VLC Mobile Remote - PC & Mac

Adarsh Urs

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About this app

The simplest VLC Remote you'll ever find. Period. Now the simplest VLC Remote is also a complete PC Remote & Mac Remote.

Groping in the dark for keyboard shortcuts whilst watching a movie or racing to your computer in the middle of a steamy date just to change the music track? well, you'll no longer have to do that.

Meet VLC media player’s most compatible, up-to-date and user-friendly partner—VLC Mobile Remote for Android. VLC Remote is the most convenient way of controlling VLC Player from your smartphones and tablets. No more couch-to-computer workout. If you watch movies and videos offline or online on your computers, this VLC Remote gives you the awesome power to control VLC Media Player wherever you're seated, whether in the kitchen or in the garden.

Just install the app, sit back, relax and remotely control VLC Player, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime from the couch.

Works well with VLC running on both Desktops & Laptops based Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

VLC Remote
This VLC Remote Control App lets you control VLC Media Player on your desktop or laptop and allows you to browse, play your computer files as well as YouTube videos.

+ With this VLC Remote App, You don't need to install any software on your PC or Mac! (or alternatively, install our helper app, VMR Connect to your PC/Mac for easy setup)
+ 'Setup Wizard' step by step guide makes it easy to setup VLC Media Player with this VLC Remote app.
+ Control VLC from Wear OS devices aka Android watches
+ This VLC Remote App auto connects to VLC Player when you're on same Wi-Fi
+ Fast & responsive as home TV Remote
+ Stop, Play and Pause
+ Control volume, next track and previous track
+ Seek control, fast forward and fast rewind
+ Toggle full-screen, Repeat, Shuffle, Loop, Aspect Ratio, Audio Track
+ Manage Subtitle, playback speed, crop
+ DVD Controls
+ Gesture Controls
+ Access all your PC or Mac files & folders.
+ Manage playlist
+ Add subtitle files to currently playing video (supports .srt files only and requires VLC v2.2.0 or up).
+ Play online media files (Website videos, radio channels, etc)
+ Take screenshots of the video frame
+ Set a folder as 'Home location'
+ Save favorite folders
+ Home Screen Widget & Notification controls
+ Lock screen notification controls/widget
+ Incoming call handling with soft pause & soft resume options
+ Use device volume buttons to control VLC volume
+ Handle multiple files on saved computer
+ Switch Audio output devices
+ Sort Browse list
+ Save multiple host/computer addresses
+ Close/Quit VLC Media player directly from the App
+ Better than any Remote apps to control media on your computer


PC Remote & Mac Remote (Windows & Mac)
With VMR Connect on your Windows PC or Mac, it also works as a complete Remote for PC & Mac.

+ Mouse & Keyboard Remote
+ System Power Control (Shutdown, restart, sleep etc)
+ Works as Netflix Remote, Amazon Prime Remote, YouTube Remote, HBO Now/Go, HotStar Remote etc
+ Remote control for any media player.
+ Launch and Control Chrome, Firefox or any other internet browser on your PC/Mac.


All You Need
- VLC Media player ( v2.0 or newer) on your Windows PC, Mac computers or Linux PC
- Common local network (LAN or WiFi) connection between your phone & desktop or laptop
- Install VMR Connect (Optional) to Windows PC or Mac from https://vlcmobileremote.com/download/

Supported Operating Systems
- Works as a VLC Remote with Windows, OSX/Mac OS and Linux operating systems.
- With Windows systems, works as a PC Remote Controller.
- Also Works as Mac Remote for Mac OS running devices.


Visit our website for more info - https://vlcmobileremote.com/


** Disclaimer **
This App do not support VLC for Android app

Ratings and reviews

Works amazingly well! Had one or two times where the app took a second to reconnect, but mostly it works seamlessly. There is no detectable lag in the controls. Was happy to pay $6 for no ads forever. Would like buttons to skip by 3 or 5 or maybe 10 seconds, especially in the controls notification. Tip: to show the controls even while your phone is locked, go to "Notifications on lock screen" under "Privacy" in your phone's settings, and make sure that silent notifications are hidden.

"Could not find VLC!" Strange, even after following all the suggestions that didn't change. And the devs seem to think that any problem means the user is the broken part. YES I installed the VMR helper app. It connects, I can wiggle the mouse for a few short moments until I get nagged about making a purchase. I changed the port, and now VLC launches on its own, but the app still does not recognize it is running.

Once it is set up and working, it is a KILLER! I can now use my laptop to watch my huge collection of ripped videos on my home theater set up, and I love the heck out of it. But getting this thing to run can be non-trivial! There is some fairly good documentation on the website, but the developer never answered my email questions, and there is no documentation on how to use the app itself. I had to learn the interface by trial and error.

What's new

Updated to latest Android.