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Wifi Remote Play on Windows Pc

Developed By: Mark Harman

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 220 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.13
Size 625.5 KB
Release Date May 07, 17
Category Video Players & Editors Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (3)]

What's New:
v1.12: Fixed support for VLC 2.1.0 or later - a password must now be supplied in the VLC options, and Wifi Remote Play settings. See homepage/online help for... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Wifi Remote Play is a remote control app for the video players Media Player Classic (MPC) and VideoLan Client (VLC), allowing you to control it over a Wi-Fi network. Completely fre... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Wifi Remote Play and install on Windows PC. Wifi Remote Play is free Video Players & Editors app, developed by Mark Harman. Latest version of Wifi Remote Play is 1.13, was released on 2017-05-07 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Wifi Remote Play is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 220 users, 138 users had rated it 5*, 38 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Wifi Remote Play on Windows?

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

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Wifi Remote Play 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!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Wifi Remote Play 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 "Wifi Remote Play" 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 Wifi Remote Play 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 "Wifi Remote Play" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.13.

Download Wifi Remote Play 1.13 on Windows PC – 625.5 KB

Wifi Remote Play is a remote control app for the video players Media Player Classic (MPC) and VideoLan Client (VLC), allowing you to control it over a Wi-Fi network. Completely free, no ads!

Features:
* Remote control for: Play, pause, skip forwards/backwards through a track, jump to any point in the track, and jump to previous/next track.
* Status shows current track, position, and length.
* Volume control, and mute.
* File browser to select new tracks, playlists video files (Media Player Classic only).
* Toggle between windowed and full screen mode.
* Controls for DVD interface (Media Player Classic only).
* Symbian version downloaded 2.5 million times since 25 January 2012 - now available for Android!
* Completely free and Open Source, with no ads!

For this to work, you need to enable the web interface (for either VLC or Media Player Classic). VLC also now requires a password to be set. For your "IP Address", run "Command Prompt" on the PC where VLC or Media Player Classic is playing, and type ipconfig. It should be listed under "IPv4 Address". If you are having trouble setting up, please check out the webpage/Online Help for advice.

Please contact me if you encounter any problems, or have any suggestions for improvements - either email, or post at http://sourceforge.net/p/wifiremoteplay/discussion/ .

If you wish you can show your appreciation and support future development by donating! This can be done by purchasing my donation app. Thanks!
v1.12: Fixed support for VLC 2.1.0 or later - a password must now be supplied in the VLC options, and Wifi Remote Play settings. See homepage/online help for details.
v1.11: Fixed crashes, and volume keys of device now control the volume.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.