Glide
Turn your phone into a wireless trackpad for your PC
No cables, no port forwarding, no certificates to accept. Scan a QR code and your phone becomes a multitouch trackpad, keyboard and volume remote, over the same WiFi network.
Features
- Multitouch trackpad
- 1-finger move and tap for cursor and click, 2-finger tap for right-click, 2-finger drag to scroll, double-tap-and-hold to drag.
- Volume control
- An on-screen slider and mute button, kept in sync with your PC's actual system volume.
- Remote keyboard
- Type directly on your PC from your phone, no need to walk back to the keyboard.
- Installable PWA
- Add it to your home screen for a native-app feel: no app store needed.
- Peer-to-peer & encrypted
- PIN-protected, DTLS-encrypted WebRTC connection. The signaling server never sees your input or your PIN.
- Zero config
- Scan a QR code, enter the PIN, done. Auto-reconnects after a WiFi drop or screen lock.
How it works
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Step 1
Install Glide on your PC
Download and run the installer for Windows or macOS.
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Step 2
Scan the QR code
Point your phone's camera at the code shown in the Glide window: it opens the PWA.
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Step 3
Enter the PIN and go
Type the PIN shown on your PC and start using the trackpad, keyboard and volume slider.
Your phone and PC only use the signaling server to exchange a few KB of connection metadata (SDP/ICE). Once connected, they talk directly to each other over a WebRTC data channel on your local network. Your trackpad input never travels over the internet.
Download
Latest release · free · open source
Requires a PC running Windows or macOS, and a phone with a recent browser (Safari 16.4+, Chrome/Edge 111+, Firefox 128+) on the same WiFi network. Prefer building it yourself? See the build from source instructions.
Privacy & security
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Peer-to-peer by design
Trackpad input travels directly between your phone and your PC on your local network.
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PIN-protected & encrypted
Every connection requires the PIN shown on your PC and is encrypted with DTLS.
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The signaling server is blind
It only relays a few KB of connection metadata: it never sees your input or your PIN.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install anything on my phone?
No. Glide's client is a Progressive Web App you open by scanning a QR code shown on your PC. There's nothing to install unless you choose to add it to your home screen.
Which platforms are supported?
The PC server runs on Windows and macOS. The phone works from any modern mobile browser (Safari 16.4+, Chrome/Edge 111+, Firefox 128+).
Is my data safe?
Yes. Input travels directly between your phone and PC over a PIN-protected, DTLS-encrypted WebRTC connection. The signaling server only relays connection metadata: it never sees your input or your PIN.
Does Glide work outside my WiFi network, over the internet?
Not yet: the current version requires both devices on the same WiFi network. Out-of-LAN connectivity is planned for a future release.
Why isn't Glide connecting on a hotel or guest WiFi?
Some guest and hotel networks enable client isolation, which blocks direct device-to-device connections. Try a personal hotspot or a network without isolation.
Is Glide open source?
Yes, under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. The source is on GitHub.