Posted By Paul Kafasis on July 16th, 2013

Airfoil for Mac is one of our most popular applications, and over the years it’s helped tens of thousands of users stream audio to compatible devices all around their houses. One of the most common feature requests we’ve received has been the ability to control Airfoil for Mac remotely. Today, we’re very pleased to be able to introduce an iOS application to make that possible: Airfoil Remote.

With Airfoil Remote, you can use any iOS device to control Airfoil running on your Mac. No matter where you are in your house, you can turn speakers on or off, adjust their volume, and even change the source application from which Airfoil is pulling audio. As well, Airfoil Remote can control over a dozen audio sources playing through Airfoil, including Spotify, Rdio, and many more!

Whether you’re hosting a party, or just too tired to get up off the couch, Airfoil Remote provides you with full control over your audio streaming. Awesome!

Key Features in Airfoil Remote

• Full control of Airfoil for Mac, right from iOS. Toggle outputs on or off, and adjust their individual volumes too.

• Better yet, you can switch the source Airfoil for Mac is pulling audio from, wirelessly.

• Control playback of over a dozen of the most popular Mac audio players, including Spotify, Rdio, Last.fm, MOG, and many more!

• See what’s playing too, with title and artist metadata, as well as album artwork.

Get It in the App Store

Airfoil Remote is the perfect audio playback companion, giving you full control of Airfoil for Mac right from the palm of your hand. It’s available right now for purchase right from the iOS App Store. It features full interface support for both 3.5″ and 4″ iPhones, as well as the iPad and iPad Mini’s displays. Learn more on the Airfoil Remote page, then purchase in the App Store today!

Airfoil Remote is fully universal and compatible with all iPhones, iPads, and iPods Touch running iOS 5.0 or higher.

Don’t Forget to Update Airfoil for Mac

To use Airfoil Remote, you’ll need to update Airfoil for Mac to version 4.8 (or higher). Do note that Airfoil for Mac now requires Mac OS X 10.7 or higher.¹ This is a free update for all Airfoil 4 users, so we certainly recommend getting it now by choosing “Check for Update” right inside Airfoil (it’s in the Airfoil menu). You can also learn more and download it from the Airfoil for Mac page. In addition to full support for Airfoil Remote, this update to Airfoil for Mac includes a slew of minor bug fixes and improvements, and it is of course recommended for all users. Update today!

Closing

We hope users who already love Airfoil for Mac will find Airfoil Remote to be a useful companion. Be sure to grab Airfoil for Mac version 4.8, then learn more about Airfoil Remote. We think you’re going to love it!

P.S. A Note to Users of “Reemote for Airfoil”

As some folks will be able to discern, Airfoil Remote has evolved from a product called Reemote for Airfoil, by our colleague and friend Kai Aras of 010dev. We’ve acquired Reemote for Airfoil from Kai, and made Airfoil Remote a free update for previous purchasers.² We hope you enjoy it! You’ll no longer need to use the Reemote Server on your Mac – it’s all built into Airfoil now.

If you have any questions, please contact us directly.

P.P.S. A Note to Airfoil for Windows Users

Airfoil Remote is not compatible with Airfoil for Windows. Yet.

Footnotes:

1. If you’re still on Mac OS X 10.6 or below, you’ll need the newest possible version for your OS, available from our Legacy page. Airfoil 4.7.5 on Mac OS X 10.6 will work with Airfoil Remote, but it will require running the “Reemote Server” application. See this page for details.↩

2. Unfortunately, Apple has not made it possible to provide a free upgrade to the iPad-only Reemote for Airfoil HD. That product has been removed from the store (though existing customers can still download the last version). We encourage all iPad users to purchase Airfoil Remote, which is now universal. ↩