The YouTuber Jonathan Morrison has pulled off something iPad and Mac fans have been dying to see: a full version of macOS, Apple's operating system for Mac computers, running on an iPad.

For this setup, Morrison used the 2018 Mac Mini to put macOS on a 2018 iPad Pro.

The Mac Mini powers the whole experience, and basically uses the iPad Pro as an external display — but all of the iPad-specific features still work, including the touchscreen, and even accessories like the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard.

It's the best of both worlds; you have to see it to believe it.

For years, one of the biggest desires among iPad owners is that they wish it could run Mac software.

The iPad is an excellent device for doing things like watching movies or reading books, but a handful of limitations keep it from being a real work computer, mainly that it runs iOS instead of a more robust desktop operating system like Apple's macOS.

Apple insists that iPads and Mac computers will always be separate devices and that we will never see desktop software on an iPad. Apple's Craig Federighi, who leads software efforts for both Mac and iOS devices, told Wired earlier this year that he was "not into touchscreens" on PCs and doubts he will change his mind.

But thankfully there's a way to experience macOS on an iPad, even without Apple's blessing. The YouTuber Jonathan Morrison said he saw this unique setup "hit the internet this week" and, after trying it himself, filmed how well it works, for everyone to see. The iPad isn't technically running MacOS in this setup, but with a near-instantaneous connection between the tablet and the Mac Mini, and the fact all of the iPad features still work, this may be the closest we ever get to seeing MacOS actually running on an iPad.

Here's how Morrison made macOS run on an iPad Pro — and how you can do it too: