Computer 1: Control your Computer using your Droid

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard & Mouse

2025-04-24

Unified Remote (4.6@143,855) Ǥ 20 2 / Unified Remote Full (4.8@64,093; ~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
Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse (4.3@36,027) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse Pro (4.6@1,432; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 8 1 Tutorial 6/2021
Air HID :WiFi Mouse & KeyBoard (4@2,280) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-04
Remote Keyboard (4@197) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Remote Mouse (3.6@117,413) Ǥ 17 8
PC Remote (3.6@53,450) Ǥ 16 4 Windows; requires PC companion
KiwiMote: WiFi Remote Keyboard and Mouse for PC (3.5@1,509) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-19 Linux, Mac, Windows; requires PC companion
Advanced Touchpad Remote Mouse (3.4@1,268) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
Telepad - remote mouse & keyboard (3.2@4,245) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-20
Remote Mouse Keyboard and More (3.1@6,031) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-11 / WiFi and Bluetooth Remote (2.7@252; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-08 Linux, Mac, Win; needs PC component
Remote Mouse for Computer (2.5@632) Ǥ 6 3 LastUpdate: 2020-05-07
TouchDroid (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-02-25 Github
USB HID Client (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; needs root
USB Gadget Tool (0@0) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-06-11 Github; mouse, keyboard & more

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard

Remote Numpad (3.2@165) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
OTG Keyboard (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; use Android as A Bluetooth Keyboard; also supports OTG, so connect your USB keyboard to your Android and make it a wireless one
Share To InputStick (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; needs InputStick (USB BT dongle)

Remote-Control your PC: Mouse

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WiFi Mouse HD free (4.1@13,032) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-27 / WiFi Mouse Pro (3.6@6,268; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 9 1
Mobile Mouse Lite (3.5@2,207) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2013-01-02
WiFi Mouse (3.3@89,633) Ǥ 15 2 Video Howto 10/2017
SmartMouse (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Android Virtual Pen (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; use your Android device to emulate a virtual pen on your PC; requires PC compontent
Weylus: use your tablet for graphical input/output (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Android Device as second Screen

2025-04-11

spacedesk - USB Display for PC (4.7@34,457) Ǥ 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Manual; Howto 12/2016 | Anleitung 4/2021; Video Review 9/2017 | 1/2018; Video Howto 2/2019 | Anleitung 2/2021; Vorstellung 6/2020; Vorstellung 11/2023; Windows only; requires PC companion
Duet Display (4.1@6,125) 6 4 Windows & Mac
Splashtop Wired XDisplay (3@6,086) 7 2 / Splashtop Wired XDisplay Pro (3.9@1,982; ~EUR 7.50) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2023-04-12 Video Howto 3/2017; Video Walk-Through 12/2018 (30min); Review 4/2019; Mac/Win, PC component required
Deskreen: Linux/Mac/Win; any device with a browser can serve as second screen

Remote-Control your PC: Powerpoint & Presentations

2025-04-11

Presentation Remote (4@216) Ǥ 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-09-23 Powerpoint
Presentation Remote (3.8@1,334) 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 (3.4@2,014) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-25
LibreOffice Impress Remote (3.3@1,738) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-09-12 HowTo; Video presentation 2/2019 (w/ Wear support)
Remote for PowerPoint Keynote (3@2,575) 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-21

Monitor Torrents from Remote

2025-04-11

qBitController (4.8@235) 7 2 Github
Torrnado - Transmission Remote (4.7@3,316) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18
Aria2App (open source) (4.7@675) Ǥ 13 2
Tremotesf (4.6@267) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader (4.5@5,311,534) Ǥ 21 16 / µTorrent® Pro - Torrent App (4.3@42,375; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 11 10
Remote Transmission (4.5@5,582) Ǥ 4 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-04
Transmission Remote (4.5@3,032) Ǥ 10 2
Vuze Remote (4.3@3,545) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-02 Github; Video Intro 4/2017
qBController (3.7@1,834) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-01 Github
Transdrone (3.6@4,105) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Transdroid (5@3) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Guide 11/2016
youTorrent Controller (3.6@59) 5 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-28
Transmission GUI trial (3@393) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-06 / Transmission GUI (4.1@53; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-28
Remote for Transmission (0@0) Ǥ 10 1 Github
Transmissionic (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-03-12 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.

AVNC (4.8@193) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Remotix VNC, RDP, NEAR (4.7@564; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2021-12-09
Remote Ripple PRO (TightVNC) (4.6@1,131) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-03-04
MultiVNC - Secure VNC Viewer (4.6@789) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop (4.4@59,841) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer (4.3@3,698) 6 1 / bVNC Pro: Secure VNC Viewer (4.4@463; ~EUR 9.00) 6 1 Github
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,480) Ǥ 15 1 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
Mocha VNC Lite (3.8@967) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Mocha VNC (5@80; ~EUR 4.75) 5 1
VNC Viewer for Android (3.3@13,497) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
TruVnc Secured Vnc Client (3.3@63) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-02-23
akRDC: VNC client (3.2@2,954) Ǥ 9 2 LastUpdate: 2022-09-04 / akRDCPro VNC viewer (5@74; ~EUR 3.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-09-03
TSVNC (3.1@8) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-28 Github
VR Remote Desktop Free (2.4@226) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
VR VNC (2.2@165) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-16
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@124) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2022-12-16 RDP & VNC

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).

Remote RDP Lite (No Ad) (4.4@5,317) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-02-25 / Remote RDP (5@693; ~EUR 8.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-23 / Remote RDP Enterprise (5@242; ~EUR 16.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-23
aRDP: Secure RDP Client (4.2@1,290) 7 1 / aRDP Pro: Secure RDP Client (4@143; ~EUR 9.00) 7 1 Github
Parallels Client (legacy) (4@11,614) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-19
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,480) Ǥ 15 1 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
AccessToGo RDP/Remote Desktop (3.9@1,826) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Tablet optimized
Remote Desktop 8 (3.8@114,649) 14 1 LastUpdate: 2021-10-16 Win XP and up, but not the "Home" versions
InnoRDP Windows Remote Desktop (3.8@145) Ǥ 11 5 LastUpdate: 2020-05-20
aFreeRDP (3.7@842) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Alpemix Remote Desktop Control (3.3@433) 5 2 requires PC component
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@124) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2022-12-16 RDP & VNC

Remote control your Mac

2025-04-11

Splashtop Personal (4@110,924) Ǥ 18 1 / Splashtop Business (4.6@4,071) 18 1 / Splashtop Enterprise (Legacy) (4.1@482) 7 2 Wikipedia DE | EN; Mac/Ubuntu/Win
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,480) Ǥ 15 1 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH

Wake-on-LAN

2025-04-11

WolOn - Wake on LAN Widgets (4.8@6,715) Ǥ 7 3
Easy WOL (Wake on LAN) (4.8@272) 7 4
Simple Wake On Lan (4.6@53) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-08-21 Github
WOL-Manager (4.5@296) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-18
Wake on Lan (4.4@366) 4 1 Github
WOLdroid WOL Wake On Lan (4.3@600) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-13
Wake On LAN (4.2@1,966) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-13
Wake On Lan (4.1@5,512) Ǥ 13 2
Depicus Wake On Lan Free (4@206) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-06 / Depicus Wake On Lan (5@20; ~EUR 1.25) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2022-04-19
Wol Wake on Lan Wan (3.5@2,587) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-11-04
Wake on Lan/Wan with Widget (3.5@54) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-07-05
Fusion WOL (3.4@214) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-28
Wake On Lan/Wan (with Widget) (2.9@405) Ǥ 6 1 LastUpdate: 2023-06-09
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 (4.4@1,029,288) Ǥ 24 1 Linux/Mac/Win
RustDesk (4.4@3,775) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Zorin Connect (4.4@1,606) 36 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Howto 7/2019; Clone of KDE Connect for ZorinOS
KDE Connect (4.2@25,480) 36 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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
XServer XSDL (4.1@1,453) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-18 Video Demo 6/2017
OBS Blade (3.9@540) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-07-10 Github; control your OBS streams
Wifi Mouse - Remote Control fo (3.9@187) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-10-25 mouse, keyboard, screen & more
Lazy Mouse �- PC Remote & Remote Mouse (3.8@1,410) Ǥ 13 8 LastUpdate: 2020-01-28
Remote control PC (3.8@17) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-09-28 Github
Remote Control Collection (3.7@43,114) Ǥ 8 4 LastUpdate: 2022-10-15 Windows only: Mouse, Keyboard, Mediaplayer, Powerpoint
AnyDesk Remote Desktop (3.3@124,566) 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2017; Video Guide 4/2020; requires PC component; Linux/Win/Mac
HopToDesk (3.3@518) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; cross-platform: Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
Parallels Access (3.2@2,656) Ǥ 15 7 MacOS & Windows; Account & nach 14 Tagen kostenpflichtiges Abo benötigt
X Server (3@17) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Opaque oVirt, RHEV, Proxmox (2.7@60; ~EUR 16.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Chrome Remote Desktop (2.5@223,922) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VirtualBox Manager (2.2@1,197) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-04 Github
BlenderRemote (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-24 GitLab; three-dimensional controller for Blender
SysAdmin - Linux Server Management (0@0) 7 Github; manage servers on the go via SSH
Audio Source (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Android device as microphone for your PC
nemu-droid (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-01-13 Github; Remote-Client für nEMU (Ncurses UI für QEMU)
Device Connect (0@0) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; PC companion (Python) available here

Further Readings:

Best Apps To Use Android Device As A Second Monitor (2/2021 - 12/2022)
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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