RemoteCrab: Camera & Mouse
Camera, mic, trackpad & mouse
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Your computer's notifications on your iPhone — tap one to jump right back. Plus camera, mic, trackpad, keyboard, screen mirroring & a second display. Local WiFi.
RemoteCrab turns your iPhone or iPad into a camera, microphone, trackpad and keyboard for your computer — over your local WiFi. It also brings your computer's notifications to your phone, turns your iPad into a real second display, and lets you ask AI about your computer from your phone. No account, no subscription, no analytics: video, audio and keystrokes travel only on your own network.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT
• Take care of the computer from the couch: the screen follows you to the phone — swipe to scroll, press and move to drag. No getting up.
• Your computer's notifications on your iPhone; tap the banner and the computer jumps to that app and window.
• Waiting on a long task? Let the agent run; when it wants to run a command, an approval card lands on your phone to read before you allow it. Or ask AI "how far along is it?" — it sees the screen and clipboard, and the answer can be typed back at the cursor.
• No camera on your desktop? A spare iPhone becomes a crisp 1080p webcam — pick "RemoteCrab Camera" in Zoom, Teams, FaceTime or OBS.
• Need more screen? Turn your iPad into a genuine second display and drag windows onto it — no cable, no dongle.
• Long meeting? Control the computer from the couch with a full trackpad: drag, scroll, right-click, three-finger gestures and ⌃⌥⌘⇧ modifiers.
• Want the sound out loud at lunch? Switch on speaker mode and whatever plays on the computer — shows, music, meetings — sounds from the phone's speaker.
• Microphone too far or too noisy? Your iPhone is a wireless mic, and hold-to-talk types your voice into the computer.
• Type with the keyboard you already know — full Chinese IME and dictation — text lands at the computer's cursor.
FEATURES
• Ask AI: a chat on your phone that can see the computer's screen and clipboard; the answer can be typed straight into the computer's cursor.
• Speaker mode: everything the computer plays streams to the iPhone's speaker — no driver to install.
• Notifications: your computer's banners reach your iPhone. Tap one to switch your computer to that app — and that window.
• Camera: 1080p at 30 fps, hardware H.264. Appears as a standard camera in every app after installing the bundled component.
• Microphone: real-time streaming; a one-click virtual mic driver makes it available system-wide.
• Second display: extend your desktop onto the iPhone or iPad and drive any window from the touch screen.
• Mirror: watch the frontmost app from your phone and operate it directly — tap to click, one-finger scroll, hold-and-move to drag, pinch to zoom; ⌘⌥⌃⇧ can ride along with any of it.
• Number pad: slide up from the trackpad and it coexists with it, so typing numbers needs no app switch.
• Trackpad: smooth acceleration curve, momentum scrolling, drag, pinch, three-finger gestures, haptics.
• Keyboard: system IME, shortcut bar (⌘C ⌘V ⌘Z ⌘⇥), mini trackpad.
• Hold to talk: on-device speech recognition types into the computer.
• Context modes: the shortcut bar follows the frontmost app — Keynote, Xcode, Finder, browsers, editors, plus volume, brightness and media keys.
• App switcher & launcher: bring any running app forward, or search and open any installed app.
• Clipboard: send the clipboard either way with one tap.
• Files: send photos & files straight to your computer — they land in Downloads and reveal in Finder.
PRIVACY
RemoteCrab runs no server, needs no account, collects no analytics, and has no in-app purchases or subscription: camera, microphone, trackpad, keyboard, mirroring, notifications and speaker mode all stay on your own WiFi. Ask AI is entirely optional and sends only the question you ask — plus the screen and clipboard travelling with it — to the model provider you configure yourself; it never passes through us.
GETTING STARTED
RemoteCrab requires the free RemoteCrab Receiver for your computer (link inside the app). Open both, they find each other automatically, tap once to pair.
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• Ask AI: ask about what's on your computer from your phone — your screen and clipboard come along.
• Speaker mode: your iPhone doubles as your computer's speaker.
• Number pad: slide up on the trackpad to type numbers, no app-switching.
• More reliable connections: remembers your computer, links directly even without shared WiFi, and heals itself after drops.
• Screen mirroring: see your computer's screen on your phone and tap, drag, scroll and zoom right on it.
The developer, 北京微格互动科技股份有限公司, 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 Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Beijing VGO Co,Ltd
- Size
- 8.1 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © VGOAPP 2026