The TV remote that never charges for volume.

Demote turns your phone into a remote for every TV in the house. Volume, power and the keyboard are never locked. No ads, no account, no subscription.

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Free to download. One optional Lifetime Unlock, never a subscription.

Demote's remote on an iPhone

Every TV in the House

Your phone and TV need to be on the same Wi-Fi. Pair once if your TV shows a code or prompt, then switch between TVs from the top of the remote with no re-pairing. Power on needs a TV that can wake over the network. Roku players don't take volume or power keys, and app launching isn't available on Sony yet. Apple TV changes the volume only over HDMI-CEC, has no mute, and doesn't show what's playing. Chromecast and other Cast devices without Google TV are controlled from Android. Hisense VIDAA TVs aren't supported.

The Whole Remote Is Free

D-pad, OK, back, home and playback keys. Volume, mute and power. A trackpad, your streaming apps one tap away, and a 30-minute sleep timer. Your phone's volume buttons control the TV while the remote is open (on iPhone, turn it on in Settings). Nothing that's free today will ever become paid.

Type From Your Phone

Type or dictate with your phone's keyboard on Roku, LG, Samsung, Sony, Google TV and Apple TV. Voice search with the mic button works on Google TV and Android TV. On Roku and LG, a button can launch any app installed on the TV.

See What's Playing

What's playing shows under the TV's name, with a live timeline. On Android, when a Cast app is playing, the timeline fills in on its own and you can drag to jump. Roku shows the live time, and LG shows whether it's playing.

Switch TVs in a Tap

Tap the TV's name to jump to another TV, and copy your buttons from one TV to another, free. Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes, free. With the Lifetime Unlock, pick any length or have it turn off when the show ends, and turn every TV off at once. On iPhone, keep Demote open while the sleep timer counts down.

Photos and Mirroring

Send a photo or video from your phone to Roku and most Samsung, LG, Sony, Panasonic and Vizio TVs, free, and to Chromecast and Google TV from Android. The Mirror button opens AirPlay on iPhone and Cast on Android in one tap.

Widgets, Free

Home-screen remote widgets on iPhone and Android. On iPhone, Lock Screen buttons, Control Center buttons (iOS 18) and Siri shortcuts like “mute the TV with Demote” too. On iPhone, a widget tap or a Siri request opens Demote to send it. Single-button widgets come with the Lifetime Unlock.

Built for VoiceOver and TalkBack

Every key works from a screen reader, a keyboard or Switch Control. Magic Tap plays or pauses, and Bold Text and Increase Contrast are honored. Haptics can be set to Off, Some or Full. Demote is available in English and Spanish.

Private by Design

Demote talks to your TV directly over your home network, with no account and no sign-in. No ads, no tracking. On Android, the connection holds in the background while you use other apps.

Zero Touch (Experimental)

A hands-free voice mode. While the remote is open, say “television”, then your search, and it goes to your TV's own voice search on Google TV and Android TV. It turns itself off after 5 minutes.

Make It Yours

Build your own buttons for apps, keys and macros. Your first custom button is free. System, Dark and Light themes are free, and the Lifetime Unlock adds eight more you can try first.

One Lifetime Unlock. Never a Subscription.

The remote is free to download and free to use, on iPhone and Android. If you want more, one optional purchase unlocks everything, forever. Try first: your first custom button and the 30-minute sleep timer are free, copying your buttons to another TV is always free, and you can preview every theme and glow color before you buy.

Bought it already? Tap Restore purchase in Settings.

The Lifetime Unlock adds

  • 24 more custom buttons on three extra panes
  • Colors for your custom buttons and the pick-up glow
  • Remapping any default button
  • A sleep timer of any length, or off when the show ends
  • App-specific remotes that switch to match the app you're watching
  • All TVs off: turn every TV off at once
  • Eight more themes: Midnight, Orchid, Ember Night, Lagoon Night, Ember, Lagoon, Moss and Rosé
  • Single-button widgets for any key, app or macro