A real terminal
Open a login shell on your Mac as native, readable text. Commit, push, run tests or start Claude Code. It stays sharp at any size and works on a weak signal.
Now in private beta
Your Mac,
in your pocket.
A bug report lands while you're out. Open your Mac from your phone, fix the code, run the tests and push. No laptop in your bag.
iPhone · iPad · Android phones and tablets · Mac host
30 fpshardware video
End-to-endencrypted sessions
Real shellgit, tests, vim
Cellulardata saver built in
Built for fixing things,
not just looking at them.
Most remote desktop apps stop at a picture of your screen. Remote Edge is designed for the moment you actually need to change code from a phone.
Keys that code needs
Esc, Tab, arrows that repeat, and sticky ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ above the keyboard. Tap ⌘, ⇧, P for the command palette. Hold ⌘ to walk the app switcher.
Jump to the right window
Five VS Code windows open? Pick one by its project name, even on another desktop or in fullscreen.
Big screen? Even better.
On iPad and Android tablets like the OnePlus Pad, your Mac fills the display. Keyboard covers, trackpads and mice work directly.
Smooth, then sharp
Hardware H.264 video while things move, and a crisp still the moment the screen settles, so small text is readable.
Touch that feels right
Tap to click, hold to right-click, pinch to zoom. Zoom follows your cursor as you type.
Clipboard both ways
Paste from your phone, or copy a selection on the Mac straight to your phone.
Privacy curtain
Black out the Mac's own screen while you work, so nobody at your desk sees what you're doing.
Ready when you're away
A checklist on the Mac covers power, lid, keep-awake and restarts before you leave.
Light on data
Frames go only as fast as your phone receives them. An unchanged screen costs almost nothing.
Set up in two minutes.
- 1
Install on your Mac
Remote Edge lives in the menu bar. Grant screen and accessibility access once, and the checklist confirms it's ready.
- 2
Scan to pair
Scan the QR code on your Mac with your phone's camera. Each device gets its own key, and you can revoke one at any time.
- 3
Connect from anywhere
Wi-Fi or cellular, no port forwarding or VPN. Your phone shows when the Mac is online, in use or offline.
Your screen is for your eyes only.
Every session is encrypted from your Mac to your phone. Our relay passes the traffic along without being able to read it.
- Fresh keys every session. X25519 key exchange with ChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption and replay protection.
- The pairing secret never leaves your devices. The relay only sees a hashed room ID, timing and traffic size.
- One key per device. Lose a phone? Revoke just that one from the Mac.
- One controller at a time. Anyone else is told the computer is in use.
- You stay in control. Sharing is a switch on your Mac, and you can make any session view-only.
Questions
Does my Mac need to stay on?
Yes. Your Mac must be awake, signed in and on power. Remote Edge can keep the display awake while sharing, and its checklist walks you through the rest. It cannot unlock a locked Mac or get past FileVault after a restart, so don't lock it before you leave.
Which phones and tablets work?
iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or newer, and Android phones and tablets on Android 11 or newer. The host runs on a Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or newer.
Is there a Windows version?
The Mac host comes first. A Windows host is planned, and the phone apps already speak a protocol built for it.
How much data does it use?
An idle screen uses almost nothing, and frames only flow as fast as your connection allows. Turn on Data saver on metered connections. The terminal uses the least data of all.
Do I need a VPN or port forwarding?
No. Your Mac and phone both connect out to the Remote Edge relay, so it works behind home routers and on cellular.
Can I use Claude Code or other CLI tools?
Yes. Terminal mode gives you a real login shell on your Mac, so anything you run in Terminal works from your phone.
Leave the laptop at home.
Remote Edge is in private beta on iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac. Leave your email and we'll send you a TestFlight or Android beta link.
App Store, Google Play and Mac download coming soon.