Editor
Control VS Code from your phone
CodeMote turns your iPhone or iPad into a remote control for the VS Code already running on your machine — not a cloud copy of it.
CodeMote is a VS Code extensionplus a native iPhone and iPad app. Install the extension, scan a QR code, and you’re driving the real VS Code on your computer from your phone — with your actual local state, not a clone running somewhere in the cloud.
What you can do from the phone
- Terminals — persistent shells that keep running when you background the app.
- Files — browse the full project tree and edit code in place.
- Git — stage, diff, commit, push and branch from a real UI.
- AI agents — start and supervise any agent you run from the terminal.
Set it up
Install the CodeMote extension, install Microsoft’s free devtunnel CLI once, then run CodeMote: Start Mobile Session and scan:
$
devtunnel user login --githubNo SSH, no VPN, no port forwarding. The tutorial has every step.
Prefer the browser-based route? See CodeMote vs VS Code Remote Tunnels for how a native app compares to the editor in a mobile tab.
Questions
Does my code get copied to the cloud?
No. CodeMote connects directly to the VS Code on your own machine over a Microsoft dev tunnel. Your files, terminals and Git data are never mirrored to a server.
Do I need to be on the same Wi-Fi as my computer?
No. The connection is tunnelled, so it works over cellular or any network without port forwarding, a VPN or a static IP.
Take your dev environment with you.
Drive your AI agents, terminals and Git from your phone — with no cloud copy of your code.