Description
Helping a relative or a colleague with a computer problem remotely tends to trip commercial tools into "commercial use detected" nags or timed disconnections. RustDesk is the open-source alternative — enter an ID and password to connect, with no speed penalty, and the relay server can be your own.
Open-source and free, interconnecting Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Connect and go: both sides open the app, one reads out an ID and one-time password, the other types it in — no account registration and no router configuration.
Self-hostable server: official relay and signalling servers can be deployed on your own machine so connection data never passes through a third party, which suits corporate networks.
Cross-platform: any combination of Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS can control any other, including handling an urgent desktop task from a phone.
File transfer and clipboard: transfer files both ways and share the clipboard inside a session, without a separate tool.
Unattended access: set a fixed password on the remote end to connect any time, suitable for managing your own second machine or a company server.
Open-source and free, interconnecting Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.
Features
Connect and go: both sides open the app, one reads out an ID and one-time password, the other types it in — no account registration and no router configuration.
Self-hostable server: official relay and signalling servers can be deployed on your own machine so connection data never passes through a third party, which suits corporate networks.
Cross-platform: any combination of Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS can control any other, including handling an urgent desktop task from a phone.
File transfer and clipboard: transfer files both ways and share the clipboard inside a session, without a separate tool.
Unattended access: set a fixed password on the remote end to connect any time, suitable for managing your own second machine or a company server.
