KDE Connect

KDE Community

About this app

KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices:

- Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.
- Share files and URLs to your computer from any app.
- Get notifications for incoming calls and SMS messages on your PC.
- Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad.
- Notifications sync: Read your Android notifications from the desktop.
- Multimedia remote control: Use your phone as a remote for Linux media players.
- WiFi connection: no USB wire or bluetooth needed.
- End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe.

Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your computer for this app to work, and keep the desktop version up-to-date with the Android version for the latest features to work.

This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Visit the website to grab the source code.

Ratings and reviews

This app is a big part of why I switched my laptop to Plasma. If you can get it to work, it will be a great tool. Unfortunately, there's a well-documented, long-running bug that makes it useless for me. Whenever I connect, I can push files from the phone to my laptop, but I can't access the phone from my laptop. And the entire time I'm connected I get a string of error messages scrolling down the laptop screen. Useless for bulk file management.

When my devices can see each other through the murky haze that is my unconventionally configured LAN, this app is suddenly a rock star. Sending files, remotely controlling media apps, using your phone as a HID, there isn't much to gripe about. An app I would be happy paying for (honestly) and yet it is glorious FOSS. Also, it gives me something to brag about to my Windows friends. Worth it's weight in gold, that. 10/5 stars. Linux users, don't pass this up!

Outstanding application!! I have it on all of my devices, from Steam Deck, Desktop, multiple phones and tablets, and even my TV!! It allows seamless integration in a way I would honestly expect of humanity at this point BUT WITHOUT NEEDING AN "ECOSYSTEM." All of my devices integrate amazingly! ❤ One thing I would like to see: I LOVE the Gyro Mouse so much! However, I'd like to make it so my phone can be on a flat table and be used like a mouse, currently axis-control isn't something you can do.

What's new

1.33.4
* Extend offline URL sharing behavior to direct share targets.
* Improve paring screen.

1.33.3
* Fix connection issues. Pairing again might be needed in some cases.
* Add a setting to export the application logs.

1.33.1
* Fix compatibility with GSConnect.

1.33.0
* Add support for PeerTube links.
* Allow filtering notifications from work profile.
* Fix bug where devices would unpair without user interaction.
* Verification key now changes every second (if both devices support it).