Introduction

Remora is an open-source remote desktop app written in Rust. Share your ID and password and a partner can see and control your screen, whether they're across the room or across the world. You can also run your own server, so no company sits between you and the computers you manage.

Early preview

Remora is at version 0.1. The core works end to end, but it hasn't had a security audit and is mainly tested on Windows. Don't use it to protect anything critical yet.

Why Remora

Private by design

Every session is end-to-end encrypted. The server relays ciphertext and never learns your password.

Direct when possible

Sessions go peer-to-peer through home routers, like TeamViewer. The relay is only a fallback.

Yours to host

A single small server binary. No accounts and no telemetry. Run it on a cheap VPS or inside your network.

Works without a server too

Type an IP address to connect over a LAN, a VPN such as Tailscale, or a forwarded port.

What's in the box

Part	What it is
`remora`	The desktop app. Every install can both share its screen and control other computers.
`remora-server`	The rendezvous server: it maps IDs to devices, helps peers connect directly, and relays traffic when needed.
`remora snapshot`	A headless command that grabs one frame from a remote machine, handy for scripts and monitoring.

How the docs are organized

Getting started: build and run Remora, then make your first connection.
Guides: host your own server, connect without one, learn every feature and the command line.
Under the hood: how connections are made, the security model and the architecture.
Project: FAQ and troubleshooting and the roadmap.

Installation