Mr. R.D.J. recommended that I include an article on a remote desktop application for this web site.
Access one device from another anywhere, no configuring routers, nothing technical.
Access your home desktop from your phone. Access your phone from your home desktop. Use the same application for your computer to control the other, or be the one controlled.
Available on Windows, Apple OS, Debian-based Linux (which includes Linux Mint), Android, iOS, and for the Web.
With AnyDesk, you must configure a controllable computer to be able to be controlled either:
- with a person sitting at the controlled computer, and they click Accept
- without a person sitting at the controlled computer, in which case you need a password
With RustDesk, you don’t have to choose ahead of time. You can choose at the time of connection.
For you uber-geeks, you can deploy your own server.
Website: https://rustdesk.com/
Web Client: http://web.rustdesk.com/
Server: https://rustdesk.com/server/
At the download screen, for Windows & (Linux) Ubuntu (which includes Linux Mint) & Android (unless your Android device is really old), download and install the x86-64 (64-bit) version.
The website for this software warns you that you might be being scammed. I love this. It’s very ethical. They are making sure that you aren’t being coerced to give up control of your computer or other device. I’m not asking for your login credentials for your device, so I can’t access it.
This software is not standard for those devices. You will get a warning asking if you want to install it. I allow it on my devices.
