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Show HN: I made StarDesk, P2P low latency remote desktop built for game and work
Hi HN,
I’m one of the devs behind StarDesk, a P2P-first remote desktop we’ve been building for ~1 year.
We started this partly out of frustration: some popular RDP tools haven’t seen meaningful updates in a long time, and long-standing issues are often left unaddressed. As devs, we really dislike software that stagnates once it “works well enough”.
StarDesk is our attempt to do it differently.
What we focus on:
-P2P by default (relay as fallback)
-Low RTT + low jitter > chasing max bitrate
-Encoder / input path tuned for real-time interaction
-Modern E2EE (TLS/DTLS)
UX-wise, setup is intentionally boring:
PC-to-PC connection in ~5 minutes, no special env, no weird network config. This alone saved us a lot of time during daily work.
StarDesk still early, WIP. Feature set is limited, but latency is already solid for real-time use. We plan to keep iterating fast and in public. And hope you can give us some ideas to bulid it stronger.
If you’ve built or used low-latency remote or streaming systems, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
- imecho19 9mo agothis product sounds great! what devices does it support for remote control?
- stardeskeris 9mo agoHey, thanks for asking! Now we support Windows/macOS/iOS/Android and we plan to develop Linux in this year.
- fuzzfactor 9mo ago>Error 403 >Your client does not have permission to get URL /api/v1/release/dl/1 from this server. Looks like you need special permission to download, which may not be included with every browser.
- stardeskeris 9mo agoHey, I'm Eris, I have been deeply involved in the field of remote control and emulation for many years. I sincerely hope to build a perfect remote desktop. Happy to answer questions or get feedback.
- Elaine-01 9mo agoim a remote worker. Your project is cool! Setting up Moonlight Sunshine in the early days was such a headache. I've decided to give it a try. btw, does StarDesk support connecting a digital tablet with pressure sensitivity?
- stardeskeris 9mo agoThanks for your love! Yes we support this feature and you can link to your any tablets with our app.