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Couch Potato Free on Windows Pc

Developed By: Ryan Archer

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 12 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2.2
Size 351.3 KB
Release Date February 14, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks. [see more (2)]

What's New:
- Fixed a memory leak on older Android versions. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Couch Potato lets you use your phone as a remote control for your computer. Perfect for streaming TV! And all without extra peripherals cluttering your living room.

The app connec... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Couch Potato Free and install on Windows PC. Couch Potato Free is free Tools app, developed by Ryan Archer. Latest version of Couch Potato Free is 2.2.2, was released on 2023-02-14 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Couch Potato Free is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 12 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 5 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Couch Potato Free on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Couch Potato Free on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Couch Potato Free on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Couch Potato Free using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Couch Potato Free" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Couch Potato Free on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Couch Potato Free" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2.2.

Download Couch Potato Free 2.2.2 on Windows PC – 351.3 KB

Couch Potato lets you use your phone as a remote control for your computer. Perfect for streaming TV! And all without extra peripherals cluttering your living room.

The app connects to a server application on your computer, via your home Wi-Fi. You can download the server from https://rarcher.github.io/couch-potato-server/downloads.html

Full Features List:
- Three-button mouse.
- Keyboard.
- Escape key (not normally included on Android keyboards).
- Tap to click.
- Double-tap to double-click.
- Screen edge acts a scroll bar.
- Adjustable sensitivity for mouse and scroll bar movements.
- Voice to text input.
- Paste to server option.
- Automatic detection of running servers.
- High performance network protocol based on KryoNet, a library originally intended for gaming.
- Register a server, then boot it remotely by sending a Wake-on-LAN packet.
- Server starts automatically when your computer does.
- Server is open source.
- Fixed a memory leak on older Android versions.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.