Windows & Mac app · v1.0.25 · free
Use your phone as a PC remote: big buttons and voice control, nothing to install on the phone.
SofaDeck is a small app for your Windows PC or Mac. Scan one QR code and the phone in your hand becomes a Stream-Deck-style grid of big buttons — launch apps, play and pause, change the volume, fire hotkeys and macros — plus a voice remote you just talk to. It works in your phone's browser on iPhone and Android.
Direct installer .exe · 3.7 MB Store version signed by Microsoft No account Local network only Signed updates SofaDeck installs on your Windows PC. Your phone is the remote — it works in the phone’s browser.One email from support@dixonappstudio.com. No list unless you tick the box. PrivacyOr on your PC, go to sofadeck.com/getFree for Windows 10 and 11. The Microsoft Store keeps it updated; the direct installer updates itself. Pro is $6.99 once (launch price), optional.
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Works on iPhone & Android — no app needed. Scan the QR code on your PC with the phone's camera and the remote opens in its browser. On Android you can also add the optional Google Play app.
- No phone app needed (Android app optional)
- Stays on your Wi-Fi
- No account
- Pro is $6.99 once, not a subscription
How it works
Three steps, about a minute. Your PC does the work; your phone is the screen and the microphone.
Install SofaDeck on your Windows PC
A small tray app. It runs quietly next to the clock and serves a control page on your home network.
Scan the QR code with your phone
Open your phone's camera, scan the code SofaDeck shows, and type the 6-digit PIN from the PC screen. No app store, no account.
Tap buttons or just talk
Your phone becomes a grid of big buttons and a voice remote: launch apps, control media and volume, fire shortcuts and macros.
See it working: real recordings and screenshots
Nothing staged: the recording at the top of this page is SofaDeck 1.0.8 on a phone, connected to a PC. Taps run straight away, typed or spoken commands like volume 30
and open youtube then fullscreen
work without a button, and what can I say
lists everything it understands.
The deck is SofaDeck's starting page. Every tile is a button you can relabel, recolor or replace: media keys along the top, volume and mute, shortcuts to YouTube, Netflix and Spotify, then Fullscreen, Enter and Lock PC. The bar at the bottom takes a typed or spoken command, so volume 30
, open Spotify
or type hello
work without a dedicated button.
Tap the pencil to edit the page from the phone, or build pages on the computer's settings screen, where you can import your Start Menu or Applications folder apps in one go.
Ways to install
| Way to install | For | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | Windows 10 and 11 — the usual choice, and where Pro is sold | Through the Microsoft Store |
| Windows installer (.exe) | Windows 10 and 11, x64, without the Store | Updates itself (signed update check) |
| Portable zip (x64 or Arm64) | Windows on Arm, or running without installing | Update check tells you when a new version is out |
| Mac disk image (.dmg) | macOS 11+, Apple silicon and Intel (notarized) | Updates itself |
| Homebrew cask | Macs with Homebrew: brew install --cask stefanodixon-ux/tap/sofadeck | brew upgrade, or the app's own updater |
Voice and routines, up close
what can I sayfor a searchable list of 44,000+ phrasings.
run movie nightruns every step.
Everything a button deck should do — on the phone you already own
Hardware decks are lovely, but most people already carry a bright touchscreen everywhere. SofaDeck puts it to work as a control surface for your PC.
No phone app to install
Pairing is a QR scan. The deck is a web page served by your own PC, so it works on iPhone, Android and tablets alike.
Stream-Deck-style buttons
Big, labeled buttons you arrange yourself: launch programs, open sites and folders, send hotkeys, control media.
Voice remote
Tap the mic button and say what you want — "open Spotify", "volume 30", "pause", or the name of any button on your deck.
Macros
Chain several steps — keys, launches, waits — behind one button, for scene changes, game launches or work routines.
Stays on your network
Phone and PC talk directly over your Wi-Fi. No cloud relay, no account, nothing to sign up for.
Paired devices only
Pairing takes the QR code and a PIN shown on the PC, and each phone gets its own key. Remove any phone from SofaDeck's Devices page.
Made for the couch
Readable from arm's length, big touch targets, works in landscape — built for living-room and arcade-cabinet PCs.
Lightweight tray app
Starts with Windows if you want it to, sits in the tray, and stays out of the way until your phone calls.
Trackpad and keyboard
Drag on the phone to move the cursor, tap to click, two fingers to scroll, and type on the PC from your phone's keyboard.
Ready-made pages
Media remote, Movie night, Presentation and PC power pages in one tap; Meetings and Streaming scenes with Pro.
Send to PC
Send photos and files from your phone to the PC, copy text onto the PC's clipboard, open links in its browser and pull the clipboard back. No cable, no cloud.
Live PC stats
CPU, memory, disk, battery and NVIDIA GPU temperature on your phone, refreshed every 2 seconds. Handy on a stand next to the monitor.
Smart pages (Pro, Windows)
Pages that follow your PC: bring OBS, Chrome or a game to the front and the phone switches to its page by itself.
Print Station (Pro, Windows)
Print PDFs, photos and 4x6 shipping labels from your phone on the PC's printer: silently, at actual size, with no print dialog. Works with Rollo and other thermal label printers.
Sleep timer
"Sleep in 45 minutes": set a sleep, shut-down or screen-off timer from the phone or by voice, with a countdown and a cancel button on both sides.
Screen off, stay ready
Turn the screen off but keep the PC awake, so your phone always connects instantly; opening SofaDeck turns the screen back on.
Wake your PC from your phone (Pro)
One-click Wake-on-LAN setup, "Wake Office PC" buttons, and a "PC is asleep" screen on the phone with the ways to wake it.
Screen view (Pro)
See your PC's screen live on your phone and tap to click. Hold for right-click, two fingers to scroll, pinch to zoom. Off until you allow it for a phone, a clear "is viewing — Stop" bar on the PC while it runs, never on public Wi-Fi, nothing recorded. Windows and Mac.
Now playing and Presenter
See the song or video playing on the PC with its progress, and a big Next / Back clicker with a timer for PowerPoint and Google Slides.
What people use a phone deck for
SofaDeck started as a couch remote for an arcade cabinet. The same idea works almost anywhere a PC is a few steps away.
Streaming
Scene switches, mic mute, clips and chat macros without alt-tabbing out of the game.
Read the guide →Arcade & LaunchBox
Launch Big Box, back out of emulators and search your library by voice from the couch.
Read the guide →Living-room PC
A couch remote for the PC under the TV: media keys, volume, apps and sleep.
Read the guide →Presentations
Next and previous slide, black screen and timer from the phone in your hand.
Read the guide →Accessibility
Big, high-contrast buttons and short voice commands for easier computing.
Read the guide →Work shortcuts
Meeting mute, window layouts and long shortcuts on one tap.
Read the guide →Media remote
Play, pause, skip and volume for Spotify, YouTube, VLC or Netflix in the browser, from across the room.
Read the guide →Shipping labels
Print 4x6 labels and PDFs from your phone on the PC's Rollo or thermal printer, at actual size (Pro, Windows).
Read the guide →Picking a remote app
How SofaDeck compares with Unified Remote, KDE Connect, Remote Mouse and remote desktop.
Read the guide →Falling asleep to a film
A sleep or shutdown timer set from the phone, and Wake-on-LAN for the morning after.
Read the guide →One-tap mic mute
Mute every microphone on the PC from your phone, with MUTED / LIVE on the button, plus Discord, Teams and Zoom mute.
Read the guide →Routines on one button
"Movie night" or "start work": open apps and sites, set the volume and press keys in order, by tap or voice.
Read the guide →PC stats on your phone
Live CPU, RAM, GPU, temperature and network tiles while the game stays full screen.
Read the guide →OBS scenes and recording
Switch scenes, start recording or go live from phone buttons that show REC and LIVE (Pro).
Read the guide →Mac automation
Shortcuts, macros and app launchers on big buttons for your Mac.
Read the guide →Phone to PC transfers
Send photos, files, text and links from your phone to the PC over Wi-Fi, no cable or cloud.
Read the guide →Most-read guides
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Free, or Pro for $6.99 once
The free app is genuinely useful on its own. Pro is a one-time upgrade for people who want more pages, macros, hotkey combos and game launching: a $6.99 license key (launch price, first 100 keys, regular $9.99), or one tap inside the Microsoft Store app ($9.99 in the US). No subscription, no ads.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| QR pairing, no phone app | ||
| Button deck on your phone | 1 page of 12 buttons | Unlimited pages and profiles |
| Launch apps, files, folders and websites | ||
| Media, volume and mute controls | ||
| Single keys (Enter, Esc, F11, arrows…) and typing text | ||
| Hotkey combos (Ctrl / Alt / Shift / Win + key) | ||
| Voice remote: 44,000+ built-in phrasings, "what can I say" list, chain with "then" | ||
| Trackpad and keyboard on your phone (Windows) | 20 minutes a day* | No limit |
| Ready-made page templates | Replace your page | Add as extra pages, incl. Meetings & Streaming |
| Send files, text and links from your phone to the PC (Windows) | Files up to 10 MB* | Any size, up to 4 GB |
| Live PC stats: CPU, memory, disk, NVIDIA GPU temperature (Windows) | ||
| Smart pages that switch with the app in front (Windows) | ||
| Print Station: print PDFs, photos and shipping labels from your phone (Windows) | ||
| Sleep timer and "screen off, stay ready" (Windows) | ||
| Now playing and Presenter clicker (Windows) | ||
| Wake-on-LAN setup, wake other PCs, "PC is asleep" wake screen (Windows) | ||
| Screen view: your PC's screen live on the phone, tap to click (off until you allow it per phone) | ||
| Multi-step macros | ||
| Routines: Movie night, Focus mode and your own, by tap or voice | 1 routine* | Unlimited |
| Automatic profiles: the phone follows the app in front, with built-in defaults (Windows) | ||
| OBS Studio controls: scenes, recording, streaming and source mute (Windows) | ||
| Custom voice phrases for any button | ||
| Import Windows Start Menu and Store apps | ||
| Import Steam, Epic and LaunchBox games + voice-launch them | ||
| Paired phones and tablets | Up to 16 | Up to 16 |
| Icons, colors and grid size | ||
| Themes (OLED, Arcade, Ocean, Sunset, Light) | ||
| Price | Free | $6.99 once (launch price); $9.99 in the Microsoft Store (US) |
* Free plan for new installs from SofaDeck 1.0.18. Installed earlier? You keep 2 routines, 50 MB files and the trackpad with no daily limit.
Direct installer .exe · 3.7 MB Store version signed by Microsoft No account Local network only Signed updates SofaDeck installs on your Windows PC. Your phone is the remote — it works in the phone’s browser.One email from support@dixonappstudio.com. No list unless you tick the box. PrivacyOr on your PC, go to sofadeck.com/getSofaDeck Pro — $6.99 oncePrivate by design
SofaDeck never leaves your house. The deck is served by your own PC, over your own network, to phones you paired with a QR code and PIN. There's no account to create, no cloud relay in the middle, and no usage tracking inside the app.
Pairing works like a Bluetooth handshake: the PC shows a QR code with a one-time pairing secret, you scan it, and you type the PIN shown next to it on the PC. Remove any phone from SofaDeck's Devices page at any time.
The short version
- Works only on your local network
- Only paired devices (QR code + PIN) can press buttons
- No account, no ads, no tracking by default
- Internet is used only for the update check and a Pro license check
Made by Dixon App Studio
SofaDeck is built and supported by Dixon App Studio LLC, an independent studio that makes apps, games and web tools. No ads and no tracking inside SofaDeck.
Every release, in the open
The changelog lists what changed in each version, and every download has a published SHA-256 checksum on the download page.
A real person answers
Questions, bugs or refunds: support@dixonappstudio.com or the contact page.
SofaDeck at a glance
- What it is
- SofaDeck is a desktop app for Windows and Mac that turns your phone into a Stream-Deck-style button deck, trackpad and push-to-talk voice remote for your computer. There is no phone app: you scan a QR code, type a PIN, and the deck opens in the phone's browser over your home Wi-Fi.
- Made by
- Dixon App Studio LLC, an independent studio. Not affiliated with Elgato, Corsair or any other deck maker.
- Computers
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit), from the Microsoft Store or https://www.sofadeck.com/download/. Mac: macOS 11 Big Sur or later, on Apple silicon or Intel. No Linux version.
- Phones
- Any modern phone or tablet browser: Safari on iPhone and iPad, Chrome or Samsung Internet on Android. Nothing to install on the phone.
- Price
- Free: one page of 12 buttons, app and website launchers, media and volume, single keys, typing, the voice remote, PC stats, 1 routine, the trackpad and keyboard up to 20 minutes a day and file sending up to 10 MB (trackpad, file sending, PC stats and some Pro features are Windows-only). SofaDeck Pro is $9.99 once, no subscription ($6.99 as a launch-offer license key on sofadeck.com), with a free 7-day trial once per PC: unlimited pages and routines, hotkey combos, macros, custom voice phrases, Steam/Epic/LaunchBox import, smart pages and automatic profiles, OBS Studio controls, Screen view, Wake-on-LAN, Print Station, themes, the trackpad with no daily limit and files up to 4 GB.
- Voice
- Tap the mic on the phone and speak: more than 40,000 phrasings such as "open Spotify", "volume 30", "pause", "lock the PC" or any button's name. No always-on wake word.
- Privacy
- LAN-only: the phone talks directly to the computer. No account, no cloud relay, no tracking unless you opt in to five anonymous counts. Only paired devices (QR code + PIN) can press buttons.
- Good for
- Couch and HTPC remotes, streaming and OBS scenes, Discord and meeting mute buttons, presentations, gaming extras, accessibility and anyone who wants a free Stream Deck alternative.
- Get it
- https://www.sofadeck.com/download/ or the Microsoft Store (https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NRJMPS6GQ5D).
Questions
Do I need to install an app on my phone?
No. SofaDeck runs on your Windows PC or Mac and serves the deck as a web page on your home network. You scan a QR code with your phone's camera, type the 6-digit PIN shown on the PC, and the deck opens in your phone's browser. You can add it to your home screen so it opens like an app.
Does it work with iPhone and Android?
Yes. Because the deck is a web page, any reasonably modern phone or tablet browser works — Safari on iPhone and iPad, Chrome or Samsung Internet on Android. The phone and the PC need to be on the same network.
Is SofaDeck a Stream Deck?
No. Stream Deck is Elgato's hardware and software. SofaDeck is an independent Windows and Mac app that gives you a similar grid of programmable buttons on the phone you already own, plus voice commands. It is not affiliated with Elgato or Corsair.
What does SofaDeck cost?
The core app is free: one deck page of 12 buttons, app and website launchers, media and volume controls, single keys and typing, the voice remote, 1 routine, the trackpad and keyboard up to 20 minutes a day and sending files up to 10 MB. SofaDeck Pro is a one-time $9.99 upgrade (on Windows, a one-tap add-on in the Microsoft Store) that unlocks unlimited pages, profiles and routines, macros, hotkey combos, custom voice phrases, Steam / Epic / LaunchBox game import, automatic profiles, OBS Studio controls, Screen view, themes, the trackpad with no daily limit and files up to 4 GB. No subscription, and you can try every Pro feature free for 7 days.
Does it send my data to the cloud?
No. Your phone talks directly to your computer over your local network. There is no SofaDeck account, no cloud relay and no tracking unless you opt in to five anonymous one-time counts (off by default). The app only goes online to check sofadeck.com for updates once a day (you can turn that off) and, if you buy Pro, to verify your license key with Gumroad.
Can I control my PC from outside my house?
Not by design. SofaDeck is LAN-only: the phone has to be on the same network as the PC. That keeps the attack surface small. If you need remote access from anywhere, a remote desktop tool is the right choice — our guide on controlling a PC from a phone compares the options.
Which computers are supported?
Windows: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit). Mac: macOS 11 Big Sur or later, on Apple silicon or Intel — a separate, notarized download. There is no Linux version.
Can I use my phone as a mouse or keyboard with SofaDeck?
Yes. Tap the mouse button on the phone for a trackpad: drag to move the cursor, tap to click, two fingers to right-click or scroll, and type on the PC from your phone's own keyboard. The button deck and voice remote are one tap away.
Can I send files from my phone to my PC with SofaDeck?
Yes, on Windows with SofaDeck 1.0.6 or later. Tap the send button on the phone to send photos and files to the PC's Downloads folder over your Wi-Fi, copy text onto the PC's clipboard, open a link in the PC's browser, or pull the PC's clipboard back to the phone. It's free for files up to 50 MB; Pro sends any size up to 4 GB.
Can SofaDeck turn my PC off later, or wake it up?
Yes, on Windows with SofaDeck 1.0.7 or later. The free sleep timer puts the PC to sleep, shuts it down or turns the screen off after the time you pick ("sleep in 45 minutes" works by voice), and "screen off, stay ready" keeps the PC reachable with the screen dark. SofaDeck Pro adds Wake-on-LAN: one-click setup, wake buttons for your other PCs, and a phone screen that helps wake a sleeping PC.
Can my phone show my PC's CPU and GPU temperature?
Yes. SofaDeck's PC stats (free, Windows 1.0.6 or later) shows live CPU, memory, disk, battery and uptime, plus load and temperature for NVIDIA graphics cards, on your phone.
Can I print from my phone to my PC's printer with SofaDeck?
Yes, with Print Station in SofaDeck Pro on Windows (1.0.5 or later). Tap the printer button on the phone, pick a PDF, photo or 4x6 shipping label, and the PC prints it on the printer you chose, silently and at actual size, with no print dialog. It works with Rollo and other thermal label printers, and there's a test print to check the size.
Where can I get SofaDeck?
From the download page on sofadeck.com (Windows installer, portable zip for x64 and Arm64, and the Mac disk image), from the Microsoft Store on Windows, or with Homebrew on a Mac: brew install --cask stefanodixon-ux/tap/sofadeck. They're the same app; the free version is free everywhere.
Why does Windows show a SmartScreen warning when I install it?
SmartScreen warns about new downloads that haven't built up a reputation with Microsoft yet. It is common for new independent software. The download page explains the warning, how to check the file's SHA-256 checksum, and how to continue with 'More info' → 'Run anyway' once you've verified it.
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