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

It's an indispensable app for mobile<->PC connectivity. Outdoes the best from Apple, MS, etc. APRIL 6 UPDATE HAS BROKEN CONNECTIVITY. I've unpaired and attempted to re-pair, but they cannot see each other. Attempted to add by ip, 25ms ping reported, device and host still do not see one another. Finally able to pair, initiating from host -> device. Host complained it saw protocol v8 from device, expecting v7. Later after leaving WiFi & returning. devices again no longer connect.

Great app, allows me to sync my phone to any computer without keeping me in any manufacturer's ecosystem. My only gripe is that the UI and UX on both desktop and mobile is pretty confusing and takes a while to figure out. It would be nice if there was clear messaging about what operating systems are supported on the desktop side, and if there was some kind of walk-through on first run.

This app is ridiculously good. It supports a ton of functionality, and it is very performant. It's kinda wild to be able to pause a video on my laptop by using my smart watch, but the media remote feature just simply works. The clipboard feature doesn't even require me to click anything, the text is just available for pasting on my phone instantly. KDE is the best!

What’s new

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

1.33.2
* Fix connection issues on some devices.

1.33.1
* Fix compatibility with GSConnect.

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