Computer 1: Control your Computer using your Droid
Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard & Mouse
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- Unified Remote (4.6@142,493) Ǥ 20 2 / Unified Remote Full (4.8@63,437; ~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
- Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse (4.3@32,297) Ǥ 10 / Bluetooth Keyboard & Mouse Pro (4.6@1,205; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 8 1 Tutorial 6/2021
- Air HID :WiFi Mouse & KeyBoard (4@2,280) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-08-04
- Remote Keyboard (4@197) Ǥ 5 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
- Remote Mouse (3.7@115,158) Ǥ 17 8
- PC Remote (3.6@52,833) Ǥ 16 7 Windows; requires PC companion
- KiwiMote: PC Remote Control (3.5@1,509) 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-05-19 Linux, Mac, Windows; requires PC companion
- Advanced Touchpad Remote Mouse (3.4@1,267) Ǥ 6 LastUpdate: 2017-03-26
- Telepad - remote mouse & keyboard (3.2@4,245) Ǥ 10 5 LastUpdate: 2019-04-20
- Remote Mouse Keyboard and More (2.8@6,034) Ǥ 12 3 LastUpdate: 2020-09-11 / WiFi and Bluetooth Remote (2.3@253; ~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 LastUpdate: 2023-02-25 Github
- USB HID Client (0@0) 1 Github; needs root
- USB Gadget Tool (0@0) 0 LastUpdate: 2021-06-11 Github; mouse, keyboard & more
Remote-Control your PC: Keyboard
- Remote Numpad (3.2@165) Ǥ 9 Github
- OTG Keyboard (0@0) 4 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 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@6,252; ~EUR 5.00) Ǥ 9 1
- WiFi Mouse (3.5@89,604) Ǥ 11 2 Video Howto 10/2017
- Mobile Mouse Lite (3.5@2,207) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2013-01-02
- SmartMouse (0@0) 6 Github
- MouseRemote (0@0) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-12-26 Github
- Android Virtual Pen (0@0) 1 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
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- spacedesk - USB Display for PC (4.6@30,089) Ǥ 6 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@5,630) 7 3 Windows & Mac
- Splashtop Wired XDisplay (3@6,027) 7 2 / Splashtop Wired XDisplay Pro (3.9@1,967; ~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
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- Presentation Remote (4@216) Ǥ 12 LastUpdate: 2021-09-23 Powerpoint
- Presentation Remote (3.8@1,334) Ǥ 7 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 (3.4@1,727) 6 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
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- Torrnado - Transmission Remote (4.7@3,316) Ǥ 7 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-18
- Aria2App (open source) (4.7@658) Ǥ 13 2
- Tremotesf (4.6@267) 12 Github
- µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader (4.5@5,260,110) Ǥ 20 16 / µTorrent® Pro - Torrent App (4.3@41,779; ~EUR 3.50) Ǥ 11 10
- Remote Transmission (4.5@5,582) Ǥ 4 2 LastUpdate: 2013-09-04
- Transmission Remote (4.5@3,010) 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 LastUpdate: 2021-03-01 / qBittorrent Client Pro (3.8@385; ~EUR 2.50) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2021-02-28 Github
- Transdrone (3.6@4,097) 12 / Transdroid (5@3) 11 Github; Guide 11/2016
- youTorrent Controller (3.6@59) 5 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-28
- Transmission GUI trial (3@393) 4 LastUpdate: 2017-03-06 / Transmission GUI (4.1@53; ~EUR 4.50) Ǥ 5 LastUpdate: 2018-04-28
- Remote for Transmission (0@0) Ǥ 10 1 Github
- Transmissionic (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2023-03-12 Github
- qBitController (0@0) 7 2 Github
- Gear Shift (0@0) 4 LastUpdate: 2016-11-21 Github
Access your computer via VNC
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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@164) 5 Github
- Remotix VNC, RDP, NEAR (4.7@563; ~EUR 9.00) Ǥ 10 1 LastUpdate: 2021-12-09
- Remote Ripple PRO (TightVNC) (4.6@1,106) Ǥ 7 LastUpdate: 2022-03-04
- MultiVNC - Secure VNC Viewer (4.6@740) 7 Github
- RealVNC Viewer: Remote Desktop (4.4@59,349) Ǥ 9
- bVNC: Secure VNC Viewer (4.3@3,663) 6 1 / bVNC Pro: Secure VNC Viewer (4.3@451; ~EUR 9.00) 6 1 Github
- Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,372) 15 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
- Mocha VNC Lite (3.5@961) 6 / Mocha VNC (5@80; ~EUR 4.75) 5 1
- VNC Viewer for Android (3.3@13,500) 4 Github
- TruVnc Secured Vnc Client (3.3@63) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2020-02-23
- akRDC: VNC client (3.1@2,960) Ǥ 9 2 LastUpdate: 2022-09-04 / akRDCPro VNC viewer (4.7@74; ~EUR 3.00) 5 LastUpdate: 2022-09-03
- TSVNC (3.1@8) 4 LastUpdate: 2021-01-28 Github
- VR Remote Desktop Free (2.4@226) 8 LastUpdate: 2016-05-20
- VR VNC (2.2@165) 7 LastUpdate: 2016-05-16
- TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@123) 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 LastUpdate: 2022-02-25 / Remote RDP (5@693; ~EUR 8.00) 6 LastUpdate: 2021-03-23 / Remote RDP Enterprise (5@242; ~EUR 16.00) 7 LastUpdate: 2021-03-23
- aRDP: Secure RDP Client (4.2@1,255) 7 / aRDP Pro: Secure RDP Client (3.9@134; ~EUR 9.00) 7 1 Github
- Parallels Client (legacy) (4@11,614) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-03-19
- Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,372) 15 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
- AccessToGo RDP/Remote Desktop (3.9@1,827) 4 LastUpdate: 2020-02-26 Tablet optimized
- Remote Desktop 8 (3.8@114,741) 7 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
- Alpemix Remote Desktop Control (3.3@433) 6 2 requires PC component
- TruDesktop Remote Desktop All (2@123) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2022-12-16 RDP & VNC
Remote control your Mac
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- Splashtop Personal (3.9@110,833) Ǥ 17 1 / Splashtop Business (4.5@3,933) 16 1 / Splashtop Enterprise (Legacy) (4.1@482) 7 2 Wikipedia DE | EN; Mac/Ubuntu/Win
- Remote Desktop Manager (3.9@2,372) 15 Review 5/2021; RDP, VNC, ARD (Apple), SSH
Wake-on-LAN
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- Easy WOL (Wake on LAN) (4.8@249) 7 4
- WolOn - Wake on LAN Widgets (4.7@6,505) Ǥ 7 3
- WOL-Manager (4.5@296) Ǥ 11 2 LastUpdate: 2020-04-18
- Simple Wake On Lan (4.5@31) 5 Github
- Wake on Lan (4.4@366) 4 1 Github
- WOLdroid WOL Wake On Lan (4.3@600) Ǥ 4 LastUpdate: 2017-03-13
- Wake On LAN (4.2@1,965) 3 LastUpdate: 2019-10-13
- Wake On Lan (4.1@5,389) Ǥ 16 2
- Depicus Wake On Lan Gee (4@206) 5 2 LastUpdate: 2020-07-06 / Depicus Wake On Lan (5@20; ~EUR 1.25) 4 LastUpdate: 2022-04-19
- Wol Wake on Lan Wan (3.5@2,587) 3 LastUpdate: 2014-11-04
- Wake on Lan/Wan with Widget (3.5@54) 3 LastUpdate: 2020-07-05
- Fusion WOL (3.4@214) Ǥ 6 2 LastUpdate: 2020-02-28
- Wake On Lan/Wan (with Widget) (3.3@398) Ǥ 6 1
- Duorem (0@0) 3 LastUpdate: 2020-03-16 Github
Other apps to remote access your desktop machine
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- TeamViewer Remote Control (4.4@1,013,435) Ǥ 24 2 Linux/Mac/Win
- RustDesk (4.4@3,775) 14 Github
- KDE Connect (4.3@24,919) 36 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 (4.3@1,503) 30 LastUpdate: 2023-04-13 Github; Howto 7/2019; Clone of KDE Connect for ZorinOS
- XServer XSDL (4.1@1,453) 2 LastUpdate: 2021-03-18 Video Demo 6/2017
- OBS Blade (3.9@520) Ǥ 5 Github; control your OBS streams
- Remote Control Collection (3.8@43,093) Ǥ 8 4 LastUpdate: 2022-10-15 Windows only: Mouse, Keyboard, Mediaplayer, Powerpoint
- Lazy Mouse �- PC Remote & Remote Mouse (3.8@1,410) Ǥ 13 8 LastUpdate: 2020-01-28
- Remote control PC (3.8@17) 3 LastUpdate: 2017-09-28 Github
- Wifi Mouse - Remote Control fo (3.7@182) Ǥ 9 1 LastUpdate: 2019-10-25 mouse, keyboard, screen & more
- HopToDesk (3.3@479) 14 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
- AnyDesk Remote Desktop (3.1@120,849) 18 Vorstellung 3/2017; Video Guide 4/2020; requires PC component; Linux/Win/Mac
- X Server (3@17) 2 LastUpdate: 2022-10-30 Github
- Chrome Remote Desktop (2.7@222,808) Ǥ 2
- Opaque oVirt, RHEV, Proxmox (2.7@56; ~EUR 9.00) 5 Github
- VirtualBox Manager (2.2@1,197) 2 LastUpdate: 2019-11-04 Github
- BlenderRemote (0@0) 6 LastUpdate: 2020-04-24 GitLab; three-dimensional controller for Blender
- Audio Source (0@0) 3 Github; Android device as microphone for your PC
- nemu-droid (0@0) 2 LastUpdate: 2023-01-13 Github; Remote-Client für nEMU (Ncurses UI für QEMU)
- Device Connect (0@0) 16 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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