Couchside — Remote

Couchside — Remote

Remote console for your HTPC

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8 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 15, 2026
  • October 7, 2026

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Transform your iPhone into a remote console, game launcher, and controller for your Linux gaming PC. Monitor system health, fix issues without a keyboard, and launch games directly from your couch.

✓Live system monitoring dashboard
✓One-tap runbook actions for troubleshooting
✓Browse system logs remotely
✓Launch Steam games and custom applications
✓Virtual Xbox 360 game controller
✓Trackpad and swipe control modes
✓Easy QR code pairing
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What's New in Couchside

2.9.74

October 7, 2026

Welcome to a smoother Couchside. A new welcome guide explains the project and helps you pair your first box, with optional Steam, IsThereAnyDeal and Decky setup guidance. Your Boxes screen combines live vitals and management in one card. Refined animations respect your Preferences and Reduce Motion setting, and swipe navigation avoids sliders and other touch controls. Wake Box now shows progress, elapsed time and connection confirmation. Ethernet wake detection and faster relay handling improve waking supported machines. Custom lighting adds clearer sequence timing and real strobe effects. Updated Wake devices settings verify saves and explain when persistence is available. Update the Linux service to 2.9.129 for the matching wake and lighting improvements. Wake support depends on your network and hardware settings. This update also keeps setup guidance visible when a box is asleep, restores optional features after temporary connection failures, and improves Suspend availability after reconnecting.

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User reviews

Awesome

My new go to for controlling my steam machine!

Get this keyboard/mouse replacement

Best $5 I’ve ever spent. Seamlessly works on my tablet to be a complete keyboard/mouse replacement for my steamOS pc, which is connected to my living room TV. Everything else is a plus - nice to monitor cpu & gpu temps, can switch games or switch to desktop mode right from the app without issue (like when uplay fails to launch for the 1000th time).

Seriously get this app before steam hires this developer away!
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Truly Wonderful

The perfect companion to SteamOS, allows for exceptionally quick library launching, a wonderful interface for interacting with the computer (and your smart TVs!). This is a must buy for me. Everything just works.

The best app for Bazzite

Wow. This was money well spent. I’ll never need a keyboard/mouse again. Thanks!

Perfect for a Steam Big Picture Rig

I don't leave a lot of reviews, but as a dev myself, I get the importance of it, especially for young projects like this one.

I am legitimately impressed by this thing, the various remote/pad types alone are extremely useful, but the system info stuff provided to be valuable a few times.

I'd love to see better compatibility with things like Kodi - the selector jumps 2 items every time I swipe, despite playing with combinations of "TV navigation" and "send keys instead of a controller". Either a fix for that, or a way to send button/key combinations would be fire.
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Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to write this — it genuinely shaped the last update. Your ask for a way to send button/key combinations is now built in: hold the keyboard button on the Pad to open a Combos panel with copy/paste plus one-tap Kodi/media shortcuts (context menu, info, play/pause, back). On the Kodi selector jumping two items: I dug in, and the cause is Steam Input quietly duplicating the virtual pad, so Kodi ends up seeing two controllers and each swipe counts twice. I know you already tried the TV-navigation and send-keys settings — in my testing the send-keys path moves one item at a time, so I'd really like you to give this update a run once it lands and tell me whether it behaves on your rig. If it still doubles, send over your setup (distro, and whether Kodi's in Game Mode or on the desktop) and I'll get it fully sorted. Thanks again — this is exactly the kind of feedback that makes it better.

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FAQ

What is Couchside?

Couchside turns your iPhone into a monitor, remote console, game launcher, and controller for your living-room Linux gaming PC. It allows you to see system status, launch games, and control your PC without needing a physical keyboard or mouse.

What Linux systems does Couchside support?

Couchside supports SteamOS, Bazzite HTPCs, docked Steam Decks, and any systemd Linux box. The agent is installed with a single command on your Linux machine.

Can I launch any game with Couchside?

Yes, Couchside discovers installed Steam games and displays them as cover art for easy launching. You can also add custom launchers for non-Steam applications by providing a label and command.

How does the virtual game controller work?

The agent creates a virtual Xbox 360 controller that your Linux PC recognizes. It offers three modes: a full gamepad layout, a swipe-based interface for menus, and a trackpad for desktop sessions.

Is Couchside secure?

Couchside is designed for privacy, communicating only over your local network with no cloud services or accounts. Authentication uses a bearer token stored securely in the iOS Keychain.

How often is Couchside updated?

Couchside was last updated on July 15, 2026, with version 2.7.0. The release date for this version was also July 15, 2026, indicating recent development activity.

What devices can I use Couchside on?

Couchside is available for iPhone and iPad devices. It requires iOS 4+ and is compatible with both platforms.

Is Couchside free to use?

Yes, Couchside is available for free. The application does not have any advertisements or require a subscription.