End-to-end encrypted
Video, audio, input, clipboard and files are encrypted end to end. Your screen never touches our servers — even the relay only sees ciphertext.
✦Remio 3.0 — now live
Your computer,anywhere you go.
Remio is the free, native remote desktop for every screen you own — 4K at 120 fps, ~8 ms on your LAN, end-to-end encrypted, and never an account.
No account
Paired in 30 seconds
End-to-end encrypted
~8 ms
LAN processing · live
120 fps
at up to 4K
E2E
encrypted end to end
10
native platforms
✦Native
Native on every device.
Not a web wrapper, never Electron. SwiftUI on Apple, Jetpack Compose on Android, C++ on Windows and Linux — every gesture and every frame feels at home.
macOS · host & client
Windows · host & client
iPhone & iPad · client
Android · client & host
Apple TV · client
Vision Pro · client
Linux · host
Raspberry Pi & FreeBSD · host
✦Streaming
Your Mac, in your hand.
Buttery 4K at 120 fps with hardware H.265. Remio shows the newest frame the instant it lands — no buffering, no replaying stale frames — so it feels like sitting at your desk, even over 5G.
Close the MacBook lid. Keep working. No dummy HDMI dongle — ever.
✦Cross-platform
Windows, too.
One app for every computer you own — the gaming PC, the work Mac, the Linux box in the closet. The same low latency on your LAN and the same end-to-end encryption, on NVIDIA, AMD or Intel graphics.
Touch, pencil, keyboard and gamepad input carry through 1:1.
✦Gaming
Play PC games on anything.
Up to four players, with touch controls or real controllers. Your PC sees a genuine Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 controller — rumble, gyro and all — and 120 fps keeps every frame of the action.
Build a layout per game; Remio switches profiles the moment the game comes to the front. Remio for gaming →
✦Pairing
Paired in seconds.
Scan a QR code or type a six-digit code that renews itself every five minutes. No accounts, no router settings, no IT department — your devices talk directly to each other.
✦Host
Your computer, always ready.
Remio Host lives quietly on your Mac, PC, Linux box, Raspberry Pi or FreeBSD machine. It starts at login, restarts itself if anything ever goes wrong, streams at the lock screen or with the lid closed, and shows exactly who is connected — and from where.
Pairing codes that expire, a 30-day activity log, and one-click access removal on every host.
✦Security
Private by design.
Zero-knowledge architecture. Your stream, your keys, your devices — nothing on our side to breach.
Direct, device to device
No middleman in the path. An encrypted relay steps in only when your network blocks a direct route — and it can't read a thing.
Codes that expire
Six-digit codes renew every five minutes, and five wrong guesses replace them instantly. Every pairing lands in a 30-day activity log.
No account, nothing to leak
No email, no password, no profile to breach. Your screen, keystrokes and files are never logged, stored or inspected.
✦Dynamic resolution
A screen shaped exactly like yours.
Other remote desktops squeeze your monitor onto your phone. Remio builds a display the exact shape of the device in your hand — portrait iPhone, iPad, ultrawide — and reshapes it live when you rotate or resize. On macOS, Windows and Linux.
No letterboxing
No squeezed text
No HDMI dummy plug
Lid closed? Still streaming
✦How it works
Connect in three steps.
01
Install the host
Download Remio Host on the Mac, PC or Linux machine you want to reach. It runs quietly in the background and starts on its own.
02
Scan & pair
Open Remio on your phone, tablet, laptop or Apple TV and scan the QR code — or type the six-digit code. Done.
03
You're in
Your desktop, live in your hand — with touch, keyboard, mouse, Apple Pencil and gamepad control, from anywhere.
✦Compare
Why people switch to Remio.
The same job, none of the baggage. Here's how Remio stacks up against the remote desktops you already know.
| Capability |  Remio |
TeamViewer | AnyDesk | Parsec | Chrome Remote Desktop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free for personal use | no time limit | Non-commercial onlyusage is monitored | Limited free plan | ||
| No account needed | Google account | ||||
| LAN input latency | ~8 ms | ~50 ms | ~40 ms | ~8 ms | ~60 ms |
| 4K at 120 fps | paid | ||||
| Display shaped to your device | Mac, Windows & Linux | Windows onlypaid | |||
| Lid-closed Mac, no dummy plug | |||||
| Native iPhone & iPad app | |||||
| Apple TV app |
Competitor plans and features as published on each vendor's website, August 2026; latency is LAN input latency measured internally. Every head-to-head comparison →
✦Use cases
Made for the way you work — and play.
Your Mac on iPad
The full power of your Mac on iPad — with keyboard, trackpad and Apple Pencil.
Set it upPC gaming anywhere
Your gaming rig on the couch, in bed or across town — at up to 120 fps.
Play nowCreative pros
Photoshop, Premiere, Blender and Logic on the machine that can actually run them.
See workflowsDevelopers
Xcode, VS Code and your real terminal from any device, with the host's full GPU.
Code anywhereWindows from your Mac
Run that one Windows-only app from your MacBook, in a window shaped to fit.
Learn howHelp family, remotely
Fix Mum's laptop from your phone — no accounts to explain, just a six-digit code.
Read the guideVision Pro & Apple TV
Your desktop on the biggest screen in the house — or floating in your room.
Go bigLinux, even on Wayland
Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, a Raspberry Pi or FreeBSD — approve once, stream forever.
Linux guide✦Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is Remio?
Remio is a free, 100% native remote desktop app. It streams your Mac, Windows PC, Linux machine, Raspberry Pi or FreeBSD box to your iPhone, iPad, Android device, Mac, Windows PC, Apple TV or Apple Vision Pro — in 4K at up to 120 FPS, with about 8 ms of processing latency on a local network (the rest is your display's own refresh), end-to-end encrypted over a direct peer-to-peer connection. It pairs with a QR code or a six-digit code and needs no account.
Is Remio free?
Yes. Remio is free to use, with no time limits, no ads and no commercial-use detection — and everything that's free today stays free. Remio Pro is an optional subscription that adds power features on top; it never takes anything away from the free app.
What is Remio Pro?
Remio Pro is the optional subscription coming in a future update, for people who live in their remote desktop: files in both directions on any connection, extra virtual displays, the gamepad builder with per-game profiles and choosing which speaker your computer plays through — with multi-monitor view, USB devices, guest links and session recording to follow. In Remio 3.0, features with a PRO mark are free to use, and the free app keeps everything it has today.
What's new in Remio 3.0?
Remio 3.0 is the biggest update yet: virtual displays you can add on demand, a gamepad you design and save per game (your PC sees a real Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 controller), files in both directions with resumable transfers, the Control Board with every session control in one place, Split Keyboard on iPhone, blank-screen and lock-computer controls, live connection numbers, pairing codes that expire every five minutes, a 30-day activity log on every host, and the whole app in eight languages. Full changelog.
Do I need an account to use Remio?
No. Pair two devices by scanning a QR code or typing a six-digit code — no email, no password. Signing in is optional: it lets you see every computer you own on every device you carry, and it's how a Pro subscription follows you.
What platforms does Remio support?
Remio Host runs on macOS 15+, Windows 10 and 11 (including Home), Linux on X11 and Wayland, Raspberry Pi OS and FreeBSD 14, with an Android host in beta. Remio Client runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 18+), Mac (macOS 15+), Android 12+ phones, tablets and Chromebooks, Windows 10/11, Apple TV (tvOS 18+) and Apple Vision Pro. Every app is 100% native — no Electron, no web wrappers. Download for your platform.
How fast is Remio?
On a local network the whole processing pipeline — capture, hardware encoding, the network hop and hardware decoding — takes about 8 ms; the rest is your display's own refresh. Remio streams up to 4K at 120 FPS with hardware H.265 and always shows the newest frame instead of buffering old ones (measured internally — see benchmarks).
How secure is Remio?
Every session is end-to-end encrypted with DTLS-SRTP, the standard WebRTC security model, with keys negotiated directly between your devices. Your screen never touches Remio's servers — even the fallback relay only sees ciphertext. Pairing codes expire every five minutes, and every host keeps a 30-day log of who connected. How Remio keeps you safe.
Does Remio work over the internet or only on the same Wi-Fi?
Both — at home, across town or across the world, on Wi-Fi, Ethernet or 5G. Remio connects your devices directly whenever it can, with no router setup or port forwarding, and falls back to an encrypted relay only when a network blocks the direct path.
Can I play PC games with Remio?
Yes. Remio streams at up to 120 FPS and supports touch gamepads and real controllers for up to four players. On Windows and Linux hosts your PC sees a genuine Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 controller, and you can build a custom layout for every game. Remio for gaming.
Does Remio need a dummy HDMI plug or work with the lid closed?
No dummy plug needed. Remio creates a virtual display shaped exactly like your device on macOS, Windows and Linux hosts, so a headless PC or a MacBook with its lid closed keeps streaming. Lid-closed streaming.
Is Remio a good alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk?
Yes. Remio is free for everyone with no commercial-use detection, needs no account, runs natively on every platform and streams up to 4K at 120 FPS with about 8 ms of processing latency on LAN. By comparison, TeamViewer Remote Access costs $24.90 a month and AnyDesk Solo $28.90.
Is Remio better than Parsec for gaming?
Remio is in Parsec's latency class on LAN and adds native iPhone, iPad and Apple TV apps (Parsec has no iOS app), a virtual display on macOS, Windows and Linux hosts, and it's free where Parsec Warp costs $9.99 a month.
Does Remio collect my data?
Remio never logs, stores or inspects your screen, keystrokes, files or clipboard, and there are no ads and no data brokers. You never need an account. The apps use standard crash reporting and anonymous usage analytics to improve reliability. Privacy policy.
Have a different question? See all FAQs.
✦New in Remio 3.0
The biggest Remio yet.
Remio 3.0 turns every device you carry into a command center for your computer — extra screens on demand, a gamepad you design yourself, files in both directions, and every control one tap away.
Every control, one tap away.
The Control Board puts keyboard, zoom, volume, files, apps, displays and settings on one sheet. Drag anything to where your thumb lives — Remio remembers the layout on every device.
Extra screens, on demand.
Give your computer displays that exist only for Remio — any size, or fitted to the device in your hand. Name them, arrange them, and they vanish when you disconnect.
A gamepad you design.
Move, resize and recolour every button, tune dead zones and gyro aim, and save a profile per game. Remio switches the moment that game comes to the front.
Xbox 360DualShock 4Up to 4 players
Files, both ways.
Send a stack of files to your computer, or have it send them back. Transfers resume where they left off, and every file stays one tap away in your history.
Split Keyboard.
On iPhone the keyboard becomes part of the layout — your computer gets the space above it, so you watch and type at once.
Blank it. Lock it.
Black out your computer's screen while you work on it, or lock it from your phone with one tap before you walk away.
Live numbers, plain words.
Frame rate, latency and connection quality in a corner — plus a verdict anyone understands.
Your speaker, your call.
Choose which speaker your computer plays through — or silence it entirely while you listen on the device in your hand.
Speaks your language.
The whole app — every panel, every message — in eight languages, switchable right inside Remio.
Everything that shipped, platform by platform: read the 3.0 changelog →
One app for every screen you own
macOS host & client
Windows host & client
Linux X11 & Wayland
iPhone
iPad
Android phone, tablet & host
Apple TV
Vision Pro
Raspberry Pi
FreeBSD
Chromebook
Your computer is waiting.
Download Remio on every platform and pair in 30 seconds — no account, no router setup.
No account
No router setup
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