Remote desktop.
Anywhere you are.

CrossDesk is free, open-source remote desktop software for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and the web, with hardware acceleration and self-hosting.

CrossDesk device montage: the Windows desktop app, a remotely controlled macOS desktop with its status panel expanded on a MacBook, the Web client on a Linux laptop, and one landscape iPhone showing a connected native iOS remote session with floating controls expanded, captured in the simulator
Online devices -- Active sessions --
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Connect across platforms

Access your devices from a desktop, mobile app, or browser.

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Hardware-accelerated

With NVIDIA and VideoToolbox acceleration.

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Open source. Self-hosted.

Self-host your connection services and stay in control of your data flow.

GET STARTED / DOWNLOAD

Download CrossDesk

Choose a client for your device.
Make room for a simpler remote experience.

Latest Version v1.7.0-20261014
Release Date 2026-10-14

Linux: choose Standard to use an existing desktop, or Virtual Desktop (Xfce) if you have no desktop environment or need a separate session.

The iOS release is an unsigned ZIP. Sign the app before installing it on an iPhone or iPad.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK / WORKSPACE

Across devices.
Your desktop, within reach.

From cross-platform access to multiple devices,
keep every interaction clear and simple.

Connect and manage your devices.

Your local desk, remote connections, and recent devices in one place.

Current CrossDesk desktop interface with connection controls, recent devices and group filters

Your remote desktop, in a browser.

The current Web connection page. Enter a device ID and password to start a session.

CrossDesk Web connection page, version 2026.10.17.1, with empty ID and password fields

Multiple desktops. One view.

View device previews in DeskHub and manage connections with groups, selection, and pagination.

CrossDesk DeskHub displaying six demonstration devices

Your computer, within reach.

Connect to and control your remote desktop from iOS or Android, wherever you are.

Landscape iPhone showing the native iOS app connected to a remote macOS desktop with its floating controls expanded, captured in the simulator

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Make every connection better.

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