TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.4

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.4: remote desktop for Windows x64, free for personal, non-commercial use.

License: TideDesk Personal Use Source License 1.0 (see LICENSE in the ZIP). Business use requires separate written permission. Previously published AGPL releases retain their original permissions.

Download tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.4-windows-x64.zip and extract it. Run tidedesk-host.exe on the computer to reach and tidedesk-view.exe on the other computer.

The executables are unsigned. Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning.

Experimental alpha — not a stable release. Game Boost is opt-in and off by default. Real-world two-computer gameplay and end-to-end latency validation are still pending.

New in this build: the executables no longer need the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable, so they also start on fresh Windows installations. The ZIP now includes third-party license notices in the licenses folder. There are no feature or protocol changes since v0.1.0-alpha.3.

Keep host and viewer on the same release. This build uses protocol v3: it connects to v0.1.0-alpha.3, but not to the earlier v1/v2 alpha releases.

Retained: experimental Game Boost, available in Viewer Settings or with Ctrl+Alt+G (customizable). Switch live without reconnecting: 60 FPS target, motion-oriented OpenH264 software encoding, a smaller pending decode queue and lower audio buffering. Turning Boost off restores the desktop profile. Actual FPS depends on both PCs and the connection; host resolution, bitrate and sharing permissions are unchanged.

Keyboard and desktop/absolute mouse input only. Relative game-camera input, GPU video acceleration, controllers and USB forwarding are not implemented. Audio remains host system output to viewer only; no microphone forwarding or additional driver dependency.

Game Boost usage and limitations

Also retained: the viewer remembers each host window location and monitor. Sessions start at the host native pixel size, shrinking proportionally only when needed to fit the available screen. Neither display resolution is changed.

Includes optional bidirectional text clipboard sharing, customizable clipboard/mouse shortcuts, safe mouse handoff, and separate host/viewer cursor indicators.

Clipboard and mouse controls

Alpha validation: automated checks pass; live multi-monitor and two-computer verification is still pending.

Windows to Windows, one viewer at a time. Allow the host through Windows Firewall on private networks.

Code signing policy

SHA-256:

44f35a9eaf29cdd0502dedc4e2b4cb3115a9919141cf2eb68f035e20cc5484fd  tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.4-windows-x64.zip
31e4ef6aa53a6c23386940ed857bdf9409a334b6040cf45710af940d99c312f7  tidedesk-host.exe
931e1780deab2ccc8714ed296387d4f752519a085bae8f7b52fa434dd117e0d9  tidedesk-view.exe

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.3 - Experimental Game Boost

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.3: remote desktop for Windows x64, free for personal, non-commercial use.

License: TideDesk Personal Use Source License 1.0 (see LICENSE in the ZIP). Business use requires separate written permission. Previously published AGPL releases retain their original permissions.

Download tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.3-windows-x64.zip and extract it. Run tidedesk-host.exe on the computer to reach and tidedesk-view.exe on the other computer.

The executables are unsigned. Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning.

Experimental alpha — not a stable release. Game Boost is opt-in and off by default. Real-world two-computer gameplay and end-to-end latency validation are still pending.

Update both host and viewer together. This build uses protocol v3 and cannot connect to the earlier v1/v2 alpha releases.

New: experimental Game Boost, available in Viewer Settings or with Ctrl+Alt+G (customizable). Switch live without reconnecting: 60 FPS target, motion-oriented OpenH264 software encoding, a smaller pending decode queue and lower audio buffering. Turning Boost off restores the desktop profile. Actual FPS depends on both PCs and the connection; host resolution, bitrate and sharing permissions are unchanged.

Keyboard and desktop/absolute mouse input only. Relative game-camera input, GPU video acceleration, controllers and USB forwarding are not implemented. Audio remains host system output to viewer only; no microphone forwarding or additional driver dependency.

Game Boost usage and limitations

Also retained: the viewer remembers each host window location and monitor. Sessions start at the host native pixel size, shrinking proportionally only when needed to fit the available screen. Neither display resolution is changed.

Includes optional bidirectional text clipboard sharing, customizable clipboard/mouse shortcuts, safe mouse handoff, and separate host/viewer cursor indicators.

Clipboard and mouse controls

Alpha validation: automated checks pass; live multi-monitor and two-computer verification is still pending.

Windows to Windows, one viewer at a time. Allow the host through Windows Firewall on private networks.

Code signing policy

SHA-256:

ed4d98b3679af02ca8e5a620d1aaa48e3c417456371a50af912cbb1c4f1141d7  tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.3-windows-x64.zip
da7df2bb3ef5e9197d5fed644caf55828a7e93a206c92fdf08880ce2977a3c64  tidedesk-host.exe
ac65d83b8a8a02971422b8c07bd48bf054b1850ec18560851e2a84f8c5b96b6d  tidedesk-view.exe

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.2

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.2: free, open-source remote desktop with sound for Windows x64.

Download tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.2-windows-x64.zip and extract it. Run tidedesk-host.exe on the computer to reach and tidedesk-view.exe on the other computer.

The executables are unsigned. Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning.

This build uses protocol v2 and is compatible with v0.1.0-alpha.1. If upgrading from the original v0.1.0-alpha (v1), update both host and viewer together.

New: the viewer remembers each host window location and monitor. Sessions start at the host native pixel size, shrinking proportionally only when needed to fit the available screen. Neither display resolution is changed.

Includes optional bidirectional text clipboard sharing, customizable clipboard/mouse shortcuts, safe mouse handoff, and separate host/viewer cursor indicators.

Clipboard and mouse controls

Alpha validation: automated checks pass; live multi-monitor and two-computer verification is still pending.

Windows to Windows, one viewer at a time. Allow the host through Windows Firewall on private networks.

Code signing policy

SHA-256:

beec833d4e943403be3be445d6fbc38ca6fd500cabf9c9a9cfbdfed166b04631  tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.2-windows-x64.zip
e1f7ee4fc9400a5b7032bd7c207a2e67e3fcf0bac66307c4905ca81665850c5f  tidedesk-host.exe
ff6d67d403e46815c3f9d421978a59eaa183072318c7b7f63abc7affc884ddf3  tidedesk-view.exe

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.1

TideDesk 0.1.0-alpha.1: free, open-source remote desktop with sound for Windows x64.

Download tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.1-windows-x64.zip and extract it. Run tidedesk-host.exe on the computer to reach and tidedesk-view.exe on the other computer.

The executables are unsigned. Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning.

Update both host and viewer together. This build uses protocol v2 and cannot connect to the original v0.1.0-alpha (v1).

Includes optional bidirectional text clipboard sharing, customizable clipboard/mouse shortcuts, safe mouse handoff, and separate host/viewer cursor indicators.

Clipboard and mouse controls

Alpha validation: automated checks pass; live two-computer verification of the new interaction controls is still pending.

Windows to Windows, one viewer at a time. Allow the host through Windows Firewall on private networks.

Code signing policy

SHA-256:

03ab4893f6a2e1892dbbcabda7b549a1646977b76e9fd9e9d7486a2eaf323b1a  tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha.1-windows-x64.zip
9d420e2b0b6c7eebe500d20a26cc9bfae15a30dfb7967226e99ea9f48fc9a8e3  tidedesk-host.exe
a652586918fdca181fbe9018e3227a4615bfa28ba4cffb0323d9922cd964dbc7  tidedesk-view.exe

TideDesk 0.1.0 alpha

First public build of TideDesk, a free and open-source remote desktop with sound.

Early alpha. Windows → Windows, one viewer at a time, on a local network. Over the internet, use a VPN such as Tailscale (see internet access).

Download

tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha-windows-x64.zip: unzip it anywhere; no installation needed.

• tidedesk-host.exe: run on the computer you want to reach. It shows the access code and address, and lives in the tray.
• tidedesk-view.exe: run on the computer you're at. Connect with the address and code, or save computers under My computers.

What's in it

• Screen capture through DXGI Desktop Duplication, with H.264 video
• System sound over Opus
• Keyboard and mouse control
• Encrypted QUIC transport with access-code auth and host fingerprint pinning
• Host window with settings and a tray icon; viewer with a saved-computers list

Notes

• The executables are not code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may warn. Choose More info → Run anyway if you trust this download.
• Windows Firewall asks to allow tidedesk-host the first time; allow it on private networks.

SHA-256

06776807bf65fb16f1e53eec932dd42756726f4992bade22b99e6becd6cf581c  tidedesk-0.1.0-alpha-windows-x64.zip
284767ede746351c0eec5b299cabde88880e0ba6f092d5856e9a70b445e6bbb7  tidedesk-host.exe
9cf3dbb7c1dc93c9f43630a5a854e6c8f876d2e70fc24c1e5a41086a970d2740  tidedesk-view.exe

Licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0.