23:24 · Gate B12
You send it from wherever you are
Phone in the queue, or a raised wrist. Face ID or a fingerprint on anything destructive, then ten seconds in which either device can still call it back.
One agent · macOS, Windows and Linux
Shut down your computer from the airport.
Wake it before you get home.
Wakivo is remote power control — lock, sleep, restart, shut down and Wake-on-LAN, from your phone or your wrist. No screen sharing, no remote desktop, no waiting on a laptop lid.
1 · Pair a device2 · Approve it on the machine3 · Send shut down4 · It powers off5 · Wake it back up
macOSWindowsLinux
WakivoFileDeviceSchedulesHelp
Wed 5 Aug · 23:12Wakivo Agent
Office Mac
Online
Overview
Schedules
Pair device
Trusted devices
Activity
Pause remote control
Pair device
Pair a phone or watch
Pairing code
482 913
How pairing works
1Open Wakivo on iPhone or Android and tap Pair a computer.
2Scan the code, or type the six digits.
3Approve it here. Nothing is trusted until you do.
Single-use, stored only as a hash, expires after two minutes.
New pairing request
Pixel 9 wants to control this Mac
Requested permissions
See whether this machine is online
Lock, sleep, restart and shut down
Create and edit schedules
Request came from 192.168.1.24 · code 482 913 · expires in 01:12
RejectApprove device
Command in flight
Shut down requested
Pixel 9 asked this machine to shut down. Nothing has happened yet — either device can still stop it.
07
Shutting down in seven seconds
Open apps will be asked to save. Wake-on-LAN stays armed.
Keep it runningShut down now
Office Mac is off
Powered down at 23:30 · Wake-on-LAN armed for 07:30
Waking up
Magic packet accepted at 07:30 — back online in four seconds.
Agent reconnected
Wakivo Agentnow
Shut down in 7 seconds
Requested by Pixel 9. You can still stop it.
Cancel this action
Lives in the menu bar
A monochrome status item shows online, paused or offline at a glance — and drops down to pairing, schedules and the pause switch.
9:41And in your pocket
iPhone and Android carry the same four commands, plus a Live Activity in the status bar while a countdown is still cancellable.
And on your wrist
A companion that sends through your phone: machines and states in a list, commands one tap deeper, and a countdown you can stop with the Crown.
Wakivo
Open Wakivo on your iPhone and pair a computer. It appears here.
Try again
Wakivo2
Office Mac
Online · tap for actions
Studio PC
Asleep · tap to wake
you@wakivo.app
Account
07
Shut down
Turn the Crown or tap to stop
Keep it running
Watch face
Office Mac
Wake 07:30
A glance, with no buttons on it. Tap to open the app.
Office Mac9:41
Online · tap for actions
Lock
Sleep
Restart
Shut down
9:41
Pair a computer
Scan the code
Point at the code shown by the agent.
Your computers
Two paired
Office Mac
macOS 15.2 · now
Open controls
Studio PC
Windows 11 · asleep
Wake it up
Office Mac
Shutting down
07
Shut down in a moment
Stop it now and nothing will happen.
Keep it running
Do it now
Office Mac
Powered off
Offline · shut down 23:30
This computer is asleep
Commands can’t be delivered right now. Try waking it over your local network.
Try Wake-on-LAN
Wake armed
07:30 tomorrow
Office Mac
Back online
Online · woke at 07:30
Lock
Sleep
Restart
Shut down
Computers
Schedules
Devices
Platforms
Whatever you run, whatever you carry
macOS agent
StableMenu-bar app, 4 MB. Open at Login, Notification Centre alerts, and no accessibility or screen-recording permissions.
macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple silicon & Intel
Get it on the Mac App StoreWindows agent
StableSystem-tray app with the same commands. It respects Fast Startup and hybrid sleep, and warns you when either would break a wake.
Windows 10 21H2 or later · x64 & ARM64
Linux agent
BetaA GTK desktop app that talks to logind for power actions, so it behaves the same on GNOME or KDE. Schedules are held by systemd timers and fire whether or not the app is open.
tar.gz · x86_64 · needs a systemd session
iPhone & iPad
Face ID on destructive commands, Live Activity while a countdown runs, and Home Screen widgets for one-tap lock.
iOS 17+ · iPadOS 17+
Get it on the App StoreAndroid
Material You theming, biometric confirmation, quick-settings tiles, and a persistent notification while a command is in flight.
Android 13+ · Wear OS companion
Apple Watch & Wear OS
A companion, not a second account: it sends through your phone. Machines and states in a list, every command one tap deeper, and the Digital Crown as a second way to stop a countdown.
watchOS 10+ · Wear OS 4+
Apple Watch — on the App StoreHow it works
Three moving parts, one honest chain of custody
A tiny agent runs on your computer. Your phone sends a signed command through the nearest relay. The agent shows a notification, acts, then writes it to a log you can read.
1
Install the agent
It asks for the power permissions it needs and nothing else. No screen access, no input capture, no kernel extension.
2
Pair your phone
Scan a QR code or type six digits, then approve the request on the machine itself. Codes are single-use and expire in two minutes.
3
Send a command
Lock and sleep go straight through. Restart and shut down ask first, then give you ten seconds to call it off from either device.
Away from home
You left the house. The machine didn’t.
None of the four commands care where you are standing. Here is the whole trip one “shut down” takes at 23:30 — from a departure gate to a desk two thousand kilometres away, and back before breakfast.
23:24 · Nearest relay
It hops, sealed
The command is signed on your device and opened on your computer. The relay between them routes an envelope it cannot read, and keeps nothing once it has been delivered.
23:30 · Your desk
The desk you cannot see
The agent raises a notification on the machine, waits out the countdown, powers down — then writes the whole thing to an activity log with the device that sent it.
And back again
It is awake before you are through the door
The wake is armed on the machine itself before it powers down, so the return leg needs nothing from you — no phone in your hand, no relay, no connection at the house. By the time you drop your bag, it has been up for four minutes.
23:30Shut down
07:30Wake fires
07:34Online
Schedules are held on the computer and evaluated in its own time zone, so the return leg still runs with the internet, the relay and your phone all gone.
Features
Everything a remote power switch should have — and nothing that pretends to be a remote desktop
Lock, sleep, restart, shut down
The four commands you actually need, with confirmation weighting that matches what each one costs you.
Wake-on-LAN that admits its limits
A magic packet from any paired device on the same network. When it can't work, Wakivo says so instead of spinning forever.
Schedules stored on the machine
One-time, daily or chosen weekdays — held locally, so they still fire if the internet, the relay or your phone is gone.
Trusted devices, revoked instantly
Every paired phone with its last activity. Revoke one, or disconnect all of them from the tray in a single click.
Nothing happens quietly
Every remote action raises a notification on the machine and lands in an activity log with the device that sent it.
A pause switch you can reach
Pause remote control on the machine and every phone is refused — with a clear reason, not a silent failure.
The whole thing, on a wrist
Apple Watch and Wear OS carry the machine list, every command one tap deeper, and a complication that shows the next schedule without opening anything.
Local first, remote when you need it
On the same Wi-Fi the phone talks straight to the computer — no account, no internet. Signing in only adds the ability to reach it from somewhere else.
English and Arabic, all the way down
Both languages ship in every app, and an Arabic window mirrors properly rather than stranding right-to-left text in a left-to-right layout.
Coverage
Works wherever you are, in the time zone your computer lives in
Commands hop through the nearest relay, and schedules are evaluated in the machine’s own local time — so “23:30” means 23:30 at your desk, not wherever you happen to be standing.
Relay regions
All regions healthyEuropeFrankfurt · Amsterdam · London24 ms
North AmericaVirginia · Oregon · Toronto31 ms
Middle EastDubai · Bahrain38 ms
Asia-PacificSingapore · Tokyo · Sydney42 ms
South AmericaSão Paulo64 ms
Median round trip from phone to agent over the last 30 days. Wake-on-LAN is local to your network and never touches a relay.
Time zones, handled
Each machine carries its own zone. Fly to Singapore and your Berlin schedule still runs at Berlin’s 23:30 — Wakivo shows you both times before you save.
Europe/Berlin 23:30You: 05:30 SGT
Use cases
How to shut down a computer remotely — and why people do
Wakivo was built for the small, annoying moments: the render finished but the machine is still burning power; you’re on the train and can’t remember whether you locked it; the office closes at midnight and you’d rather it shut itself down.
Shut down a PC or Mac from your phone
Open Wakivo, pick the machine, tap Shut down. Confirm with Face ID or fingerprint, then you have ten seconds to stop it from either device.
Wake a sleeping computer remotely
If another paired device sits on the same network, Wakivo sends the magic packet for you. Otherwise it arms the wake on the machine’s own timer.
Automatic overnight shutdown
Pair a nightly shutdown with a morning wake and the machine is off for eight hours without anyone touching it.
Lock a shared studio machine
Lock goes through instantly with no confirmation, so it’s the one command that’s safe to put on a watch face or a widget.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask
Can I shut down my computer remotely from my phone?
Yes — that’s the whole product. Install the agent, pair once, then send Lock, Sleep, Restart or Shut down from anywhere with a connection. Destructive commands confirm first and stay cancellable for ten seconds.
Does it work when the computer is switched off?
A powered-off machine can’t receive anything over the internet. Wakivo either sends a Wake-on-LAN packet from another paired device on that network, or arms a wake on the machine’s own timer before it powers down.
Is this a remote desktop app?
No. Wakivo never sees your screen, files or keystrokes. It carries power commands and schedules and nothing else — which is why it needs no accessibility or screen-recording permission on any platform.
Do schedules still run if my phone is off?
Yes. They live on the computer and are evaluated by the agent in that machine’s own time zone, so they fire with no phone, no relay and no internet.
What stops someone else shutting down my machine?
Only devices you approved on the machine itself can send anything, every command is signed, and you can revoke a device or pause remote control entirely from the tray.
Can I control several computers?
As many as you like — Mac, Windows and Linux side by side in one list, each with its own status, schedules and trusted devices.
Is the Mac App Store version the same app?
Almost, and the difference is worth knowing before you pick one. The App Store build runs in Apple’s sandbox, so it asks macOS to shut down through System Events rather than doing it itself: an app with unsaved work can refuse, and Wakivo reports that it asked rather than claiming it happened. That build also cannot arm a wake, cannot schedule one with the Mac’s own timer, and cannot unlock at the login window. Everything else — lock, sleep, the trusted-device list, the activity log — is identical. The download from this site has no sandbox and none of those limits.
Does the watch app need its own account?
No. Apple Watch and Wear OS are companions: they hold no key and no sign-in of their own, and every command goes out through the phone they are paired with. If the phone is out of range the watch says so rather than appearing to work.
Put your computer’s power button in your pocket
Free for two machines. No account needed to try it — pair locally, upgrade later if you want remote access.