Ubuntu / Debian
.deb package via sudo apt install ./WinDesk*.deb. Postinst sets the udev rule for /dev/uinput, so remote mouse/keyboard works without sudo.
Remote Desktop for Linux + Pi — from Switzerland
.deb for Ubuntu and Debian, .rpm for Fedora and RHEL, arm64 for Raspberry Pi 4/5. Wayland and X11 supported natively. Peer-to-peer, AES-256-GCM encrypted, GDPR-compliant.
Version 0.5.2 · Ubuntu 22.04+ · Debian 12+ · Fedora 39+ · RHEL 9+ · Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm
Linux distributions covered
Fedora / RHEL
.rpm package via sudo rpm -Uvh ./WinDesk*.rpm or sudo dnf install. SELinux profile included.
Raspberry Pi 4 / 5
arm64 .deb for Pi OS Bookworm 64-bit. At least 2 GB RAM. Education labs and maker setups are an explicit use case.
Wayland + X11
Portal-based capture on Wayland, MIT-SHM on X11. Both hardware-accelerated, no compositor hacks.
Open standards
No proprietary codecs — H.264 / VP8 / Opus. No phone-home, no telemetry beyond the heartbeat to your own account.
Headless mode
Host runs without a display server — ideal for CI runners, test boxes, edge devices. Just network connectivity.
Try WinDesk on Linux
Free plan with 2 hours per month, no account needed. Light from CHF 19.90/month, Pro CHF 29.90/month.