunderbolt, and the only reliable way to know is to check the Mac's port specification rather than the cable's shape.

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More on this site: our complete Wacom model guide, the Intuos versus Intuos Pro comparison, and the best drawing tablets for Mac and MacBook.