Couchside — Remote

2.9.52

ETS3D

5.00

13 reviews

100+
Downloads

Free

Monitor, fix, and control your SteamOS or Bazzite HTPC from the couch.

5.00 · 13 reviews · 100+ downloads

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About Couchside — Remote

Couchside — Remote is a tools app developed by ETS3D.

How many times has Couchside — Remote been downloaded?

Couchside — Remote has been downloaded 180 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 170 times. It is ranked in the top 100 tools apps.

What is the rating of Couchside — Remote?

Couchside — Remote is rated 5.00 out of 5 stars, based on 13 ratings.

Is Couchside — Remote free?

Couchside — Remote is free to download. The APK download size is 63.82 MB. The latest version available is 2.9.52. The last update was on August 18, 2026.

What are the requirements for Couchside — Remote?

The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play 6 weeks ago.

Description

Couchside turns your Android phone into the monitor, remote console, game launcher, controller, and TV remote for your living-room Linux gaming PC — a SteamOS or Bazzite HTPC, a docked Steam Deck, or any systemd Linux box.

When the TV shows a black screen and the box seems dead, Couchside is the screen. See what's actually happening, read the logs, restart the display session, launch a game, or pick up a virtual controller — all from the couch, entirely on your own home network.

LIVE CONSOLE
A real-time dashboard of your box: CPU temperature, load, memory, per-disk usage, uptime, and — on a handheld — battery and power profile, plus the health of the systemd services you care about. A "now playing" card shows what's on the TV, and when the box drops off the network a clear "unreachable" banner tells you when it was last seen. Running more than one box? The Fleet view watches your whole lineup and switches between them in a tap.

FIX IT WITHOUT A KEYBOARD
One-tap runbook actions, grouped by danger level, each confirmed before it runs (twice when it's destructive):
• Restart the display session — the classic fix for a wedged gamescope black screen
• Switch to Desktop / Return to Game Mode — no keyboard needed
• Reboot or power off
Browse recent journald logs for any watched service, right from your phone — no SSH, no laptop.

LAUNCH GAMES FROM THE COUCH
The agent finds the Steam games installed on the box and lays them out as cover art. Tap a cover and it launches on the TV. Add custom launchers — a label and a command — for anything else the box runs. Streaming from a gaming PC elsewhere in the house? Couchside lists your Steam Remote Play hosts and starts the stream on the box.

VIRTUAL GAME CONTROLLER
The agent creates a genuine virtual Xbox 360 controller on the box, so Steam, Big Picture, and your games see real gamepad input. Three modes, one tap apart:
• Gamepad — dual sticks, D-pad, ABXY, bumpers, analog triggers
• Swipe — an Apple-TV-remote-style surface: swipe to move, tap to select. Perfect for Kodi and Big Picture.
• Trackpad — a real relative-mouse pad with tap-to-click, two-finger right-click, and two-finger scroll
Plus an on-screen keyboard that types straight to the box.

LIVING-ROOM REMOTE & TV CONTROL
A proper remote for the whole setup — including the TV itself. Control an LG webOS or Google/Android TV over your network: power, volume, and input, right beside the box's own controls.

EASY PAIRING
Install the open-source agent with one command. Scan the QR code it shows, or type the 6-digit PIN from the box's screen — either way the app connects with nothing to configure. If the box's .local name stops resolving (as it can in Game Mode), the app falls back to its last known IP automatically.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Couchside talks only to the agent on your own LAN. No cloud, no relay, no accounts, no analytics. Auth is a bearer token stored securely on your phone; on the box, the agent's privileges are limited to an exact, audited allowlist of commands. The agent that runs on your box is open source (MIT); the app is source-available — read the code or build it yourself.

TRY FREE FOR 7 DAYS, PAY ONCE
Free to download with a full-featured 7-day trial — every screen, no account, no card. After the trial, a single one-time unlock keeps everything forever. No subscription, ever. Prefer to compile the app yourself from the public source? That's allowed and documented.

REQUIREMENTS
• A SteamOS, Bazzite, or other systemd-based Linux machine on your home network
• The free open-source Couchside agent installed on it (one command, no dependencies)
• Android phone and box on the same LAN

Recent changes:
Experimental: drive your streaming apps from the couch. Turn on Watch in Setup to open Netflix, YouTube, Max and more on your box — then swipe the pad to move between tiles, tap to select, and skip forward or back without reaching for a mouse. Open any web page on the TV too, and zoom it for the couch. It's early and opt-in, so expect a few rough edges. Plus a faster feel when a service is starting, and reliability fixes throughout.

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More data about Couchside — Remote

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	180
Recent downloads	170
Rating	5.00 based on 13 ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	2.9.52
APK size	63.8 MB
Number of libraries	?
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Couchside — Remote has been downloaded 180 times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 170 times.

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Comments on Couchside — Remote for Android

★★★★★ Orven Toaster · Jul 29, 2026

So convenient for my make shift Steam Machine setup. Easy to install and use. Though, I did get lost one time between Swipe and Mouse mode and got confused why the app suddenly refused to register my trackpad movements only to later figure out that I was in Swipe mode instead of Mouse mode.

★★★★★ Spencer McGinness · Jul 18, 2026

Couch side Remote is incredibly convenient and easy to use. Being able to control my gaming PC, check system stats, launch games, and handle issues without having to grab a keyboard and mouse is a game changer. Setup is quick, the interface is clean, and I really like that everything stays on your local network. The one-time purchase instead of another subscription is a huge plus too. Definitely recommend it for anyone running a living-room gaming PC or Steam setup!

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62	Spain	Tools	Top Grossing

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