MacRemote v0.3.0

• Play button turns into pause while something is playing, and back to play when nothing is.
• Media controls (volume, play/pause) now come first, above brightness.
• Color themes (Espresso, Aurora, Sunset, Mono) for supporters.
• A small support card appears after 20 commands.

Easiest install: https://www.macremote.it

MacRemote v0.2.0

🇮🇹 Novità

Touchpad: il telefono diventa il touchpad del Mac.

• 1 dito: muovi il puntatore (con accelerazione), tocca per cliccare, tieni premuto e muovi per trascinare
• 2 dita: scorri (con inerzia), pizzica per lo zoom (⌘+ / ⌘−), tocca per il clic destro
• 3 dita: swipe per cambiare Spazio, Mission Control e finestre dell'app
• Pulsante per ingrandire il touchpad (circa il 70% dello schermo)
• Bloccato finché non lo attivi, si riblocca dopo 20 secondi senza tocchi (Riprendi)
• Movimento fluido (riproduzione a 120 Hz) e tocchi più tolleranti

Serve il permesso Accessibilità. Dettagli nel README.

🇬🇧 What's new

Touchpad: your phone becomes the Mac's touchpad.

• 1 finger: move the pointer (with acceleration), tap to click, hold and move to drag
• 2 fingers: scroll (with momentum), pinch to zoom (⌘+ / ⌘−), tap for right click
• 3 fingers: swipe for Spaces, Mission Control and the app's windows
• Enlarge button (about 70% of the screen)
• Locked until you activate it, locks again after 20 seconds without touches (Resume)
• Smooth motion (120 Hz playback) and more forgiving taps

Needs the Accessibility permission. Details in the README.

Full changelog: v0.1.0...v0.2.0

MacRemote v0.1.0

First public release of MacRemote: your iPhone as a remote for your Mac, over your home Wi-Fi.

Features

• Volume, mute, play/pause, next/previous
• Brightness for the Mac screen and the external monitor
• Arrows, Return, Esc, Tab and typing into the focused field
• Now Playing with cover art and progress (YouTube, Netflix, Music, Spotify and more)
• Optional screen preview, off by default
• Quit the frontmost app or MacRemote from the phone
• The phone page is in English or Italian, chosen from the phone's language

Install

1. Download MacRemote.zip, unzip it and move MacRemote to Applications.
2. Right-click the app, choose Open, then confirm. macOS asks once because the app is not notarized by Apple. On macOS 15 or later: System Settings, Privacy and Security, Open Anyway.
3. Accept the Accessibility and Local Network prompts, then scan the QR code with your iPhone.

Requirements

• macOS 14 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon (arm64 only)
• iPhone and Mac on the same Wi-Fi

The app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized. The connection is plain HTTP protected by a secret token in the link, so use it on a network you trust.