Thumb-only operation
Drive the pointer, tap to click, flick to scroll — all with the thumb of the hand that's holding the phone. The other hand is for snacks.
For Mac minis under TVs and humans under blankets
Never get up to touch your Mac again.
The movie is playing, the Mac is across the room, and the volume is wrong. Control My Mac turns the iPhone already in your hand into a trackpad, keyboard and remote for your Mac — pause, scroll, search, full-screen, next episode. The blanket stays on.
macOS 14+ · iOS 17+ · Free Mac app · The couch essentials stay free after the 7-day trial.
A remote for the whole Mac
Media-app remotes give up the moment a dialog pops up. A real pointer and keyboard never do.
Anything on screen, not one app
YouTube, Plex, a browser, that "Update later?" dialog — it's a pointer and a keyboard, so the whole screen is fair game. Switch from the movie to music without standing up.
Search without the squint-walk
Type the movie title on your phone instead of pecking at an on-screen keyboard with arrow keys. Draft it in the composer, send it over, done.
No ads between you and pause
Some remote apps show you a banner ad before they let you click. This one is a remote, not a billboard — no ads, no account, ever.
Set up before the popcorn's done
Free Mac app
Install the menu-bar companion on the Mac under the TV. It shows a QR code.
Scan from the sofa
Point your iPhone at the screen. Paired — directly, over your home Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
Press play
That's it. No account, no port forwarding, no "server software". It just works on your network.
Your couch called
It says you're never coming back to the desk. The Mac app is free; the iPhone app's trackpad, clicks and composer keyboard stay free after the 7-day trial.
macOS 14+ · Free · Works with the Mac mini under your TV