SofaDeck turns your phone into a remote for your Windows PC or Mac: big buttons you choose, a voice remote, and on Windows a trackpad and keyboard. It works with any program, because it presses keys, media keys and launches things on the PC the same way you would. These pages show how that plays out for the apps people ask about most, with each app's own default shortcuts, so you can build a working remote in a few minutes.
Every page states what's free (single keys, media keys, volume, websites, apps and PC power) and what needs Pro (hotkey combos with Ctrl, Alt or Shift, extra pages, macros, Smart pages and game import), and the limits: SofaDeck doesn't show an app's library on the phone, and keys go to the window in front.
Video players and media centers
VLC remote: control VLC on your PC from your phone
Turn your phone into a VLC remote for your PC: play/pause, fullscreen, subtitles, audio track, speed and seeking as big buttons, plus voice. VLC's keyboard shortcuts listed.
Read →Kodi remote on your phone for a PC running Kodi
Use your phone as a Kodi remote on a Windows or Mac PC: arrows, OK, back, play/pause, subtitles and info as big buttons, plus PC volume, sleep timer and shutdown. Kodi's keys listed.
Read →Plex HTPC remote: your phone as the remote for Plex on a PC
Use your phone as a remote for Plex HTPC or Plex in the browser on a Windows PC: arrows, select, back, play/pause and volume as big buttons, plus voice and PC power. What works, what doesn't.
Read →Jellyfin remote: your phone as the remote for Jellyfin on a PC
Control Jellyfin Media Player or Jellyfin in the browser on your PC from your phone: arrows, select, back, play/pause and volume as big buttons, plus voice. Free, no plugin.
Read →Streaming services
Disney Plus remote control for a PC: your phone
Watching Disney+ on a laptop or PC hooked up to the TV? Use your phone as the remote: open Disney+, search by voice, play/pause, fullscreen, volume, a sleep timer, and the trackpad for on-screen buttons.
Read →Hulu remote for a PC: control Hulu from your phone
Watching Hulu in a browser on a PC or laptop? Use your phone as the remote: open Hulu, search it by voice, play/pause, fullscreen, volume, sleep timer and a trackpad for Skip and Next episode. Free.
Read →Prime Video remote for a PC: your phone
Control Amazon Prime Video on a Windows PC or laptop from your phone: open the site or the Windows app, search by voice, play/pause, fullscreen, volume and a trackpad for Skip and Next. Free.
Read →Music
Games
Creative apps
Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts as phone buttons
Put Premiere Pro's keyboard shortcuts on your phone as big buttons: J K L, mark in/out, razor, ripple trim, markers, zoom and export. Which ones are free, which need Pro, and the limits vs a hardware editor.
Read →DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcuts as phone buttons
DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcuts as big phone buttons: J K L, in/out, blade, trim, markers, page switching and nodes. Which are free, which need Pro, and what a Speed Editor does better.
Read →Lightroom keyboard shortcuts as phone buttons for culling
Lightroom Classic's culling shortcuts as big phone buttons: pick, reject, star ratings, color labels, next photo, Grid, Loupe and Develop. Most are single keys, so a free phone deck covers them.
Read →Calls
Everyday PC
Not listed?
If an app has keyboard shortcuts, SofaDeck can put them on your phone: add a Key / hotkey button and type the shortcut. Music and video apps that follow the media keys work with the Play/Pause, Next and Previous buttons without any setup. For broader how-tos, see the guides, starting with how to control your PC from your phone and the PC media remote guide.