Low-latency screen mirror
Hardware H.264 (NVENC) mirror of your PC on your phone — ~60 fps, tens of milliseconds, auto-adjusting bitrate. Doubles as a trackpad, pinch-to-zoom the picture, and captures fullscreen games.
On your Wi-Fi — or anywhere over the internet
Your phone is now
the remote for your PC.
TakeOver turns your phone into a full wireless controller for your computer — trackpad, keyboard, low-latency screen mirror, audio, webcam, gamepad and file transfer. One tap to pair. No cables, no accounts.
Free · Windows & macOS desktop server · Android & iOS apps
Windows macOS Linux Android iOS Soon
~60 fps H.264 screen mirror
20+ remote capabilities
4 platforms — Win · macOS · Android · iOS
0 accounts or trackers
Everything it does
One app. Your whole PC in your hand.
TakeOver isn’t a single trick — it’s a full remote-control suite. Drive the desktop, stream the screen and sound, turn your phone into a camera, mic, gamepad or second display, move files both ways, and reach it all from anywhere.
Trackpad + keyboard
A full Mac-style trackpad — 1–4 finger gestures, pinch-zoom, right-click, long-press drag — plus a live keyboard that auto-pops when a PC text field takes focus.
PC audio on your phone
Stream your PC’s sound to your phone. Mirror it, or go full wireless speaker with a live waveform. No driver required.
Files & transfer
Browse the PC’s drives, play media on the phone, open on the PC, or move files both ways.
- Batch folder & multi-file
- Device-to-device share
- Drag-drop with queue + ETA
Shared clipboard
Copy on one device, paste on the other. Bi-directional clipboard sync between phone and PC.
Phone as webcam & mic
Turn your phone into a wireless PC webcam (bundled virtual camera) and microphone — great for calls and streaming.
- “TakeOver Camera” virtual device
- Lens / torch / focus control
- Phone-as-mic passthrough
Phone as a real gamepad
Your phone becomes a genuine Xbox-360 controller (ViGEm) — on-screen pad, physical controller passthrough, or a Remote Play hub.
Control your PC from anywhere
Off your Wi-Fi? TakeOver connects over the internet with a private rendezvous + WebRTC/TURN peer-to-peer link. Same trackpad, mirror, files and audio — from across the world.
Voice & video calls
Ring your PC — or another paired phone — for a real WebRTC voice + video call over the same secure channel.
Cameras & monitoring
View your own devices’ cameras live — with their consent — as a recordable multi-camera wall, plus an IP-camera viewer for RTSP / ONVIF / MJPEG / HLS feeds and a LAN camera scan.
Phone as a second display
Extend your desktop onto your phone as a real second monitor (virtual display driver) for a quick extra panel on the go.
Presentation mode
Wave your phone as a gyro air-mouse to drive slides and point from across the room.
Launcher & PC commands
Launch apps and fire system actions — display-off, sleep, lock, log-off, restart, shutdown, empty recycle bin.
Media remote & audio control
Play / pause / skip, and ride the PC’s speaker & mic volume and mute — a pocket remote for whatever’s playing.
How it works
Paired in under a minute.
No account, no configuration. Install, scan, approve — and you’re driving your PC.
01
Install the server
Run the TakeOver desktop app on the PC you want to control. It shows a QR code and a 6-character pairing code — click “Allow through firewall” once.
02
Pair your phone
Open the app, scan the QR (or tap the auto-discovered PC). Your PC shows an Allow / Deny prompt — you approve the device once, and it’s remembered.
03
Take over
Drive the trackpad, open the mirror, stream audio, move files. On the same Wi-Fi it’s instant; away from home it connects securely over the internet.
Private by design
Powerful access. On your terms.
Remote-controlling a PC is serious — so TakeOver is built to keep control in your hands and your data on your devices.
You approve every device
Connecting is gated by an Allow / Deny prompt on the PC itself — not a freely-shared token. Approve once, per device.
Per-device secret, revocable
Each paired phone gets its own secret. Kick any device from the server at any time; it can’t reconnect without re-approval.
Peer-to-peer, not a middleman
Media travels directly between your devices (P2P WebRTC). The rendezvous only introduces them — it doesn’t see your screen, files or audio.
No accounts, no tracking
There’s no sign-up and no user profile. We don’t collect your content, contacts or usage — nothing to leak.
No accounts. No trackers.
We don’t store your files, screen, contacts or usage. There’s nothing to sign up for and nothing to breach — your devices talk directly to each other.
Download
Get TakeOver on every device.
Install the desktop server on the PC you want to control, then the app on your phone. It’s free.
TakeOver Server
Full feature set on Windows today; macOS and Linux boot the core (pairing, discovery, control, file transfer).
macOS: the build isn’t notarized yet — on first launch, right-click TakeOver Server → Open, then grant Accessibility & Screen Recording when asked.
Android
Live on Google Play. Install it on the phone you want to drive your PC with.
iPhone & iPad
Coming to the App Store.
Auto-updates for the server.
The desktop app checks
/api/version
for the latest release, so your PC always knows when a new build is out.
The Android app updates itself through Google Play. The iOS store link
appears here the moment that app is published.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
The essentials on what TakeOver does, where it runs, and how it keeps control in your hands.
What is TakeOver?
TakeOver turns your phone into a full wireless remote for your PC. From your phone you get a trackpad and keyboard, a low-latency screen mirror, PC audio, two-way file transfer, and your phone as a webcam, mic or gamepad — over your Wi-Fi or from anywhere over the internet. You install a small server app on the computer you want to control, then pair your phone to it.
Is it secure? Is my data private?
Yes — privacy is built in. Connecting is gated by an Allow / Deny prompt on the PC itself, so a device can only pair after you approve it, and each paired phone gets its own revocable secret. Your screen, files and audio travel directly between your devices over an encrypted peer-to-peer (WebRTC) link — the rendezvous service only introduces the devices, it never sees your content. There are no accounts and no tracking, so there is nothing stored on a server to leak.
Does it work over the internet, or only on my Wi-Fi?
Both. On the same Wi-Fi, your phone and PC talk directly for an instant local connection. When you are away, TakeOver links them over the internet through a private rendezvous plus a WebRTC/TURN peer-to-peer connection — the same trackpad, screen mirror, files and audio, from anywhere.
Which devices and platforms does it support?
The desktop server runs on Windows, macOS and Linux — that is the computer you control (the full feature set is on Windows today, with the core on macOS and Linux). The companion phone app is out now on Google Play for Android (7.0+), and the iPhone / iPad app (iOS 16+) is on the way — the download page shows each store link the moment it is live. You pair a phone to a computer, and the phone drives the PC.
Is TakeOver free?
Yes. TakeOver is free to download and use — both the desktop server and the phone app. There is no subscription, and no account is required.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There is no sign-up, login or user profile. You pair a phone to your PC directly with a QR code or a short pairing code, and the approval is remembered on your own devices — nothing about you is stored in the cloud.
Can someone control my device without my permission?
No. A device cannot connect until you approve it with an Allow / Deny prompt on the PC itself — pairing is not a freely-shared link or token. You approve each device once, and you can remove any paired device from the server at any time, after which it cannot reconnect without being approved again.
How do I set it up?
Install the TakeOver server on the PC you want to control and allow it through the firewall once. Open the app on your phone, scan the QR code (or tap the auto-discovered PC), and approve the Allow prompt on the computer. That is it — you are driving your PC. Setup takes under a minute and needs no configuration.
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Take over your PC. From anywhere.
Install the server, pair your phone, and you’ve got a trackpad, a screen, a camera and a file bridge in your pocket.