The most powerful remote control solution for the Mac®. Control more than 100 applications, virtual keyboard and mouse, presentations, media center software and important system settings right from your iPhone™, iPod® Touch, your Apple® Remote or one of the many other remote controls supported by Remote Buddy!

Key Features

  1. One Menu For Everything Switch between and control more than 100 applications using one central menu.
  2. Integrated Media Access Access your iTunes® library, VIDEO_TS folders, EyeTV channels and recordings inside Remote Buddy's menu.
  3. File Browsing Open recently opened documents or browse your complete file system.
  4. Advanced Control Control volume, display brightness and more with controls embedded right into Remote Buddy's menu.
  1. Mousespot For Presentations Turn your remote into a spotlight: highlight part of a slide using the integrated Mousespot feature.
  2. Easy Customization Assign a different action to a button with one click. Change the menu structure using drag and drop. Add custom actions.
  3. Tailor-made control of 100+ applications Plugins ("Behaviours") allow control of more than 100 supported apps. A Construction Kit for your own Behaviours is included.
  4. Virtual Input Devices The Virtual Mouse, Virtual Keyboard and the Apple® Remote Emulation help you replace other input devices with just one remote.
  1. iPhone™/iPod® Touch Integration Control your Mac® via WLAN using Remote Buddy's AJAX Remote. Gesture remote control, iTunes® library streaming and more.
  2. Unrivaled Hardware Support Support for a wide range of remote control hardware. Find the full list of supported hardware here. Enjoy choice!
  3. System Control Sleep, shutdown, reboot, show/hide/quit applications, control Spaces®, change display settings, audio in- and outputs, ..
  4. Button Mapping Charts The menu includes button mapping charts that help you to see what actions are currently mapped to the core set of buttons.

Advanced iTunes® Control With Your Remote

  1. Switch local and remote speakers Control which AirPlay® speaker is active in iTunes® or change your system's default audio output.
  2. Fullscreen mode Control iTunes® in its fullscreen mode. 10
  1. Library browser Browse your iTunes® library and use Remote Buddy's intelligent shortcuts to (re-)discover your music.
  2. Intelligent browsing Remote Buddy shortens your navigation paths by automatically splitting up long lists in alphabetic groups.
  1. Ratings, repeat & shuffle Change the rating of the currently playing song or the repeat and shuffle modes for the current playlist.
  2. Now playing Find out more about the currently playing song in Remote Buddy's menu or information display.

AJAX Remote - control your Mac® using your iPhone™, iPod® Touch or Safari®

  1. Gesture Remote Control Use gestures to control all applications Remote Buddy can control. More info…
  2. Presenter Trackpad Reposition the mouse on a live view of your screen. Perform clicks, control Mousespot and change to the next/previous slide. More info…
  3. Keyboard Enter a text and let Remote Buddy type it on your Mac® via its virtual keyboard. More info…
  1. iTunes® Control Control speakers, volume and playback. edit playlists, ratings, .. More info…
  2. Streaming Stream music and video from your iTunes® Library (only files in iPhone™/iPod® Touch compatible formats). More info…
  3. EyeTV Control Switch channels, browse and initiate playback of recordings. More info…
  1. Live Webcam View View the current picture of your Mac's iSight® (or your primary webcam / video camera respectively). More info…
  2. Movie Library Initiate playback of VIDEO_TS folders from Remote Buddy's Movie Library. More info…
  3. No App Installation AJAX Remote is implemented as web 2.0 application served from your Mac® by Remote Buddy's built-in HTTP server. More info…

System Requirements

  1. Mac OS® X 10.6 or later An Apple® Macintosh® computer with Intel® processor, running Mac OS® X 10.6 or later.
  2. AJAX Remote Requirement: a reliable WLAN connection Please download Remote Buddy and test AJAX Remote with your network to verify that it meets the requirements, before you make a purchase.
  1. Supported remote control hardware For a list of supported remote controls and their respective requirements, please click here.
  1. Only once: an Internet connection An Internet connection is required only once: during the anonymous license code online verification.
  • Raves & Reviews

    "With all Remote Buddy’s advanced support and features, you might expect to pay a premium for it. Thankfully, you don’t. Remote Buddy’s brilliant and a bargain." - 5/5 stars, Editors' Choice
    Macworld UK 11/2010 - Read review
    Recommended product in comparative test - 4,5 of 6 points
    Mac Life 5/2009
    "Remote Buddy allows freely configurable menus, making it a great way to control a mediacenter. In combination with a Wii Remote, it's a perfect presentation controller - including pointer control." - Rating: very good (1,4)
    Macwelt 6/2008
    "The software (..) enthuses with its enormous functionality. Still, you feel right at home thanks to the clear and clearly structured configuration." - best grades in all categories among all tested products
    c't 5/2007
    Winner of the MacGeneration Tropheé 2006 (a joint award by macnews.de, MacBidouille, MacsimumNews and MacGeneration) in the category "Best Use Of Apple Technologies".
    4,5 of 5 stars
    MacUpdate User Reviews
    4 of 5 stars
    VersionTracker User Reviews
    "(..) super convenience with iPod Touch; very easy installation (..)"
    Video 2/2008
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  • Compatibility

    • Compatible with El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard®, Leopard® and Tiger®
    • 32- and 64-Bit drivers
    • High speed, low latency Apple® IR Receiver support
    • Clean implementation - no hacks, no patches!
    • Tailormade support for iTunes®, EyeTV, Front Row, Plex, Boxee, XBMC, Photo Booth, VLC and many more.
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[10] This feature is currently only supported by iTunes® 9 and/or 10