Computer 1: Control your Computer using your Droid

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard & Mouse

2021-01-16

Unified Remote (4.4@125,427) Ǥ 14 3 / Unified Remote Full (4.6@55,124; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 13 2 Testbericht 12/2019; for Windows PC (needs PC component)
XMouse (4.4@225) 3 LastUpdate: 2018-08-30 Github; Linux X11
Mouse Kit (Keyboard+Presenter) (4.2@25,886) Ǥ 5 5 LastUpdate: 2016-12-21 Mac, Win; requires PC component; Video Howto
Remote Mouse (4.1@87,631) Ǥ 10 8
Remote iT (4.1@60) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-07 / Remote iT Plus (3.7@3; ~EUR 0.75) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-09 Linux, Mac & Windows. Controls keyboard, mouse & more
Limitless Remote (4@1,016) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-01-28
Wireless Mouse and Keyboard (4@623) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2019-06-05 / WiFi and Bluetooth Remote (3.8@244; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 11 3
TouchRemote - PC Remote (3.9@1,326) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-19 requires PC component
Ultimate Mouse Lite (3.7@6,243) Ǥ 8 3 LastUpdate: 2017-01-08 / Ultimate Mouse (3.9@88; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 8 3 LastUpdate: 2016-09-06 Linux, Mac, Win
Remote Mouse Keyboard and More (3.6@5,972) Ǥ 12 4 Linux, Mac, Win; needs PC component
Remote Keyboard (3.5@182) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Telepad - remote mouse & keyboard (3.4@3,887) Ǥ 10 4 LastUpdate: 2019-04-20
Air HID :WiFi Mouse & KeyBoard (3.4@2,271) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-04
Wifi Mouse Keyboard (3.2@85) 6 4 LastUpdate: 2016-02-17
USB Keyboard (3.1@3,080) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-31 Github
Advanced Touchpad Remote Mouse (2.8@1,231) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
Remote Mouse for Computer (2.8@300) Ǥ 6 3

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard

Remote Numpad (3.2@165) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Remote-Control your PC: Mouse

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WiFi Mouse(Android remote control PC/Mac/Laptop) (3.8@85,571) Ǥ 14 3 Video Howto 10/2017
WiFi Mouse HD free (3.8@12,999) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-27 / WiFi Mouse Pro (3.9@6,069; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 14 1
My Mobile Mouse (3.7@187) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20 requires PC component
Blink Linux Remote Control (3.6@35) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-11 Github; Linux: mouse & swipe; requires server counter-part
Mobile Mouse Lite (3.5@2,207) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2013-01-02 / Mobile Mouse Pro (2.5@600; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-10
AirMouse! Wifi pointing mouse (3.5@142) Ǥ 14 1 LastUpdate: 2016-04-30

Android Device as second Screen

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spacedesk (multi monitor display extension screen) (4@8,800) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Manual; Howto 12/2016; Video Review 9/2017 | 1/2018; Video Howto 2/2019; Vorstellung 6/2020; Windows only; requires PC companion
Splashtop Wired XDisplay Free (3.5@3,717) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-09 / Splashtop Wired XDisplay (3.6@1,288; ~EUR 7.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-09 Video Intro 2/2016; Video Howto 3/2017; Video Walk-Through 12/2018 (30min); Review 4/2019; Mac/Win, PC component required
TwomonAir - Dualmonitor,remote (3.1@337; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-28 / Twomon USB - USB Monitor (2.7@1,328; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 9 1 Intro 3/2014; Mac/Win, requires server application
Duet Display (2.7@997; ~EUR 11.00) Ǥ 11 1 Windows & Mac
iDisplay (2.2@3,885; ~EUR 19.00) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2018-05-16 Mac+Win
Air Display 2 (1.9@142; ~EUR 16.00) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-21 Mac/Win; requires registration and server component

Remote-Control your PC: Powerpoint & Presentations

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Presentation Remote (3.8@206) Ǥ 13 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-13 Powerpoint
Remote for PowerPoint Keynote (3.3@2,570) 11 2 / Remote Pro PowerPoint Keynote (3.2@692; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 12 2
LibreOffice Impress Remote (3.3@1,603) 4 1 HowTo; Video presentation 2/2019 (w/ Wear support)
Presentation Remote (3.2@1,337) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-04-20 PowerPoint, Prezi, Adobe Reader, Google Slides, OpenOffice/LibreOffice; Windows only
Remote Presenter (2.9@2,019) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-25

Monitor Torrents from Remote

2021-01-16

Torrnado - Transmission Remote (4.7@3,201) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18
Transmission Remote (4.7@2,491) 6 1
µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader (4.6@4,560,480) Ǥ 15 10 / µTorrent® Pro - Torrent App (4.5@34,737; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 8
Tremotesf (4.6@112) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Aria2App (open source) (4.5@454) Ǥ 11 1
StickShift Transmission Free (4.5@51) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-04-09
Vuze Remote (4.4@3,519) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-02 Github; Video Howto 6/2015; Video Intro 4/2017
Remote Transmission (4.2@5,600) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-04
Transdrone (4.2@4,009) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Transdroid (5@3) 8 Github; Guide 11/2016
µTorrent Remote (4.1@27) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2013-12-23
youTorrent Controller (3.7@52) 5 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-28
Transmission GUI trial (3.3@396) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-06 / Transmission GUI (4.2@51; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-02-14
qBittorrent Controller (2.9@1,628) 6 1 / qBittorrent Controller Pro (4@355; ~EUR 2.50) 6 1 Github
Synodroid (2.7@1,685) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-28 for use with Synology NAS
Gear Shift (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-21 Github

VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing, and is available for most operating systems. Which means, the following solutions should work with Linux, Mac, and Windows as well. Your Android device then will act as keyboard, mouse, and display for the remote machine.

VNC Viewer - Remote Desktop (4.5@48,117) Ǥ 8 3
Remote Ripple: Fast VNC Client (4.4@2,792) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2016-09-17 / Remote Ripple PRO (TightVNC) (4.2@777; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MultiVNC (4.2@424) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Jump Desktop (RDP & VNC) (4.1@3,215; ~EUR 5.50) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-03
bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer (4.1@3,194) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / bVNC Pro: Secure VNC Viewer (4.5@375; ~EUR 5.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
akRDCFree VNC viewer (4.1@3,014) Ǥ 7 4 LastUpdate: 2017-06-27 / akRDCPro VNC viewer (4.2@65; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2017-05-01
Remote Desktop Manager (4@1,311) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
VNC Viewer for Android (3.9@13,565) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-15 Github
Mocha VNC Lite (3.8@909) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-13 / Mocha VNC (4.1@76; ~EUR 4.75) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-11
Remotix VNC RDP Lite (3.4@434) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-05-04 / Remotix VNC, RDP, NEAR (Remote Desktop) (4.2@471; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 10 1
VR Remote Desktop Free (3.2@196) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
TruVnc Secured Vnc Client (3.2@57) Ǥ 11 3 / TruVnc Secured Vnc Client Pro (4.1@8; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 11 1
VR VNC (2.8@155) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-16
TSVNC (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Remote control your Windows PC

2021-01-17

Many of the following solutions also can be used to control VirtualBox VMs (OS independent), as long as they support RDP (the Remote Desktop Protocol).

PC Remote (Beta) (4.5@27,783) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2016-02-18
Parallels Client (legacy) (4.3@11,697) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-19
Remote RDP Lite (No Ad) (4.1@5,230) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote RDP (4.2@700; ~EUR 8.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote RDP Enterprise (4.5@250; ~EUR 16.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Jump Desktop (RDP & VNC) (4.1@3,215; ~EUR 5.50) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-03
Remote Desktop 8 (4@114,435) 7 1 / Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta (4.3@11) 5 1 Vorstellung 4/2014; Win XP and up, but not the "Home" versions
Remote Desktop Manager (4@1,311) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
aRDP: Secure RDP Client (4@824) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / aRDP Pro: Secure RDP Client (4.5@90; ~EUR 5.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
AccessToGo RDP/Remote Desktop (3.9@1,842) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Tablet optimized
Wifi Computer + Touchpad (3.8@2,065) Ǥ 10 5 requires PC component
Kinoni Remote Desktop (3.8@1,223) Ǥ 13 5 LastUpdate: 2017-06-23
aFreeRDP (3.7@842) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Alpemix Remote Desktop Control (3.7@347) 6 1 requires PC component
InnoRDP Windows Remote Desktop (3.7@138) Ǥ 11 4
TruRdp Rdp Remote Desktop All (3.7@28) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-07 / TruRdp Rdp Remote Desktop Pro (4@5; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2018-10-07

Remote control your Mac

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ReCtrl (4.8@6) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2016-12-13 Linux, Mac, Win
Splashtop Personal - Remote Desktop (4.3@110,372) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Splashtop Business - Remote Desktop (4.5@2,580) 9 3 / Splashtop Enterprise (Legacy) (4.2@483) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-04 Wikipedia DE | EN; Mac/Ubuntu/Win
Remote Desktop Manager (4@1,311) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
gPad remote touchpad/keyboard (3.6@1,610) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2012-11-05 Mac+Win
Remote for Mac (3.6@863) Ǥ 9 8 LastUpdate: 2017-03-27
Air Remote Desktop (3.6@419) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-04 Windows / Linux / Mac

Wake-on-LAN

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Easy WOL (with Sync) (4.8@92) 6 4
WolOn - Wake on LAN (4.6@4,099) Ǥ 8 2
WOL-Manager (4.6@215) Ǥ 11 2
WOLdroid WOL Wake On Lan (4.4@602) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-13
Wake On LAN (4.3@1,883) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Fusion WOL (4.3@208) Ǥ 7 2
WOL - Wake on Lan (widget) (4.2@644) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2015-04-07
Wake On Lan (4.1@3,998) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-24
Wake on Lan (4.1@27) Ǥ 4 3 LastUpdate: 2016-01-11
Wake On Lan - Scan (4@99) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-24
Wake My Lan (4@27) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-01-17
Depicus Wake On Lan Free (3.9@196) 5 2 / Depicus Wake On Lan (4.1@20; ~EUR 1.25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-07-13
Wake on Lan/Wan with Widget (3.9@47) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Wol Wake on Lan Wan (3.8@2,599) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-04
Wake On Lan/Wan (with Widget) (3.8@341) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-06-21
Duorem (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Other apps to remote access your desktop machine

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KDE Connect (4.6@17,701) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro & Howto 2/2014 | 2/2019 | 11/2019; Ausführliche Vorstellung & Howto 4/2014; detailed intro 6/2015; Video Walk-Through 3/2017; more videos; works desktop agnostic, e.g. with LXDE as well; also share files, use as touchpad
Zorin Connect (4.3@434) 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Howto 7/2019; Clone of KDE Connect for ZorinOS
Chrome Remote Desktop (4.2@200,187) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 4/2014; Hands-On & Howto 4/2014
AnyDesk Remote Control (4.1@50,727) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2017; Video Guide 4/2020; requires PC component; Linux/Win/Mac
myRemote (4.1@1,770) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-12-16
XServer XSDL (4.1@1,241) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Remote Control PC[Open Source] (4.1@16) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2017-01-28 Github
Remote Control PC (4.1@14) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-28 Github
Remote Control Collection (4@41,205) Ǥ 8 3 Windows only: Mouse, Keyboard, Mediaplayer, Powerpoint
Wifi Mouse - Remote Control for your Computer! (4@103) Ǥ 9 1 mouse, keyboard, screen & more
TeamViewer for Remote Control (3.8@589,662) Ǥ 9 1 Linux/Mac/Win
Home Remote Control (3.8@1,423) 11 5 LastUpdate: 2017-04-20 / Home Remote Control Pro (4.3@158; ~EUR 1.50) 11 2 LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Linux via SSH: mouse, keyboard, media control & more
Lazy Mouse - PC Remote 💻 & Remote Mouse (3.8@1,173) Ǥ 14 8
VirtualBox Manager 4.0+ (3.7@82) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-07
Opaque oVirt, RHEV, and Proxmox Client (3.7@38; ~EUR 5.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Parallels Access (3.6@2,579) 13 7 Test 12/2015; MacOS & Windows; Account & nach 14 Tagen kostenpflichtiges Abo benötigt
VirtualBox Manager (2.9@884) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Android X11 X-Server (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Device Connect (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Further Readings:

The best remote desktop tools for Android (2/2019)

2021-01-19

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