KDE Connect

KDE Community

About this app

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

- Transfer files between your devices.
- Access files on your phone from your computer, without wires.
- Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices.
- Get notifications for incoming calls and messages on your computer.
- Virtual touchpad: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad.
- Notifications sync: Access your phone notifications from your computer and reply to messages.
- 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.

Sensitive permissions information:
* Accessibility permission: Required to receive input from another device to control your Android phone, if you use the Remote Input feature.
* Background location permission: Required to know to which WiFi network you are connected to, if you use the Trusted Networks feature.

KDE Connect never sends any information to KDE nor to any third party. KDE Connect sends data from one device to the other directly using the local network, never through the internet, and using end to end encryption.

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

Not a fan of the new color scheme. I miss the pure black. That being said, this is a necessity for pairing with any linux machine. Remote file browsing is amazing (yes on linux you can copy entire folders both ways, rename files, open, edit, or delete by using the native PC file explorer to browse the phone). This app quite literally gives the most incredible conveniences without sacrificing privacy because it's all done on the local network. If it disconnects, just force close and open again 👍

A very useful app although it should be noted I personally only use it to easily transfer files between my phone and PC. That said, I've docked a star because it doesn't let me transfer folders, only individual files. Which is a real pain sometimes. Fix this little issue and I'd happily give it another star.

Great app integration overall. For some reason though it doesn't work in the background which is kind of a big deal. Why the app is mostly useful is to not have to grab my phone for things like handling notifications or chats. Easy 5 stars if that is able to be fixed. I checked for permission and it doesn't seem to have one requested for background service. Would be a huge win for me! Appreciate all the work, thanks, Josh

What's new

1.29
* Added MDNS discovery
* Fixed crash opening the Run Command widget settings
* Added more fine grained notification channels
* Added a confirmation before copying contacts
* Long-tapping the "Send clipboard" quick settings tile now opens the app
* Removed the photo plugin