Pointer and shortcuts
Remoter turns Bluetooth input into local Mac actions. A shortcut can still open or control an app that connects to the internet.
Privacy, by mode
Know where your words go.
A remote button is local. AI services may not be. Choose your voice mode with a clear view of the audio source, processing and permissions.
v0.2.3 beta · Apple silicon · macOS 13+
Siri Remote required. Sold separately.
Controls and audio are separate
Detail from the app · Vietnamese UI
Illustrated example
Remote → assigned action
Mac / selected microphone → audio
On-device recognition when supported
Cloud mode → configured provider
Remote microphone capture needs the advanced setup. Cloud services can send audio or text off your Mac.
On-device recognition
Supported on-device recognition processes speech locally. Language and macOS support vary. Siri requests and third-party voice apps have their own data policies.
Cloud voice and rewriting
Native cloud transcription sends audio to OpenAI. Optional cleanup and selection rewriting send text to your configured AI provider. Credentials and usage costs are your own.
Permissions with a purpose.
- Accessibility
- Allows pointer actions, shortcuts and text insertion into supported controls.
- Input Monitoring
- Lets Remoter receive input from your paired remote.
- Microphone and Speech
- Needed by voice modes that capture audio or use Apple speech recognition.
Voice setup has extra requirements
Detail from the app · Vietnamese UI
Illustrated example
Remote → assigned action
Mac / selected microphone → audio
On-device recognition when supported
Cloud mode → configured provider
Remote microphone capture needs the advanced setup. Cloud services can send audio or text off your Mac.
Mac microphone permission and remote microphone components serve different paths.
Press → speak → review
Detail from the app · Vietnamese UI
Available actions to assign; this list is not the selected button’s mapping.
Illustrated example
Make the next step clearer.
The selected voice mode determines processing. Start with your Mac microphone.
Examples require your chosen mappings and the correct app in focus.
The advanced microphone is a system feature.
Full Setup adds a CoreAudio plug-in and a root capture service. With PacketLogger available, it uses Bluetooth diagnostic capture to receive remote audio. This relies on an undocumented Apple protocol and can vary across macOS versions. Use the supplied uninstaller to remove the stack.
See setup stepsYour AI credentials stay out of shared settings.
Enter credentials in the app. Certificate-bound builds use a Keychain helper; ad-hoc beta builds use a local permissions-restricted credential file. That file does not protect against malware running as your user.
Inspect the code. Check the file.
The project is GPL-3.0 open source. Download hashes are provided for the included packages. A matching hash checks file integrity, not notarization or a security certification.
Put the next move in your hand.
Try one workflow with the remote you already have.
v0.2.3 beta · Apple silicon · macOS 13+
Siri Remote required. Sold separately.