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Remote Launcher on Windows Pc

Developed By: owtroid

License: Free

Rating: 4,7/5 - 69 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.3.12
Size 981.3 KB
Release Date January 26, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
v0.3.12 (2015-12-19)- Fix layout issue in shortcut creator and deprecated widget creatorv0.3.10 (2015-10-17)- Add possibility to select custom icon for... [see more]

Description from Developer:
*** An excellent app - Editor's Choice from DroidAppOfTheDay.com ***

Remote Launcher is an easy to use tool that enables you to launch applications remotely on your PC via yo... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Remote Launcher and install on Windows PC. Remote Launcher is free Tools app, developed by owtroid. Latest version of Remote Launcher is 0.3.12, was released on 2023-01-26 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Remote Launcher is 4,7. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 69 users, 59 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Remote Launcher on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Remote Launcher on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Remote Launcher 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 Remote Launcher 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 "Remote Launcher" 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 Remote Launcher 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 "Remote Launcher" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 0.3.12.

Download Remote Launcher 0.3.12 on Windows PC – 981.3 KB

*** An excellent app - Editor's Choice from DroidAppOfTheDay.com ***

Remote Launcher is an easy to use tool that enables you to launch applications remotely on your PC via your Android device with a single click. It can also be used to start your PC up, even if it is turned off, with the built in support for Wake On Lan (WOL). It consists of an Android app and a small server program for your PC.

There is also support for Android shortcuts and widgets (size 1x1) available to start programs even quicker.

You can configure Remote Launcher to start any application on your PC, e.g. start your mediacenter (xbmc etc), shutdown/restart the computer or run a custom script.

It's also possible to automate Remote Launcher using Android intents or shortcuts. That makes it possible to use it together with tools such as Tasker or Llama to perform tasks at certain events, e.g. "shutdown computer when I leave home" or "send wake on lan packet to computer and start xbmc when I get back home". You can even do things like muting your computer when there's an incoming call and unmuting it when the call finishes. The imagination is the limit.

To use Remote Launcher you need to install the Remote Launcher Server on your PC. Downloads, installation instructions, user guides and examples are available on the project wiki:
http://remotelauncher.owtroid.com

The Remote Launcher server is written in Java so it should work on any pc with the Java Runtime Enviromnment installed (version 1.6 or later), be it Linux, Windows or Mac OS. It has been tested on Ubuntu and Windows 7.

Remote Launcher is a nice alternative to more complex remote control solutions such as vnc or ssh when you just need to start specific programs.

Remote Launcher works both with wifi and cellular connections. However, if you use cellular and the pc running Remote Launcher Server is behind a router, you will have to configure port forwarding on your router to forward the port 4444 to your pc. You will also need to configure the Remote Launcher app to use the IP address of the router instead of the pc in this case.

If you run into any issues, please contact the developer as it is not possible to answer to comments in the Market. You can also follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/owtroid

A free version is also available: http://market.android.com/details?id=com.owtroid.remotelauncherfree

The free version is currently limited to having just one single server configured.
v0.3.12 (2015-12-19)
- Fix layout issue in shortcut creator and deprecated widget creator
v0.3.10 (2015-10-17)
- Add possibility to select custom icon for shortcuts (hence the added READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission)
v0.3.9 (2014-10-01)
- Major changes to underlying build system and structure of app. Expect some breakage... No features added but this change will ease further development of the app.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read from external storage.