Top 15 Boxee Remote Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Boxee Remote turns your iPhone into a remote control for the Boxee media center. It connects to Boxee over WiFi and has two modes: Gesture Mode and Buttons Mode.

When in Gesture Mode hold your thumb down and drag the Boxee logo around to move up/down/right/left. Drag it to the edge on the screen and hold it there to navigate long lists. Click on the boxee logo to perform an action.

The Boxee Remote is also great for text input. whenever you are prompted to enter text in Boxee you'll be able to use the iPhone keyboard to type in the text.

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11. Windows Media Center

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