VLC Remote Pro!
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment | $19.99 | Hobbyist Software Limited | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Awarded Gizmodo's “Essential iPhone App” three years running. Awarded T3's “Best iPhone Apps”.
“The new VLC Remote app is simply stunning! It works a treat and it feels professional and powerful. Love it.”
- Adam, London
“The update for the iPhone version is *amazing* - it looks so polished - not that I had any complaints before.”
- Rich
• Features •
— Easily control VLC from your sofa!
— Today widget for even faster access to controls
— Apple Watch support
— Works with VLC on your Mac, PC or Linux machine
— Automatically scans your local network for VLC players
— Universal app fully supported for iPhone and iPad
— Stop, Play and Pause
— Full DVD controls
— Control volume, position, next track and previous track
— Turn fullscreen on and off
— Use the graphical equaliser
— See your cover art
— Control subtitles, aspect ratio, audio track and delays
— Use the picker control for fine control of volume and position
— View the playlist and play files from it
— Free setup helper quickly configures VLC for use with the remote
VLC is a great, free and popular media player that can handle almost any file format.
VLC Remote® lets you sit back enjoy your movies and music while you control things from your easy chair.
It is a joy to use - no more reaching for the mouse when you want to pause your show, select the next episode, or play some different music.
VLC Remote will work with the iPhone 3GS and later. It won't work with the iPhone 3g - but you can use Ye Olde VLC Remote on the 3g.
• Reviews •
“Needless to say, we loved this app for everything it’s got.”
-AppsTouch.com
“Basically, if you use VLC and have an iPhone you will soon find that this is an essential app to enhance your home movie experience.”
- T3.com
“5/5 Simply put if you have an iPhone or iPod touch and use VLC on your computer then you need this app.”
-AppCrunch
“As far as I'm concerned, this is a necessary download! ... Works great, setup was super easy and I use this every day. MUST HAVE!!!”
-US Reviewer
• System Requirements •
- Supports VLC on Windows, Mac and Linux
- Free setup helper quickly configures VLC for use with the remote
- Supports VLC 2.0 and above
- Supports Windows, Vista, Windows 7 and Window 8
- Supports Mac OS 10.7 and above.
• Response to feedback •
-If you do have any problems connecting to VLC, then please just check the help instructions in the app. Feel free to drop me an email (my personal mail is in the app) if you need help.
Enjoy!
• Languages •
VLC Remote is currently translated to 22 languages. If you are willing to translate it to your language, or would like to improve the translations, please head over to http://translate.HobbyistSoftware.com
Reviews
Spend $5 to be frustrated daily
Brother Monk
This program seems like a great idea, but the execution is awful. All I need is a simple program to control VLC on my iMac. Play, pause, volume control, search. The issue? The app constantly struggles to connect with my computer. It can take 1-2 minutes for it just to find my previously saved computer. Once it does it often loses contact with my iMac repeatedly, meaning no controls. Soooooooo frustrating!
Convenient
BWLSAQ
Been using this app for years. Works seamlessly and is very convenient. Thanks VLC for everything you do and have done for decades
Still the best VLC remote
XweAponX
Just a reminder, my last review seems to have been deleted! No need to go into all of the technical details I squished in to my reviews before, because just about every function available on the VLC Windows app can be accessed through here. I am not so sure about the VLC “store app” which functions a little differently, I haven’t tried to control that app remotely with this app. Which gives me something to do, I will update this review as soon as I have tested that feature out... Actually I DO need to get into all of the nice gritty details about this app, fooled you! Oh yah. If you are having trouble with this app, then the problem is you, not the app. Because this integrates into VLC so perfectly that you hardly have to do anything, except run the set up helper. Also I wonder how many of you are trying to use this on the Windows 10 “Store App”- raise your hand? WRONG. You cannot use this app with the Windows 10 store version, you have to actually download the desktop app from the VLC website, otherwise forget it. I just checked. There is no mechanism within VLC remote to access the windows store version and there’s nothing in the windows store version that would allow you to connect to it with a remote, so mainly, don’t even bother with the windows 10 store version of VLC. (Old review: What's the Blazes happened to my review!) This app has been perfected beyond all expectations , so there isn't much else that can be said about it . I have been using it lately to watch TCM via an on demand M3U . ( to " Sifu_Char " : You CAN use VLCr on more than one iPhone , as long as all devices are connected to the same local area network . You can even use VLC Remote on two iPhones and one Android if you have it installed on there as well . The set up for VLC Remote only needs to be run once , after that you can connect as many devices to VLC as you have devices that have VLC remote installed on , and they don't all have to be iPhones , The android app detects VLC after it has been set up just like the iPhone version . Hope that helps . ) I am afraid this app has fallen into disuse over the last couple of years , mostly due to many people moving to an easier platform to maintain : namely PLEX and PLEX pass . But back when iPhones were a new deal , people mostly used one app and one app only to maintain their private video library's : and that would be VLC aka VideoLAN . Video LAN as in Local Area Network , where we could network several home computers , share all of the media But back when iPhones were a new deal , people mostly used one app and one app only to maintain their private video library's : and that would be VLC aka VideoLAN . Video LAN as in Local Area Network , where we could network several home computers , share all of the media libraries , create multitudes of playlists and then have ongoing movie play back for days and days and years even . And wouldn't such an app require a remote control for us couch potato types ? Enter VLC Remote . Now we could have access to every of the cool features of VLC , change aspect ratio , language , alternate streams , we could play back DVDs , Blu - ray's , MKV , FLV , AVI , WMV , MP4 , MOV , and many other obscure formats that ( OGG ) all play back beautifully from one app . I had the privilege of beta testing this app for a couple of years and a lot of the cool features in this app I remember discussing , in fact the way that it is now is the direct result of a core group of us who used to bounce ideas back - and - forth between us and the developer . Who is a great guy and he even put out a " VLC remote classic " for me and one other person and I still have that installed in one of my devices . There was even a " headset mode " , an EXPERIMENTAL FEATURE with skull and cross bones warning , which works actually pretty well except that you have to manually sync up the audio on the hand devices to what's playing on the TV , but it does give you a way of having a headset on from 20 feet away and you don't have to have a 50 foot headphone cable ( e ) . Is headset mode still there ? YES ! I was just using it . These days most of the cool things that we were able to do with VLC we can now do with Plex media server , and so I feel badly that from my perspective this app has fallen along on the wayside to the point where my iOS 11 App Store automatically offloads the app on occasion But whenever I do finally fire up VLC on my home network , I still use this app to manipulate it rather than having to get off my rear end , drag my butt over to the computer and mess with the interface there , in fact the combination of VLC Remote and Mobile Mouse gives me the ability to fire up VLC from Mobile Mouse and then I can move to VLC remote to access the app . Lately the developer has been creating something called the ChillRemote which actually can give you a Remote for things like Netflix and Amazon and YouTube and it works pretty well, Lately the developer has been creating something called the ChillRemote which actually can give you a Remote for things like Netflix and Amazon and YouTube and it works pretty well, my only complaint with that is that it has a subscription feature to give you access to more features of the app and I loathe and despise subscription features. Mostly because that most developers that instigate a subscription use it to immediately bilk their former users out of a lot more money than the paid features usually cost in a one time payment . Rob does not do that though . He doesn't ask very much for the subscription for ChillRemote , but I hate the concept of subscriptions, especially if it includes removal of advertisements which used to be a $ .99 in app purchase for most apps . Had to rewrite this whole review from scratch because I had a respring right in the middle of it
One of the greats
Rikkla Starflame
Seriously, how long have you had this remote on the store now? It’s going on what seems like a decade of use for me with this app. All the way back to my days of using the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Actually, it still works on my old 3GS right now, so yeah. Enough said. Darn fine app guys! Much love and thanks!
This really works(and easy setup)!
Larry E
I set this up late last night on the first try with ZERO cussing or frustration whatsoever. This says more about the great design and support structure of this VLC remote control app than it does about 77 year old me?! It is working great on my iPhone in a complex home widows 10 network.
Works, but not very well
SongsAboutMusic
Putting aside the extra software requirements (annoying in their own ways), it’s happening entirely too many times I hit the -10s button to try and catch some dialogue or an image that gets away from me only to be sent back to the beginning of the video (in one case I was sent back to the second chapter when I started fewer than five minutes away from the end credits). It’s incredibly frustrating to try and navigate my way back to where I was, especially with such an overly sensitive seek function. I went “all in” on Hobbyist Software and I do believe that the day I will no longer regret it is somewhere on the horizon; here’s hoping it gets here sooner rather than later.
The Original
Rikkla Starflame
Absolutely love everything about this remote. Been using this since the 4th gen IPod touch was new. Never had any problems. Keep up the great work at I.T.
