RustDesk
| RustDesk | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Purslane Ltd. |
| Initial release | 2020; 5 years ago (2020) |
| Stable release | 1.3.8
/ 22 February 2025; 7 months ago (2025年02月22日) |
| Repository | |
| Written in | Rust |
| Operating system | Windows 64-bit & 32-bit, macOS Apple & Intel silicon, Linux, Android, iOS |
| Type | Remote administration |
| License | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Website | rustdesk |
RustDesk is a remote access and remote control software, primarily written in Rust, that enables remote maintenance of computers and other devices.[1] The RustDesk client runs on operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS, Apple iOS, Android and common Linux distributions. RustDesk has the aspiration to be an open-source alternative to remote desktop software such as TeamViewer [2] or AnyDesk. As a result, RustDesk can function without relying on additional tools such as VPNs or port forwarding, even behind firewalls or NATs.
History
[edit ]Since version 1.2.0 in 2023, RustDesk is based on Flutter, replacing the proprietary Sciter UI runtime library [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] that preceded it.
Also in 2023 fraudsters targeted victims of technical scams, tricking users into installing RustDesk to access sensitive data.[8] [9] The developers have since put up prominent warnings on their website informing users not to download the software if they are told to do so by strangers posing as customer service representatives.
As of August 2024, RustDesk states that their default rendezvous server is hosted in the EU.[10]
In 2022 the RustDesk fork HopToDesk was launched by Begonia Holdings LLC. and published on Flathub in 2024.[11] [12] [13]
Features (extract)
[edit ]- Remote access for multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android)
- End-to-end encryption [14]
- Optional self hosted server[15]
- File transfer
- Chat features
- TCP tunneling
See also
[edit ]External links
[edit ]
- Official website
- Download at GitHub
- Source Code repository at GitHub
- RustDesk in the Chocolatey repository for Windows
- RustDesk in the F-Droid (Android) app store
- RustDesk in the Google Play (Android) app store (provisional taken offline in September 2023[16] )
- RustDesk in the Apple App Store (iOS)
- HopToDesk fork on Flathub
References
[edit ]- ^ PC-Fernsteuerung mit RustDesk (in German)
- ^ "RustDesk | Open source remote desktop software | The Open Source TeamViewer Alternative". RustDesk. Retrieved 2023年01月25日.
- ^ "Update README.md". RustDesk. Retrieved 2023年11月14日.
- ^ "README.md#Dependencies". RustDesk. Retrieved 2022年09月15日.
- ^ "Is Sciter.JS open source". Andrew Fedoniouk (Sciter author). Retrieved 2022年09月15日.
- ^ "RustDesk is migrated from Sciter to Flutter". Aug 26, 2022. Retrieved 2025年06月26日.
- ^
"Releases 1.2.0". Jul 3, 2023. Retrieved 2025年06月26日.
Rewritten with Flutter
- ^ "How a man reportedly lost Rs 5 lakh to scam after dialling 'Uber customer care' number in Google search". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2023年11月30日. Retrieved 2024年05月29日.
- ^ "75-year-old woman from Parel loses ₹10 Lakh to cyber frauds". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2023年03月29日. Retrieved 2024年05月29日.
- ^ "RustDesk README.md". RustDesk. Retrieved 2024年08月26日.
- ^ "HopToDesk: About Us". HopToDesk. Retrieved 2024年08月26日.
- ^ "GitHub discussion: about the HopToDesk fork". RustDesk. Retrieved 2024年08月26日.
- ^ "HopToDesk pull request for Flathub". GitHub. Retrieved 2024年08月26日.
- ^ "RustDesk | Open source remote desktop software | The Open Source TeamViewer Alternative". RustDesk. Retrieved 2022年09月14日.
End-to-end encryption.
- ^ "Deploy your own server". RustDesk. Retrieved 2022年09月14日.
- ^ "Is Rustdesk app still avalaible in the Google Play Store ?" . Retrieved 2023年11月14日.