Rowmote Pro for Mac 4+
Remote, Trackpad, & Keyboard
Evan Schoenberg
Designed for iPad
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- $7.99
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Description
Rowmote Pro is the ultimate wireless remote, trackpad, and keyboard for Mac. A gorgeous universal app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, with everything from a multitouch trackpad to full extended keyboard support, and with no-configuration control of dozens of the best Mac applications, it is a must-have for any home media center or presentation!
* Rated "Excellent" and one of just 400 apps featured in the WIRED App Guide 2011 *
You love the remote control which came with your Mac - so simple yet elegant, with easy control of Front Row, iTunes, Quicktime, DVD Player, Keynote, and more.
Or, your Mac didn’t come with a remote control or doesn’t even have an infrared port. The Apple Remote would cost a significant amount. Add ANOTHER hit to your wallet for a wireless control like a keyboard, mouse, or the Apple Magic Trackpad!
You carry your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad wherever you go… so why should you carry a second device just to control your computer? Furthermore, why should you need line-of-sight to do so?
Enter Rowmote Pro! Rowmote Pro is like your Mac’s remote control, but over the wireless network and even better! Trackpad and keyboard give you complete control over your computer, and you can control, launch, and quit apps, toggle the Music Visualizer, and more without ever having to squint at your screen. Rowmote is Mac-like from the ground up.
FEATURES
- Control your Mac completely over a wireless network. No line of sight necessary.
- Works like the hardware Apple Remote Control in:
• Adobe Lightroom
• Airfoil Video
• Amarra
• Aperture
• BBC iPlayer
• Beamer
• Boxee
• Decibel
• DVD Player
• Ecoute
• eyeTV 3.x
• Firefox
• Front Row
• Hulu Desktop
• iPhoto
• iTunes
• Keynote ‘08 & later
• kJams Pro
• Kodi
• Last.fm
• Logic
• Microsoft Powerpoint ‘04 & later
• mPlayer
• Movist
• Music
• OpenOffice Impress
• Preview
• PandoraBoy
• PandoraJam
• PandoraOne Desktop
• Photos
• Plex, Plex Home Theater, & Plex Media Player
• Quicktime
• Rdio
• Safari
• Skim
• Songbird
• Spotify
• Squire
• The Tube
• VLC
• xbmc (Xbox Media Center)
PRO CONTROL: A single tap switches to the keyboard & trackpad mode.
- True multitouch: Scroll with two fingers, right click, drag, pinch to zoom, and swipe with 3 or 4 fingers.
- Tap anywhere or use the virtual button
- Keyboard includes extended characters, modifier keys, function keys, numeric pad, brightness control, and more
- Multiple monitor support
- SWITCH: Access your Mac’s Dock; launch & switch between all controllable applications on the Mac; toggle the iTunes visualizer; and more.
- Sleep & wake as needed
- Pause the music or video automatically when you answer a call on your iPhone
- Proximity sensor support to automatically turn the screen off if the device is face-down
- Secure authentication
- Connect via WiFi or Bluetooth (Bluetooth requires Personal Hotspot Bluetooth tethering)
REQUIREMENTS
• The free Rowmote Helper program must be running on the Mac. Download at www.rowmote.com.
• Apple TV: 1st gen/2nd gen only may see www.rowmote.com/atv for potential compatibility.
Rowmote Pro is the only app you need to control your computer. Couple it with Apple’s free Remote app to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into the ultimate controller for home stereo, mobile presentation, or casual video viewing.
Artwork of Rowmote Pro is by Rik Schennink.
What’s New
Version 5.0.1
• Updated interface for all iOS devices
• Redesigned, simplified iPadOS interface
• Added iOS copy & paste functionality for keyboard
• Extensive under-the-hood improvements for improved performance and to serve as a foundation for future work
• Fixed a bug in iPadOS which could lead to a crash on launch in some cases
Ratings and Reviews
Great ideas and versatility but there's room for improvement.
It took me quite a few goes to get this working with my MacBook. It does things quite well overall, but I have found it to be a little buggy and can do unexpected things on occasion. I was going to use this for keynote presentations but it can skip all the way to the last slide or do multiple advances unexpectedly. So I will use the ir remote for keynote. Too bad as it would look so cool to use iPhone to control keynote. Overall this is a cool app though, but I'm hoping for an update to fix up some bugs.
Works well to control iMac but...
This app hasn't had any new features added in the 10ish years Ive been using it, that said I’ve been using it for about 10yrs and that says something. Some critic below -
I’d like to see added a GamePad screen to play games on my iMac. Oddly don't know any apps that do this, seems a no brainer. I’ve love to play a car racing game on my iMac using my iPhone as the controller. The app doesn't advertise it does this - but please add it.
Also using the keyboard I have to keep looking up to my iMac screen to check typos, Ideally the app itself would show what you’re typing.
Additionally, the Applications tab shows a lot of my apps but doesn't seem to actually do anything. I can only use the mouse and keyboard as a... mouse and keyboard. The Applications tab adds zero.
That said, the app via wifi works 99% of the time assuming your wifi is available (on rare occasion I need to relaunch the app on my iMac - meaning i have to get out of my seat for 30 seconds).
And as my phone or ipad are always charged I don't need to worry about a mouse/keyboard with flat batteries. I tend to use my iphone as the mouse and my ipad as the keyboard - they work seamlessly at the same time via wifi.
In summary, great app, that can and should be improved.
Bug report
5.0.1 no longer crashes on iOS 14.2. Thanks for quick update. The interface is messed up though. Bringing up the keyboard for instance pushes the bar at the bottom up to the middle, where it stays after closing the keyboard. The old interface was much easier to use and visually clear and pleasing. Please fix and make sure it works for older iOS, preferably as far back as iOS 8, but at least 10.
App Privacy
The developer, Evan Schoenberg, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Evan Schoenberg, M.D.
- Size
- 38.9 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.2 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.2 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.2 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2008-2022 Regular Rate and Rhythm Software
- Price
- $7.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.