# Using iPad as a Remote for Plex

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [May 14, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ipad-as-a-remote-for-plex/411546 "2019-05-14T01:46:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![don\_kelly\_mac\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed655f/32.png) [@don\_kelly\_mac\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/don_kelly_mac_com)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ipad-as-a-remote-for-plex/411546/1 "2019-05-14T01:46:53Z")

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I’m a newbie to Plex, so apologize if this is dumb question. I just installed Plex Media Server on an iMac, and am testing TIDAl. It works great if I make selections from my iMac, but I’d like to use my iPad as a remote to select tunes that play from the Plex Media Server (i.e., NOT play the tunes on my iPad). I set up the Plex app on my iPad, but that just plays the tunes on my iPad, not through the Plex Media Server iMac.

So… is there a way to set up the iPad as just a remote controller for the Plex Media Server iMac?

Thanks much!  
DK

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**Author:** ![nokdim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@nokdim](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nokdim)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ipad-as-a-remote-for-plex/411546/2 "2019-05-14T02:58:53Z")

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I don’t have apple products but from my phone in Plex I can click my avatar icon and there is a “remote” option and you can select a player to control…

 ![Screenshot_20190513-205807](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/8/6/861bb7d374a78722f26d24815fcace44f0f5aa07.png)

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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 3:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ipad-as-a-remote-for-plex/411546/3 "2019-05-14T03:53:17Z")

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The feature is called Plex Companion. You’re controlling the Plex Client that is playing the movie/music/etc, not the server.

If you are playing the music on your iMac, you would be controlling either Plex Media Player or Plex Web from your iPad.

See [Casting, Flinging, & Remote Control](https://support.plex.tv/articles/categories/features/casting-flinging-remote-control/) for additional information.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-ipad-as-a-remote-for-plex/411546/4 "2019-08-12T03:54:07Z")

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