KDE Connect - connecting a computer and an Android smartphone

KDE Connect – software for connecting and syncing a computer with the KDE (and others) graphics environment and an Android smartphone

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Communication between a computer and a smartphone passes through an encrypted channel over a local Wi-Fi network;
Shared clipboard between devices;
Using the phone as a touchpad and keyboard;
Executing console commands remotely;
Preventing the screen lock from starting when the device is connected;
Shows the phone battery level next to the computer battery indicator;
Show notifications about calls and SMS;
Receive and send files, URLs or plain text;
Broadcast notifications from this computer so that they can be seen on other devices;
Search for a lost phone using a sound signal;
Show notifications from the device on the computer and synchronize them;
Pause music and video playback during a phone call;
Sending and receiving pings;
Use the keyboard to send keystrokes to a paired device;
View the file system of a remote device using SFTP;
Remote control of music and video playback.

The KDE Connect software is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS, and there are also: mobile applications for Android and iOS.

Installation method	OS
Deb	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Flatpak	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Microsoft Store	Windows
DMG	macOS
Mobile applications	Android, iOS

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)

Install Sotware via Software Center

Install Software via Deb package

Install Software via Flatpak package

Only for flatpack: this Indicator is written to make KDE Connect usable in desktops without KDE Plasma, such as Ubuntu Unity and Pantheon.

flatpak install flathub com.github.bajoja.indicator-kdeconnect

Install Software via command in terminal (konsole)

sudo apt-get install kdeconnect

Install Software via Microsoft Store on Windows

Install Software via DMG package for macOS

Version for Android

Version for iOS

Language Interface:	English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:	1.3.5
Developer:	The KDE project
Programming language:	C++, Qt
License:	GPL v2
Software website:	kdeconnect.kde.org

10.11.23: added new installation methods: Windows (Microsoft Store), macOS (DMG), iOS.