Now playing
See what is playing on the Mac, from YouTube to Music, with cover art and progress.
Your Mac's remote, in your pocket.
Control volume, media, brightness and more from your iPhone. Nothing to install on the phone.
What you can do from the couch
Touchpad
Move the pointer, click, drag, scroll and zoom, right from the phone. It stays locked until you switch it on.
- 1Move the pointer, tap to click, hold to drag
- 2Scroll, pinch to zoom, tap for right click
- 3Swipe between Spaces, open Mission Control
Screen preview
A glimpse of the screen when you need it. Off by default, one switch to turn it on.
Volume and media
Volume, mute, play, pause, next and previous.
Brightness
The Mac screen and the external monitor, separately.
Keyboard and text
Arrows, Return, Tab, and type into any field on the Mac.
Ready in three steps
- 1
Download and unzip
Get the zip and double-click it. Move MacRemote to Applications.
- 2
Open it
Right-click the app, choose Open, then confirm. macOS asks once because the app is not from the App Store.
On macOS 15 or later: System Settings, Privacy and Security, Open Anyway.
- 3
Scan the QR
Point your iPhone camera at the code that appears. Use the same Wi-Fi as your Mac.
Needs macOS 14 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon. Works on your home Wi-Fi only; nothing goes through the internet.
Open source
Built in the open.
Every line of MacRemote is public on GitHub. Read it, fork it, or leave a star if you like it.
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Lines of code, zero dependencies
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Free, and it stays that way.
If MacRemote saved you a walk to the desk, you can buy me a coffee. Any amount helps.