Flatsonar

RustDesk

by RustDesk

Secure remote desktop access

Broad permissions Verified creator AGPL-3.0-only v1.4.9
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Flatsonar is just the shop window. The people below made RustDesk.

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Screenshot 1 of RustDesk

About

RustDesk is a full-featured open source remote control alternative for self-hosting and security with minimal configuration.

  • Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Web.
  • Supports VP8 / VP9 / AV1 software codecs, and H264 / H265 hardware codecs.
  • Own your data, easily set up self-hosting solution on your infrastructure.
  • P2P connection with end-to-end encryption based on NaCl.
  • No administrative privileges or installation needed for Windows, elevate privilege locally or from remote on demand.
  • We like to keep things simple and will strive to make simpler where possible.

For self-hosting setup instructions please go to our home page.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • network
    --share=network
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • GPU acceleration
    --device=dri

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • installs a prebuilt binary instead of building from source (x2)
    source:prebuilt
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.