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What's next
We are just getting started. Here is a peek at what we are working on — because you deserve to know where this is going.
All hosts
All clients
On the roadmap
- True 4:4:4 color — now live from NVIDIA PCs to Mac (more pairs on the way)
- Two-way file transfer
- Deeper controller support
- Built for people. Ready for agents.
v2.6.3
2026-08-20
A cursor on every computer, and a Mac that connects twice as fast
The pointer is back on Windows and Linux computers, where turning on “Show host cursor” had been leaving you with no cursor at all. The Mac client now reaches a computer in about half the time it used to. And on the Mac host, a crash that could end a session with computer audio on is fixed, along with a “Show host cursor” switch that quietly did nothing.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Mac Client
Improved
- The Mac client connects more than twice as fast — Clicking a computer and waiting for its screen took about 2.9 seconds on a local network; it now takes about 1.4, and the occasional much longer wait is gone entirely.
- A sharper picture through a forwarded port — When a device reaches a Mac through a port you have forwarded on your router, the host now watches how the connection is holding up and steps quality up as it proves itself, instead of staying cautious all session. On a real connection from outside the office, quality climbed from 3.7 to 9.8 Mbps within two minutes.
- “How to connect directly” opens the full guide — On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, the router-by-router walkthrough opens directly, instead of the short summary card that had fallen behind the real instructions.
Fixed
- Fixed the cursor disappearing on Windows and Linux computers — With “Show host cursor” turned on, Remio stopped drawing the pointer and waited for the computer to send its own. Windows and Linux computers do not send one, so you were left with no cursor at all — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac alike.
- Fixed the Mac host quitting mid-session with computer audio on — Ending or switching a session while sound was streaming could shut the host down without warning, taking the session with it.
- Fixed “Show host cursor” doing nothing when you switched it on — Turning the setting on in the first moment of a session was quietly dropped on the Mac host, and it reverted on its own if the session recovered from an interruption.
- Fixed Remio for Mac quitting when you switch desktops — Moving between Spaces during a full-screen session could close the app outright.
- Fixed pairing failing once before it worked — On iPhone and iPad, typing a six-digit PIN sent the first four digits to the computer before the finished code, so every pairing burned a failed attempt on the way in.
- Fixed the first-run control card getting trapped behind the keyboard — On iPhone, the card that appears the first time you stream could sit underneath the keyboard with its button out of reach and no other way past it.
- Fixed the Mac host claiming more connected devices than there are — Reconnecting from the same device, or handing a session to a second one, left a phantom entry behind.
- Fixed lines that stayed in English — Two lines on the iPhone Home screen and five in the Mac streaming window ignored your language while everything around them was translated.
- Fixed Advanced settings drawing through the close button — On iPhone and iPad, scrolling Advanced settings pushed rows over the × and the title.
v2.5.0
2026-08-09
See every computer at a glance. Drop files right in.
The Home screen gets a grid view on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android; the Mac client can now receive files dragged straight onto the streaming window; and Mac and Windows both get a full Advanced settings page. Alongside all that, a handful of the most disruptive bugs are gone — no more double-size cursors, no more two pointers on screen, and network hiccups on Mac, Windows, and Linux hosts no longer interrupt the picture.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Mac Client
Android Client
Windows Host
Windows Client
Added
- See all your computers as a grid — On iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android, a new layout shows every paired computer as a large live preview instead of the spinning ring — much easier to scan once you have more than a couple. Remio remembers which layout you prefer.
- Drag files straight onto the computer you're controlling — On Mac, drop one or more files anywhere on the streaming window and they land in that computer's Downloads › Remio folder, with a progress count as they go.
- A full Advanced settings page, now on Mac and Windows too — Quality presets that genuinely cap bandwidth and frame rate, plus audio quality, cursor and clipboard options, auto-reconnect, and the direct-connection port — already on iPhone and Android, now on both desktop clients as well.
- "Command key sends the Windows key" — A new Windows Host setting for anyone driving a PC from a keyboard laid out the Mac way: turn it on and a remote ⌘ becomes the real Windows key, so Start and its shortcuts finally respond.
Improved
- Lighter on your battery when Remio isn't on screen — On the Mac host and Mac client alike, animations now stop completely while the window is minimized, hidden, or covered by another app — the single biggest source of idle power draw, gone.
- The frame-rate slider on iPhone and iPad now does what it says — Choosing 120 frames per second really gives you 120 on a ProMotion screen; before, it quietly stayed at 60 no matter what you picked.
- Your computers on Android, ordered by what you can actually reach — Computers ready to connect come first, then your favourites, then the ones you used most recently.
Fixed
- Fixed the cursor and interface looking twice their size — Connecting from a small window, or a smaller-screened device, could render everything inside the stream at double size on Mac and iPhone/iPad alike, so the cursor stopped matching where you pointed.
- Fixed two cursors chasing each other on screen — With "Show host cursor" turned on, Remio kept drawing its own pointer on top of the computer's — on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- A brief network hiccup no longer interrupts the picture — A momentary blip used to blank the screen and rebuild the whole session on Mac, Windows, and Linux hosts alike. The picture now simply refreshes and carries on — and if it doesn't recover by itself, Remio now notices and restores it within seconds.
- Fixed keys and buttons staying stuck after another device takes over a session — Anything the previous device was holding down could stay pressed on the computer afterwards — fixed on the Mac and Windows hosts.
- Fixed a PC wrongly stuck at "the sign-in screen" — On a Windows PC reached over Remote Desktop, or a rented cloud PC, Remio Host could stay convinced nobody was signed in for the whole session — and keep clipboard sync, file transfer, and app launching switched off the entire time. Fixed.
- "Reveal in folder" reliably shows you the file — On both Mac and Windows, opening the folder where a received file landed could open nothing, or open on a screen you couldn't see. It now opens right where you're looking, with the file selected.
- Fixed Remio for Windows crashing every time you closed it — Quitting the app ended in a crash rather than a clean exit; it now closes properly every time.
Apple TV Client v2.5.0
2026-08-09
Remio comes to the biggest screen in your home
The first Apple TV release, streaming a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer with the same low-latency engine that powers Remio on iPhone and Mac. Control from the couch with the Siri Remote touchpad, or plug in a game controller and Remio turns it into a full pointer.
Apple TV Client
Added
- Remio comes to Apple TV — Stream your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer straight to the biggest screen in your home, with the same low-latency engine that powers Remio on iPhone and Mac.
- Control from your couch — Glide the pointer with the Siri Remote touchpad — tap to click, hold and slide to drag, press and hold to right-click. Bluetooth mice and keyboards work too.
- Your game controller becomes a full pointer — A DualShock or DualSense controller's touchpad behaves exactly like a laptop trackpad; on any other controller, hold Menu for a moment to turn the sticks into a mouse, then hold it again to switch back to playing.
- Your computers, already there — Sign in with the same account you use on iPhone or Mac and every paired computer appears automatically, each with a live preview of its screen so you know what you're connecting to.
Linux Host v2.5.0
2026-08-09
Linux catches up — and comes to Raspberry Pi
Version numbers are now shared across every Remio app, so the Linux host jumps straight from 1.1.3 to 2.5.0 — landing at parity with every other platform in one release: Wayland input, five native install formats, email & password sign-in, a forwardable connection port, and, for the first time, Remio running on a Raspberry Pi.
Linux Host
Added
- Remio Host runs on Raspberry Pi — Native builds for Raspberry Pi OS, 64-bit and 32-bit, as a .deb or an AppImage. Turn a Pi into a computer you can reach from your phone, tablet, or laptop like any other.
- Install straight from your distro's package manager — Alongside the AppImage, Remio Host now ships .deb (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS), .rpm (Fedora, RHEL/Alma/Rocky, openSUSE), an Arch/Manjaro package, and a Flatpak — one download, one install command, clean uninstall.
- Sign in with email & password — Create a Remio account with just an email address and password, right from the host — no Google or Apple account needed.
- Reachable through a connection port you forward — Forward a single UDP port to this computer on your router, and a connecting device can come in through exactly that port instead of a relay — noticeably quicker and sharper, especially from outside your home or office.
- Remio in your language — Now follows your system language: French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, and Brazilian Portuguese, joining English and Vietnamese.
- Controllers now work as native game controllers — Up to four at once, each in its own player slot, with vibration sent back to the player's hands.
- Lock this computer when the session ends — A new setting locks it automatically once a remote device disconnects, so an unattended machine isn't left open. Off by default.
Improved
- Type in any language on Wayland desktops — Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, emoji — text your keyboard layout can't produce directly now arrives correctly instead of being silently dropped.
- The cursor you see is the real one — On Wayland desktops, the stream used to show a default arrow no matter what your computer was actually doing; it now shows the true cursor shape.
- A locked computer now stays properly locked — Clipboard sync, file transfer, and app launching are all switched off the moment your screen locks, until you actually sign in.
Fixed
- Fixed a crash when closing the app, and another right as a device disconnects — Both could knock this computer offline until someone relaunched Remio Host. Both are gone, and the app now always closes cleanly.
- Screen sharing recovers by itself — If your desktop's screen-sharing service wasn't ready when Remio Host started, every connection used to end in a black screen with a "needs setup" message. It now quietly keeps retrying and picks up streaming the moment your desktop is ready.
v2.4.0
2026-08-01
Sign in with just an email and password
Every Remio app now lets you create an account with nothing but an email address and a password — no Google or Apple sign-in required. Already using Remio as a guest? Add an email and password to your existing setup and every paired computer carries over.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Mac Client
Android Client
Windows Host
Windows Client
Added
- Sign in with email & password, everywhere — macOS Host, iPhone/iPad, Mac, Android, and Windows all support creating a Remio account with just an email and password. Already signed in? Add one to your existing account and every pairing carries over.
Improved
- Clearer guidance when an update is needed — On iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android, if this app or the computer you're connecting to is running a version too old to connect safely, Remio now tells you exactly which side needs updating instead of failing with a generic error.
- Critical updates install themselves — On Mac, when a host's version becomes too old for devices to connect safely, it now updates itself right away instead of sitting unreachable on an outdated version.
Fixed
- Fixed a crash when closing the Windows app — Quitting or restarting Remio Host could crash it at the very last moment; on some PCs this happened on every single exit. It now always closes cleanly.
- Fixed a rare crash when your audio device changes — Plugging in headphones or switching speakers mid-session could, in unlucky timing, bring down the Windows host. Audio now hands over to the new device reliably.
v2.3.0–2.3.2
2026-07-29
Reach your computer at its sign-in screen
A computer that restarted overnight used to be unreachable until someone walked over and signed in. Your paired devices can now reach it right at the sign-in screen — see the screen, type the password from your phone, and land on the desktop, with the session picking itself back up once the computer finishes starting. Plus six new languages, up to four game controllers with rumble, and a connection port you can forward for a faster, direct connection.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Mac Client
Android Client
Windows Host
Windows Client
Added
- Connect at the sign-in screen, before anyone signs in — On Mac and Windows, paired devices can now reach a computer that just restarted right at its sign-in screen: see the screen, type the password from your phone or iPad, and land on the desktop. The session picks itself back up automatically once the computer finishes starting up. On by default, and only devices you've already paired can connect.
- Remio in your language — French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Hindi, and Brazilian Portuguese, joining English and Vietnamese, across every host and client.
- Up to four game controllers, with rumble — Each connected controller gets its own player slot — up to four at once — and vibration comes back from the game to the player's hands.
- Choose the connection port — If you've forwarded a port to your computer on its router, tell Remio to use that exact port (Settings ▸ Advanced ▸ Direct connection port) for a direct connection instead of a relay — quicker and sharper, especially away from home. Leave it empty and Remio keeps choosing automatically, exactly as before.
- A real hardware keyboard now works like one — On iPhone, iPad, and Android, using a hardware keyboard finally sends every key: tapping ⌘, Alt, or the Windows key on its own registers, and multi-key shortcuts go through exactly as typed.
- Lock the computer when the session ends — A new setting locks it automatically once a remote device disconnects, so an unattended machine isn't left open. Off by default.
- New Advanced settings — Streaming quality presets that genuinely cap bandwidth and frame rate, so you can trade sharpness for data on a hotspot.
Improved
- A clearer, tidier Settings panel — Reorganized into clear sections, with every switch explaining exactly what it does.
- A locked computer now stays properly locked — Clipboard sync, file transfer, and app launching are all switched off the moment the screen locks, until you actually sign in.
Fixed
- A locked computer now explains itself properly — Instead of an unexplained lock screen, Remio now tells you plainly that the computer is locked, and whether you're allowed to unlock it from here.
- The Windows key behaves on Windows and Linux computers — Shortcuts no longer get swallowed by a phantom held-down Windows/Super key, and the Start menu no longer pops open on its own.
- Fixed the app quitting suddenly on some networks — A connection reset at just the wrong moment used to silently close Remio mid-session; it now rides those resets out and reconnects normally.
iOS Client v2.2.6
2026-07-22
Your finger, back in control
A touch-input regression on iOS 18 could leave the picture live and the keyboard typing while nothing you tapped or swiped reached your computer. Touch and pointer control now work the same way on every supported iOS version.
iOS Client
Fixed
- Touch control works again on iOS 18 — On iPhones and iPads still running iOS 18, swiping on the screen didn't move the pointer at all: the picture was live and the keyboard still typed, but nothing you did with your finger or a connected mouse reached your computer.
Android Client v2.2.6
2026-07-21
Pairing that finally sticks
Some Android devices got stuck on "Pairing Removed" for good, and scanning the QR code or typing the PIN again didn't help. Re-pairing now reliably restores the connection, every time.
Android Client
Fixed
- Fixed "Pairing Removed" that wouldn't go away — Android devices could be told they were no longer paired with the computer, and pairing again with the QR code or PIN didn't help. Pairing now works reliably, and re-pairing always restores the connection.
macOS Host v2.2.5
2026-07-20
Stays online when it matters
Three quiet annoyances, gone: connections that silently died on certain networks, an update screen that could get stuck for good, and a permission button that looked broken the moment you needed it most.
macOS Host
Fixed
- No more silent shutdowns on connect — On certain internet connections, Remio Host could silently close every time a device tried to connect, with no error and no crash report. The host now rides out these network resets and connects normally.
- "Update Required" no longer gets stuck — Once Remio Host had asked you to update, it could stay locked on that screen even after the requirement was lifted. It now returns to normal on its own.
- The "Grant Access" button always takes you somewhere — Clicking Grant Access a second time used to appear to do nothing. It now opens the exact System Settings page you need, every time.
Windows Host v2.2.5
2026-07-20
Control that gets through, color that's exact
Administrator windows used to swallow every click and keystroke sent from your phone — that's fixed, alongside the most common crash on Windows PCs. And on NVIDIA-powered PCs, a new toggle streams pixel-exact 4:4:4 color to your Mac, so colored text renders as crisp as sitting at the desk.
Windows Host
Mac Client
Added
- True 4:4:4 color is here — Flip one switch and an NVIDIA-powered PC streams pixel-exact color to your Mac. Colored code themes and fine text render as crisp as sitting at the desk.
- Control keeps working over administrator windows — An installer, Task Manager, or any UAC-elevated app used to silently throw away every click and keystroke sent from your phone or tablet. Remio Host now sends your input through even in those windows.
Improved
- Full quality on cloud and rented PCs — Machines that refuse Remio's adaptive display no longer sink into a choppy half-rate mode; the Host now streams the real screen at full speed and native resolution.
Fixed
- Fixed the most common crash on Windows PCs — A timing problem at video startup could crash Remio Host and knock the PC offline. This was behind the majority of recent crash reports.
- PCs with a broken graphics driver now stream instead of saying "Offline" — Those PCs now stream using software video, and when streaming genuinely isn't possible, the Host says so plainly instead of blaming your connection.
- Fixed a stream stuck at one frame per second — A stalled graphics driver could leave the picture crawling as a slideshow. Remio now recovers from that too, not just a fully frozen picture.
Linux Host v1.1.0–1.1.3
2026-07-20
Wayland, done right
Screen sharing on Wayland — the default session on modern Ubuntu, Fedora, and most current Linux desktops — went from unsupported to a clear, one-time setup step. Approve the share prompt once and Remio remembers your choice for good.
Linux Host
Added
- Wayland support — Remio Host now shares your screen on Wayland using the system's own secure screen-sharing service. Xorg desktops keep working exactly as before, and remote mouse and keyboard control work on both.
Fixed
- Granting permission now actually sticks — Screen sharing could fail right after you granted permission, showing "needs setup" again and streaming black. The Host now works with your system's own screen-sharing stack, so granting once just works.
v0.5.0-beta
2026-02-09
The foundation
This is the one. After months of closed development, Remio opens its doors. The first public beta ships with the macOS Host and iOS Client — a full remote desktop experience that feels like the future.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Added
- First public beta — available for everyone to try.
- macOS Host app — install on your Mac and stream from anywhere.
- iOS Client app — full remote control from your iPhone or iPad.
- PIN pairing — connect devices with a simple six-digit code, no accounts needed.
- Touch-to-input mapping — natural touch gestures translated to desktop interactions.
Improved
- Direct device-to-device streaming — your Mac talks straight to your iPhone or iPad. Minimal latency, no middlemen.
- Hardware-accelerated encoding — Apple Silicon does the heavy lifting for butter-smooth capture.
v0.4.0-alpha
2026-01-15
Going native
We made a hard call. We threw away the old cross-platform shell and rebuilt Remio as a real Mac app and a real iPhone app. It hurt. The result was 3x the performance and an experience we are finally proud of.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Mac Client
Added
- 100 percent native apps — Made for Mac, Made for iPhone and iPad, from the ground up.
- New streaming engine — completely redesigned for smoother, snappier video.
- Redesigned pairing flow — smoother, faster device connection.
Improved
- 3x faster frame delivery — no more cross-platform overhead between you and the screen.
- 50 percent lower memory usage — lean, purpose-built for each device.
- Instant app launch — cold start under 500 ms.
v0.3.0-alpha
2025-12-10
The protocol
The invisible backbone that makes everything possible. We built Remio's own way of moving data between devices — fast, lean, and extensible enough to carry the project for years. Plus crystal-clear audio and smarter video.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Added
- Audio streaming — low-latency, high-fidelity audio from your remote machine.
- Multi-codec support — H.264 for compatibility, H.265 for sharper picture at half the bandwidth.
- Adaptive bitrate — quality adjusts automatically to network conditions.
Improved
- Frames arrive faster — no parsing overhead between the wire and the screen.
- Lean data format cuts bandwidth use by roughly 40 percent.
v0.2.0-alpha
2025-11-04
First light
The moment we will never forget — seeing a remote screen appear on a phone for the first time. Laggy. Ugly. But it worked. This was the moment Remio became real.
macOS Host
iOS Client
Added
- Basic screen capture — first working version of desktop-to-device streaming.
- First successful remote connection — two devices, one dream.
- Connection server — Remio's own service for helping devices find each other.
- Smart network routing so devices can reach each other through tricky networks.
- Live screen capture, the way macOS intends it.
v0.1.0
2025-10-01
Day one
Every product starts with a question. Ours was: why does every remote desktop tool feel like it was built in 2005? So we opened Xcode, created a new project, and started building the answer. No funding, no team — just conviction.
macOS Host
Added
- Project inception — first commit, first dream.
- Architecture design — host and client apps with a direct device-to-device link.
- Proof of concept — validated that low-latency streaming is achievable on Apple Silicon.
- Built native on Apple from day one, with our own connection server.
