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Cider Remote

Take full control, right from your phone

Seamlessly control your Cider devices without interruptions or delays.

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Requires
Cider v2.5.0 or later
Platform
iOS 17 or later
Built with
SwiftUI · Socket.io
Source
Open source on GitHub
Cider Remote on iPhone, showing the now-playing screen

  • Native UI

    Leverage the power and performance of native UI for iOS. Writing natively allows for a more seamless experience and a cohesive design language.

  • Multi-instance support

    Have multiple Cider instances? No problem. Remote lets you switch between instances with ease, so you can control all your music from one place.

  • Real-time control

    No more delays or interruptions. With Remote, you can control your Cider instance with speed and precision, right from your phone.

  • Open source

    The whole codebase is open source, so you can inspect it, contribute to it, report bugs or ask for new features.

    View on GitHub

Features

Whatever you need, Remote has it

  • Live Activity

    See your currently playing track right on your lock screen, without having to unlock your phone. Play or pause your music with just a tap.

  • Library browser

    Get a hold of your Apple Music library, including your playlists and albums. Tap a track to play it.

  • Horizontal layout

    Portrait or landscape, Remote adapts to your iPhone's orientation. Leave your phone on the side and it'll never turn off.

  • Queue management

    Manage your playback queue with ease. Remove and reorder tracks in your queue, all from the Remote app.

  • Sing along with lyrics

    Remote supports Apple Music lyrics as well as third-party lyrics providers like Musixmatch. Use the horizontal layout to turn on Immersive Lyrics.

  • Playback in Control Center

    With iOS 18, you can add playback controls to your Control Center. Play, pause, skip tracks and more, everything you need to control your music quickly.

  • Liquid Glass

    With iOS 26, Remote gets a fresh coat of paint with the new Liquid Glass design.

Using Android?

Cider Remote is for iPhone, and it isn't coming to Android.

Instead, Cider for Android brings the full app to your phone. It plays Apple Music on its own, and it can pair with Cider on your computer so you can control it or move playback between the two.

Cider for Android