Computer 1: Control your Computer using your Droid

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard & Mouse

2021-10-09

Unified Remote (4.5@130,712) Ǥ 14 2 / Unified Remote Full (4.7@57,414; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 13 2 Testbericht 12/2019; for Windows PC (needs PC component)
XMouse (4.4@225) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-30 Github; Linux X11
Serverless Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse for PC/Phone (4.1@10,134) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Serverless Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse Premium (4.2@375; ~EUR 3.50) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Tutorial 6/2021
Remote Mouse (4@95,392) Ǥ 14 9
Remote iT (4@62) 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
Ultimate Mouse Lite (3.7@6,292) 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
PC Remote (3.6@47,155) Ǥ 18 4 Windows; requires PC companion
Remote Mouse Keyboard and More (3.5@6,021) Ǥ 12 3 / WiFi and Bluetooth Remote (3.7@247; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 11 3 Linux, Mac, Win; needs PC component
Remote Keyboard (3.5@186) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Telepad - remote mouse & keyboard (3.4@4,056) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-20
Air HID :WiFi Mouse & KeyBoard (3.3@2,278) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-04
USB Keyboard (3.1@3,080) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-31 Github
KiwiMote: WiFi Remote Keyboard and Mouse for PC (3.1@1,314) 6 2 Linux, Mac, Windows; requires PC companion
Remote Mouse for Computer (3.1@471) Ǥ 6 3
Advanced Touchpad Remote Mouse (2.8@1,266) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
USB Gadget Tool (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; mouse, keyboard & more

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(remote control computer) (3.8@87,675) Ǥ 11 2 Video Howto 10/2017
WiFi Mouse HD free (3.7@13,057) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-27 / WiFi Mouse Pro (3.8@6,178; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 14 1
My Mobile Mouse (3.7@192) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20 requires PC component
Mobile Mouse Lite (3.5@2,207) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2013-01-02 / Mobile Mouse Pro (2.5@598; ~EUR 2.25) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-10
Weylus: use your tablet for graphical input/output (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Android Device as second Screen

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iDisplay (4.4@16; ~EUR 19.00) 10 3 LastUpdate: 2018-05-16 Mac+Win
spacedesk (multi monitor display extension screen) (4.1@11,654) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Manual; Howto 12/2016 | Anleitung 4/2021; Video Review 9/2017 | 1/2018; Video Howto 2/2019 | Anleitung 2/2021; Vorstellung 6/2020; Windows only; requires PC companion
Duet Display (3.9@1,805; ~EUR 11.00) 6 2 Windows & Mac
Splashtop Wired XDisplay Free (3.7@4,556) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-05-09 / Splashtop Wired XDisplay (3.8@1,491; ~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 (2.9@345; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-28 / Twomon USB - USB Monitor (2.8@1,376; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-12-26 Mac/Win, requires server application
Air Display 2 (1.9@150; ~EUR 16.00) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2015-05-21 Mac/Win; requires registration and server component
Deskreen: Linux/Mac/Win; any device with a browser can serve as second screen

Remote-Control your PC: Powerpoint & Presentations

2021-10-10

Presentation Remote (3.8@210) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Powerpoint
LibreOffice Impress Remote (3.6@1,639) 4 1 HowTo; Video presentation 2/2019 (w/ Wear support)
Remote for PowerPoint Keynote (3.2@2,573) 11 2 / Remote Pro PowerPoint Keynote (3.2@693; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 12 2
Presentation Remote (3.2@1,338) 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@2,016) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-25

Monitor Torrents from Remote

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Torrnado - Transmission Remote (4.7@3,242) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18
Transmission Remote (4.6@2,691) 6 1
Tremotesf (4.6@140) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader (4.5@4,759,291) Ǥ 14 10 / µTorrent® Pro - Torrent App (4.5@36,498; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 15 7
Aria2App (open source) (4.5@524) Ǥ 11 1
Vuze Remote (4.3@3,529) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-02 Github; Video Howto 6/2015; Video Intro 4/2017
Remote Transmission (4.2@5,604) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-04
Transdrone (4.2@4,063) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Transdroid (5@3) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Guide 11/2016
youTorrent Controller (3.5@58) 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@53; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-28
qBittorrent Controller (2.9@1,762) 6 1 / qBittorrent Controller Pro (3.8@383; ~EUR 2.50) 6 1 Github
Transmissionic (0@0) 3 1 Github
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 (4.6@52,184) Ǥ 6 2
Remotix VNC, RDP, NEAR (Remote Desktop) (4.4@497; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 10 1
Remote Ripple PRO (TightVNC) (4.3@840; ~EUR 4.25) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
akRDCFree VNC viewer (4.2@3,015) Ǥ 7 5 LastUpdate: 2017-06-27 / akRDCPro VNC viewer (4.2@68; ~EUR 3.00) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2017-05-01
bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer (4.1@3,348) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / bVNC Pro: Secure VNC Viewer (4.4@392; ~EUR 5.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Remote Desktop Manager (4.1@1,596) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
MultiVNC (4.1@434) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Jump Desktop (RDP & VNC) (4@3,292; ~EUR 5.50) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-03
VNC Viewer for Android (3.8@13,580) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Mocha VNC Lite (3.8@922) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Mocha VNC (4@78; ~EUR 4.75) 5 1
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (3.4@84) Ǥ 11 3 / TruDesktop Remote Desktop Pro (3@6; ~EUR 3.25) 10 2 RDP & VNC
TruVnc Secured Vnc Client (3.3@63) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-02-23 / TruVnc Secured Vnc Client Pro (4.1@8; ~EUR 3.25) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2019-07-22
TSVNC (3.3@7) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
VR Remote Desktop Free (3.2@205) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
VR VNC (2.8@158) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-16
AVNC (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Remote control your Windows PC

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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@11,699) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-19
Remote RDP Lite (No Ad) (4.1@5,271) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote RDP (4.2@697; ~EUR 8.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote RDP Enterprise (4.5@247; ~EUR 16.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Remote Desktop Manager (4.1@1,596) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
Remote Desktop 8 (4@115,998) 7 1 / Microsoft Remote Desktop Beta (4.3@11) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2020-03-05 Win XP and up, but not the "Home" versions
Jump Desktop (RDP & VNC) (4@3,292; ~EUR 5.50) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2018-08-03
aRDP: Secure RDP Client (4@890) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / aRDP Pro: Secure RDP Client (4.5@93; ~EUR 5.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Wifi Computer + Touchpad (3.8@2,145) Ǥ 10 5 requires PC component
AccessToGo RDP/Remote Desktop (3.8@1,850) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Tablet optimized
aFreeRDP (3.7@842) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Alpemix Remote Desktop Control (3.7@413) 6 1 requires PC component
InnoRDP Windows Remote Desktop (3.7@142) Ǥ 11 5
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (3.4@84) Ǥ 11 3 / TruDesktop Remote Desktop Pro (3@6; ~EUR 3.25) 10 2 RDP & VNC

Remote control your Mac

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Splashtop Personal - Remote Desktop (4.3@110,870) Ǥ 14 1 / Splashtop Business - Remote Desktop (4.7@2,887) Ǥ 13 3 / Splashtop Enterprise (Legacy) (4.1@481) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-04 Wikipedia DE | EN; Mac/Ubuntu/Win
Remote Desktop Manager (4.1@1,596) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
gPad remote touchpad/keyboard (3.6@1,610) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2012-11-05 Mac+Win
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) (4.7@150) 6 4 LastUpdate: 2019-11-08
WolOn - Wake on LAN (4.6@4,780) Ǥ 7 2
WOLdroid WOL Wake On Lan (4.4@603) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-13
WOL-Manager (4.4@247) Ǥ 11 2
Wake On LAN (4.3@1,921) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-13
Fusion WOL (4.3@212) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-28
Wake On Lan (4.1@4,422) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-24
Wake On Lan/Wan (with Widget) (3.9@354) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-06-21
Depicus Wake On Lan Free (3.9@203) 5 2 / Depicus Wake On Lan (4.1@20; ~EUR 1.25) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-07-13
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@53) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Duorem (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-03-16 Github

Other apps to remote access your desktop machine

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TeamViewer Remote Control (4.6@660,461) Ǥ 14 1 Linux/Mac/Win
KDE Connect (4.6@19,703) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro & Howto 2/2019 | 11/2019; Video Walk-Through 3/2017; more videos; extensive Intro 4/2021; Intro for Windows 7/2021; works desktop agnostic, e.g. with LXDE as well (and now even with Windows); also share files, use as touchpad
Zorin Connect (4.6@647) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Howto 7/2019; Clone of KDE Connect for ZorinOS
Chrome Remote Desktop (4.1@207,162) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-01-15
XServer XSDL (4.1@1,320) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Demo 6/2017
Lazy Mouse - PC Remote � & Remote Mouse (4.1@1,293) Ǥ 13 8 LastUpdate: 2020-01-28
Remote Control Collection (4@41,978) Ǥ 8 3 Windows only: Mouse, Keyboard, Mediaplayer, Powerpoint
Wifi Mouse - Remote Control for your Computer! (4@129) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-10-25 mouse, keyboard, screen & more
Remote Control PC[Open Source] (4@18) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2017-01-28 Github
AnyDesk Remote Desktop Software (3.9@73,619) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2017; Video Guide 4/2020; requires PC component; Linux/Win/Mac
Remote Control PC (3.8@17) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-28 Github
Home Remote Control (3.7@1,434) 11 5 LastUpdate: 2017-04-20 / Home Remote Control Pro (4.3@157; ~EUR 1.50) 11 2 LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Linux via SSH: mouse, keyboard, media control & more
Opaque oVirt, RHEV, and Proxmox Client (3.7@41; ~EUR 5.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Parallels Access (3.6@2,601) 15 5 Test 12/2015; MacOS & Windows; Account & nach 14 Tagen kostenpflichtiges Abo benötigt
Android X11 X-Server (3.1@16) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
VirtualBox Manager (2.7@1,006) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-04 Github
Device Connect (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Further Readings:

Best Apps To Use Android Device As A Second Monitor (2/2021)
7 Android Apps That Act as a Remote Control for Your PC (2/2021)
The best remote desktop tools for Android (4/2019)

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