KDE Connect Alternatives

KDE Connect is described as 'Facilitates device communication, enabling notifications, SMS replies, file sharing, and remote control across multiple operating systems' and is a very popular mobile remote control tool in the social & communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to KDE Connect for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best KDE Connect alternative is LocalSend, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like KDE Connect are scrcpy, GSConnect, Sefirah and AirDroid.

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  1. QPush icon
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    QPush is a free service that lets you easily push text and links from PC to iPhone. No need to send emails to yourself or wait for Evernote to sync anymore!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Mirror your notifications to other Android devices & Web
    • Reply, Like, Delete etc. directly from another device
    • Clipboard sharing
    • Whitelist apps
    • Private mode - Hide notification content on mirrored notification
    • End to end encryption.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
     
  2. Flying Carpet icon
     3 likes

    File transfer between Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows over ad hoc Wi-Fi. No network infrastructure required, just two devices with Wi-Fi chips in close range.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
     
  3. Yet another tool to connect Android phone with desktop similar to KDE Connect.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
     
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    Device Connect (dccnt) vs KDE Connect Comments
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    Not depends on DE ecosystem.

    • Device Connect (dccnt) is Free and Open SourceKDE Connect is also Free and Open Source
  4. VLC Remote icon
     7 likes

    This application allows you to control media playback of VLC Media Player from your mobile device.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  5. LinkLoomTV icon
     3 likes

    Show Browsers, History, Save Web Pages Links, Share Links Between Android Mobile app and TV by Chromecast SDK and Jetpack Compose.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android TV
     
  6. DropToss icon
     1 like

    Send files from any phone to Windows by scanning a QR code. No mobile app, account, USB cable, or Wi-Fi router required. DropToss automatically uses local transfer, direct hotspot connection, or cloud relay.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. Nuntius icon
     3 likes

    Nuntius delivers notifications from your phone or tablet to your computer over Bluetooth.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
     
  8.  1 like

    Vala/C implementation of KDE Connect. There is also a GNOME extension (https://github.com/andyholmes/gnome-shell-extension-mconnect/), which also works with the official KDE Connect.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • GNOME
     
  9. Send Tab to Device Enhancer intercepts tabs send to this device (using "Send Tab to Device" feature in Firefox) and moves them to a separate window and then highlights it on your taskbar.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Firefox
     
  10. Vortex App icon
     1 like

    Apple-Continuity-style link between Android and Linux — notification mirror, calls & SMS, clipboard, smart audio hand-off, screen mirror. No cloud, no account, E2E encrypted over BLE + LAN.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
     
  11. Seamless icon
     1 like

    A cross-platform files and text sharing app based on Apple’s CloudKit. The fastest way to open link from your computer in your iPhone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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