Computer 2: Control various Media Players on your Computer

Remote control iTunes with your Android device

2020-09-06

Vectir PC Remote Control (4.1@4,557) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-11 needs PC component (Win only); keyboard, mouse, many media players & more
Retune (3.8@11,906) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-27
Music Remote Control (3.6@104) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-14
Remote for iTunes DJ&UpNext Trial (3.1@320) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Remote for iTunes DJ&UpNext (4.2@122; ~EUR 3.00) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Remote control WinAmp

2020-09-06

Ampwifi Winamp Remote (4.4@588) 8 1
Vectir PC Remote Control (4.1@4,557) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-11 needs PC component (Win only); keyboard, mouse, many media players & more
Playa Control for Winamp(R) (4@1,698) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-10-06

Remote control VLC

2020-09-06

Remote for VLC (4.4@16) 5 LastUpdate: 2014-04-07
Remote for VLC (Fork) (4.3@939) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-07-09
TVlc - Web Audio Player & Vlc/Kodi TV Remote (4.2@1,113) Ǥ 8 4 / TVlc - Vlc Web Radio TV DVD (4@303) 6 LastUpdate: 2016-03-21 VLC, Kodi
V-Direct (VLC Streaming & Remote) (4.1@43,448) 4 2 LastUpdate: 2018-10-21
VLC Mobile Remote - Control VLC, PC & Mac (4.1@17,504) Ǥ 13 7 Video Howto 3/2014 | 3/2018; incl. Wear support
Vectir PC Remote Control (4.1@4,557) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-11 needs PC component (Win only); keyboard, mouse, many media players & more
CJ VLC HD Remote (+ Stream) (4.1@4,084) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-13
Gestural VLC Free Controller (4.1@490) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-12
Remote Media Manager for VLC (4.1@15) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
VLC Remote Control free (4@440) 7 2 LastUpdate: 2016-09-13
Super Duper Remote for VLC (4@349) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2017-09-24
Moon Remote (4@279) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-09 requires PC component (Windows only)
Wifi Remote Play (4@247) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-02-15
VLC Remote Free (3.8@5,005) 12 2 / VLC Remote (4.4@1,907; ~EUR 3.25) 12 2 Test 12/2013
VLC Stream and Remote (3.8@989) Ǥ 13 5
Remote Media Controller (3.2@101) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-11-07
VlcFreemote (0@0) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-02-06 Github
Remuco (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-01-08 Supports Amarok, Audacious, Banshee, Clementine, Exaile, gmusicbrowser, MPD, MPlayer, Rhythmbox, Songbird, Totem, TVtime, VLC and XMMS2

Remote control Kodi (XBMC) / Boxee / Plex

2020-09-06

Yatse: Kodi remote control and cast (4.7@74,091) Ǥ 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Legacy Unlocker for Yatse (4.5@3,149; ~EUR 4.75) Ǥ 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-28 Vorstellung 1/2014 | 8/2014; Kurzvorstellung 11/2014; Guide 7/2015; Review 10/2015; Video Anleitung 6/2016; Video Howto 3/2018
KmfR: Kodi XBMC Remote (4.5@4) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-12-24
TVlc - Web Audio Player & Vlc/Kodi TV Remote (4.2@1,113) Ǥ 8 4 / TVlc - Vlc Web Radio TV DVD (4@303) 6 LastUpdate: 2016-03-21 VLC, Kodi
Plex: Stream Free Movies, Shows, Live TV & more (4.1@171,090) Ǥ 13 6
Vectir PC Remote Control (4.1@4,557) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-11 needs PC component (Win only); keyboard, mouse, many media players & more
SPMC (4@4,639) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-07 Video Intro 10/2018; Kodi fork
4-Head, Kodi Remote (4@585) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Remote for Kodi / XBMC (3.9@1,230) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2019-02-08 Video Demo 3/2014
Home Remote Control (3.8@1,411) 11 5 LastUpdate: 2017-04-20 / Home Remote Control Pro (4.3@155; ~EUR 1.50) 11 2 LastUpdate: 2016-05-14 Linux via SSH: mouse, keyboard, media control & more
Spooky XBMC (3.8@74) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-10
XBMC Remote (3.3@6) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-07-05 Github

Remote control Foobar 2000

2020-09-06

MonkeyMote Music Remote Lite (4.4@180) Ǥ 6 2 / MonkeyMote Music Remote (4.4@138; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-03 foobar2000, MediaMonkey, Winamp, AIMP and JRiver Media Center
foobar2000 controller (4.2@3,031) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-08-09 / foobar2000 controller PRO (4.4@1,230) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-07-23
FoobarCon (4.1@200) Ǥ 12 4 LastUpdate: 2018-12-15 / FoobarCon Pro (4.6@472; ~EUR 1.50) Ǥ 11 4 LastUpdate: 2018-12-15
Retune (3.8@11,906) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-27
Music Remote Control (3.6@104) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-14

Remote control MediaMonkey

2020-09-07

MMRemote (4.4@932) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-30
MonkeyMote Music Remote Lite (4.4@180) Ǥ 6 2 / MonkeyMote Music Remote (4.4@138; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-03 foobar2000, MediaMonkey, Winamp, AIMP and JRiver Media Center
Retune (3.8@11,906) 5 1 LastUpdate: 2014-02-27
Music Remote Control (3.6@104) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-01-14

Remote control Spotify

2020-09-06

Timote - Remote for Spotify (4.1@17,299) Ǥ 11 3 LastUpdate: 2017-12-20
SpotCommander (3.9@631) Ǥ 8 1 LastUpdate: 2018-08-20
SpotController (3.8@22) 4 1 LastUpdate: 2016-07-16

Music Player Daemon (MPD)

2020-09-06

M.A.L.P. - MPD Client (4.5@406) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
aMPD (4.5@99) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2014-06-01
MPD Remote (4.4@91) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MAFA – MPD client for Android™ (4.4@42; ~EUR 5.00) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MPDroid (4.3@2,751) 9 1 LastUpdate: 2017-09-03 Github
MPD Control (4@207) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-12-16
Music Player Daemon (3.6@52) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Remuco (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2012-01-08 Supports Amarok, Audacious, Banshee, Clementine, Exaile, gmusicbrowser, MPD, MPlayer, Rhythmbox, Songbird, Totem, TVtime, VLC and XMMS2

Control AIMP

2020-09-06

MonkeyMote Music Remote Lite (4.4@180) Ǥ 6 2 / MonkeyMote Music Remote (4.4@138; ~EUR 1.00) Ǥ 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-03 foobar2000, MediaMonkey, Winamp, AIMP and JRiver Media Center
AIMP Remote Control (4.1@8,506) Ǥ 10 2 LastUpdate: 2019-01-05
Vectir PC Remote Control (4.1@4,557) Ǥ 12 1 LastUpdate: 2017-07-11 needs PC component (Win only); keyboard, mouse, many media players & more
Aimp Control (4.1@3,289) Ǥ 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-02-25
AIMP Remote BETA (4.1@1,157) 2 1 LastUpdate: 2016-12-05

MythTV / VDR

2020-09-06

VDR Manager (4.5@128) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Mythling (4.5@77) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-20 Github
Mythmote (4.1@759) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
AndroVDR (4@373) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-13 Github; note: v1.5 (Play Store/Aptoide) doesn't work with Android 5+; v1.7 (IzzyOnDroid) does up to Android 8 (built by different dev and so uses different signature, though)
MythTV Player (3.3@42) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2018-09-04 Github; Android client for accessing content from a MythTV Backend
MythDroid (0@0) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-10-10

Remote Controls for other media players

2020-09-06

SageTV MiniClient (4.9@71) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-19 Github
Gmote (4.5@25,275) 7 1 LastUpdate: 2012-11-02 Howto 1/2014
Remote for MPC LITE (4.4@2,103) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2015-05-06 Win only, MPCHC
Mopidy Mobile (4.4@104) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ for Mopidy music server running on Linux or Mac
WPR Wave Players Remote (4.4@48) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-21
Remotedy (4.3@94) Ǥ 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-03 for Mopidy music server running on Linux or Mac
ServiiDroid (4.2@1,030) Ǥ 8 3 Serviio
Remote for MPC (4.2@322) Ǥ 7 3 LastUpdate: 2018-10-21
MusicBee Remote (4.1@1,607) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-05-25 Github; Video Demo 12/2016
Clementine Remote (4@3,249) Ǥ 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Howto 6/2020; control for Clementine Music Player
Remote Kit - Controller (3.8@463) Ǥ 5 5 LastUpdate: 2016-12-21 misc players on Mac and Windows;
Remote for GPMDP (3.5@489) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-11-03
Remote Media Center HD (3.2@943) Ǥ 8 2 LastUpdate: 2017-03-10
LMS (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Logitech Media Server

Further Readings:

Turn Your Android Device Into A Universal Remote With These Apps (3/2014 - 1/2018)

2020-09-16

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