Computer 1: Control your Computer using your Droid

Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard & Mouse

2023-01-23

Unified Remote (4.5@137,549) Ǥ 16 2 / Unified Remote Full (4.8@60,781; ~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 (4.2@19,715) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse Pro (4.7@617; ~EUR 4.00) 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 Mouse (3.5@106,375) Ǥ 15 8
PC Remote (3.5@50,649) Ǥ 17 4 Windows; requires PC companion
KiwiMote: WiFi Remote Keyboard (3.5@1,503) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-19 Linux, Mac, Windows; requires PC companion
Advanced Touchpad Remote Mouse (3.4@1,285) 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@6,074) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-11 / WiFi and Bluetooth Remote (3.2@253; ~EUR 2.00) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-08 Linux, Mac, Win; needs PC component
USB Keyboard (3.1@3,080) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-31 Github
Remote Keyboard (2.8@192) Ǥ 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
Remote Mouse for Computer (2.3@608) Ǥ 6 3 LastUpdate: 2020-05-07
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

Remote-Control your PC: Mouse

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WiFi Mouse HD free (4.1@13,088) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-27 / WiFi Mouse Pro (3.6@6,280; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 9 1
WiFi Mouse(remote control PC) (3.7@89,719) Ǥ 10 2 Video Howto 10/2017
Mobile Mouse Lite (3.5@2,207) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2013-01-02
My Mobile Mouse (1@193) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20 requires PC component
MouseRemote (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Weylus: use your tablet for graphical input/output (Linux/Mac/Windows)

Android Device as second Screen

2023-01-27

spacedesk - display monitor (4.2@15,041) 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
TwomonAir - Dualmonitor,remote (4.1@352; ~EUR 8.50) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2018-11-28 / Twomon USB - USB Monitor (3.4@1,424; ~EUR 9.50) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-12-26 Mac/Win, requires server application
Duet Display (4@3,663) 7 3 Windows & Mac
Splashtop Wired XDisplay (3.2@5,738) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Splashtop Wired XDisplay Pro (4@1,820; ~EUR 7.50) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Video Intro 2/2016; 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

2023-01-27

Presentation Remote (4@218) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Powerpoint
LibreOffice Impress Remote (3.9@1,687) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ HowTo; Video presentation 2/2019 (w/ Wear support)
Presentation Remote (3.9@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 (3.4@2,014) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-25
Remote for PowerPoint Keynote (3.1@2,580) 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-21 / Remote Pro PowerPoint Keynote (3.7@695; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-19

Monitor Torrents from Remote

2023-01-28

Torrnado - Transmission Remote (4.8@3,310) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18
Aria2App (open source) (4.7@603) Ǥ 11 2
Transmission Remote (4.6@2,883) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2020-06-21
Tremotesf (4.6@143) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader (4.5@5,037,509) Ǥ 15 16 / µTorrent® Pro - Torrent App (4.4@39,234; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 14 10
Remote Transmission (4.5@5,597) Ǥ 5 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-04
Vuze Remote (4.2@3,551) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-11-02 Github; Video Intro 4/2017
Transdrone (3.8@4,092) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Transdroid (5@3) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Guide 11/2016
qBittorrent Controller (3.8@1,823) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2021-03-01 / qBittorrent Controller Pro (3.8@385; ~EUR 2.50) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2021-02-28 Github
youTorrent Controller (3.6@59) 5 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-28
Transmission GUI trial (3@395) 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
Remote for Transmission (0@0) Ǥ 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Transmissionic (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
qBitController for qBittorrent (0@0) 3 2 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.

Remotix VNC, RDP, NEAR (4.8@543; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 10 1
Remote Ripple PRO (TightVNC) (4.6@925) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VNC Viewer - Remote Desktop (4.5@56,276) Ǥ 8 2
bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer (4.4@3,547) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / bVNC Pro: Secure VNC Viewer (4.5@410; ~EUR 6.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
MultiVNC - Secure VNC Viewer (4.4@519) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@1,968) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
Mocha VNC Lite (3.5@954) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Mocha VNC (5@80; ~EUR 4.75) 5 1
VNC Viewer for Android (3.3@13,591) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
akRDC: VNC client (3.3@3,009) Ǥ 9 2 / akRDCPro VNC viewer (4.8@73; ~EUR 3.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
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 (3.1@8) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-28 Github
VR Remote Desktop Free (2.4@229) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
VR VNC (2.2@166) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-05-16
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@108) Ǥ 11 3 / TruDesktop Remote Desktop Pro (3@6; ~EUR 3.25) 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-09-22 RDP & VNC
AVNC (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

Remote control your Windows PC

2023-01-28

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@5,319) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote RDP (5@700; ~EUR 8.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-23 / Remote RDP Enterprise (5@246; ~EUR 16.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-23
aRDP: Secure RDP Client (4.3@1,072) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / aRDP Pro: Secure RDP Client (4@106; ~EUR 6.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
AccessToGo RDP/Remote Desktop (4.2@1,851) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Tablet optimized
Parallels Client (legacy) (4.1@11,695) 10 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-19
Remote Desktop 8 (3.9@116,018) 7 1 Win XP and up, but not the "Home" versions
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@1,968) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
aFreeRDP (3.7@842) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Alpemix Remote Desktop Control (3.3@433) 6 1 LastUpdate: 2021-01-04 requires PC component
TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@108) Ǥ 11 3 / TruDesktop Remote Desktop Pro (3@6; ~EUR 3.25) 10 2 LastUpdate: 2020-09-22 RDP & VNC
InnoRDP Windows Remote Desktop (1@142) Ǥ 11 5 LastUpdate: 2020-05-20

Remote control your Mac

2023-01-28

Splashtop Personal (4.2@111,460) Ǥ 14 2 / Splashtop Business (4.4@3,288) 12 2 / Splashtop Enterprise (Legacy) (4.1@482) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-04 Wikipedia DE | EN; Mac/Ubuntu/Win
Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@1,968) 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH

Wake-on-LAN

2023-01-28

Easy WOL (Wake on LAN) (4.9@202) 7 2
Depicus Wake On Lan Free (4.8@205) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-06 / Depicus Wake On Lan (5@20; ~EUR 1.25) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
WolOn - Wake on LAN Widgets (4.5@5,570) Ǥ 7 2
WOL-Manager (4.4@281) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-18
WOLdroid WOL Wake On Lan (4.3@604) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-03-13
Wake On LAN (4.2@1,957) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-13
Wake on Lan (4.2@54) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Wake On Lan (4.1@4,976) Ǥ 12 2 LastUpdate: 2019-03-24
Fusion WOL (3.9@214) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-28
Wol Wake on Lan Wan (3.8@2,606) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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
Wake On Lan/Wan (with Widget) (3.2@366) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2019-06-21
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 (4.7@888,549) Ǥ 21 1 Linux/Mac/Win
Remote Control PC[Open Source] (4.7@19) 3 2 LastUpdate: 2017-01-28 Github
KDE Connect (4.6@22,494) 29 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 (4.4@1,158) 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Howto 7/2019; Clone of KDE Connect for ZorinOS
RustDesk Remote Desktop (4.3@414) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Remote Control Collection (4.1@42,759) Ǥ 8 4 Windows only: Mouse, Keyboard, Mediaplayer, Powerpoint
XServer XSDL (4.1@1,428) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-03-18 Video Demo 6/2017
OBS Blade (4@154) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; control your OBS streams
Chrome Remote Desktop (3.8@216,457) Ǥ 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
AnyDesk Remote Desktop (3.8@101,413) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 3/2017; Video Guide 4/2020; requires PC component; Linux/Win/Mac
Lazy Mouse - PC Remote � & Re (3.8@1,412) 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
Wifi Mouse - Remote Control fo (3.7@166) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-10-25 mouse, keyboard, screen & more
Opaque oVirt, RHEV, Proxmox (3.3@47; ~EUR 9.00) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Parallels Access (3.2@2,646) 15 5 MacOS & Windows; Account & nach 14 Tagen kostenpflichtiges Abo benötigt
Android X11 X-Server (3@17) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
VirtualBox Manager (2.3@1,176) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-11-04 Github
HopToDesk (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab; cross-platform: Android, Linux, Mac, Windows
BlenderRemote (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-04-24 GitLab; three-dimensional controller for Blender
nemu-droid (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Remote-Client für nEMU (Ncurses UI für QEMU)
Device Connect (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; PC companion (Python) available here

Further Readings:

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

2023-02-04

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