Wake, shut down, restart, lock, hibernate, and monitor your PC from iPhone, Apple Watch, widgets, Siri, and Control Center.
Magic Packet is an app for remote computer management over local network and the Internet. Wake, shut down, restart, and monitor your computers from iPhone, Apple Watch, widgets, and Siri.
USE CASES:
- Wake your home NAS before watching movies
- Connect to your home PC via RDP, VNC, or TeamViewer
- Prevent your computer from sleeping during downloads, streaming, or rendering
- Remotely reboot frozen PCs
- Shut down and restart computers over the Internet
WAKE ON LAN:
- Instant magic packet sending
- Works over local network and the Internet
- Custom UDP port for each host
- SecureON support
- Support for broadcast, IP addresses, and domain names
REMOTE MANAGEMENT:
- Shutdown, restart, sleep, hibernate, and lock
- Works through Magic Packet Server for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Automatic server discovery in local network
STATUS AND MONITORING:
- Availability checks via ping or HTTP
- Online / offline status with auto refresh
- Laptop battery level monitoring
- Quick host status checks
SIRI, SHORTCUTS, AND WIDGETS:
- Siri voice commands
- Automations through Shortcuts
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Control Center controls (iOS 18)
APPLE WATCH:
- Control hosts directly from Apple Watch
- Media and volume controls
- Complications for quick access
- iCloud sync
MEDIA:
- Play and pause
- Next and previous track
- Volume and mute controls
- “Keep Awake” mode with timer
HOST CUSTOMIZATION:
- Unlimited hosts
- Icons, SF Symbols, emoji, and letters
- Custom colors
- Custom action order
- iCloud sync
CONVENIENCE:
- Dark mode support
- Step-by-step Wake-on-LAN setup guides
- Optimized for iPhone and iPad
this has been my all time favorite magic packet app, and i've been looking forward to the changes made in the latest update, but the ability to disable the "shutdown" "sleep" and "restart" functions _seem_ to have been removed. I loved that it was one button press to turn on a computer remotely, but now it's two and i don't need the other functions, and would rather have the old functionality back. Amazing update though, having actions as widgets is incredible, i do wish the control center actions didn't have to be tied to a specific host.
Developer Response
Updated: I’ve released a new version (3.2.1), and I hope you’ll like it.You’re absolutely right, currently, there’s no way to disable the “shutdown,” “sleep,” and “restart” functions. I’ve heard you, and I’ll release an update soon to add this option. Thank you for your feedback! 😊As for the actions in the Control Center — yes, they cannot be detached from a specific host. By default, an action is tied to the first host in the list. However, many users have multiple hosts and want more flexible configuration, which is why we implemented this approach.
One of the few that actually works!
waynepruski
You can tell someone paid attention to detail with this App. For example, it auto-inserts the colons : in the Mac Address, and it auto capitalizes the letters - this is a huge time saver when configuring new connections. Also, I've tried half a dozen of these on my Apple Devices and it works for me on each one (iPhone, Mac, iPad) - which is great because you only need to pay for it once and not waste time with an array of this type app. Lastly, I'll mention that the connections are shared with all my Apple devices where I have it installed and I'm logged into the same AppleID on each - also another huge time saver. Thank you to the developer for making a quality app like this!
Perfect!
[ APPLAUSE ]
Update: After the latest patch, Siri works like a charm. :)This app + the service that runs on the PC allows for sending Sleep, Wake, Reboot, and Shutdown commands from my phone to PC’s on my network; and shortcut actions exist to accomplish this from the home-screen. Very cool! “Wake” shortcut action is listed twice in the list of shortcuts selections, and no “Sleep” is listed, so I have to open the app anyways in order to get the full set of commands. Developer seems unresponsive so far. Not very cool. Overall though works very well and is well-designed.
Developer Response
Thanks for your review :)I woke up and did what everyone is asking :) added Sleep for Siri in 2.9.1
Nice app, amazing developer
RX-001
Supports landscape on the iPad, has a widget where one can add devices for fast wake up access and monitoring (the widget pings the device and shows a green dot if it’s up), very useful especially on the iPad where you can have the widgets always showing on the left side.Amazing developer too with fast response. I had an issue and he sent me a video that he recorded for me to show me some steps. Stayed with me via email until my issue was resolved.
Developer Response
Thank you very much for the detailed review :)
- Added the ability to duplicate hosts
- Added a help section for configuring Wake-on-LAN over the Internet
- Improved the Wake-on-LAN algorithm
- Improved widget translations
- Fixed minor UI issues
If you enjoy the app, I’d greatly appreciate your review!
Version 3.4.5
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Information
Seller
Nikita Somenkov
Size
39.7 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
