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#Moonlight

Moonlight is an open source implementation of NVIDIA's GameStream, as used by the NVIDIA Shield, but built for Linux/OS X/Windows.

Moonlight-pc allows you to stream your full collection of Steam games from your powerful desktop to another PC or laptop running Linux/OS X/Windows.

Moonlight also has versions for Android and iOS.

Note:

Moonlight PC will be discontinued in the near future. It will replaced by a significantly better client that runs as a Chrome packaged app on the Chrome Web Store. Follow the Chrome port here.

##Features

  • Streams Steam and all of your games from your PC to your Linux/OS X/Windows machine
  • Keyboard and Mouse support
  • Full support for Xbox 360 controllers, PS3 and PS4 controllers, and other HID gamepads
  • Full Windows, OS X, and Linux Support
  • Use mDNS to scan for compatible GeForce Experience (GFE) machines on the network
  • Choose from your list of available games instead of just launching Steam

##Installation

##Requirements

  • GFE compatible computer with GTX 600/700 series GPU (for the PC from which you're streaming)
  • High-end wireless router (802.11n dual-band recommended) or wired network

##Usage

  • Ensure your machines are on the same network
  • Turn on Shield Streaming in the GFE settings
  • In Moonlight, enter your PC's IP or Hostname and click "Pair".
  • Accept the pairing confirmation on your PC
  • For gamepad support, make sure you've mapped your controller in the Options -> Gamepad Settings menu.
  • In Moonlight, click "Start Streaming"
  • Play games!

To launch Moonlight from a command line:

  • java -jar moonlight-[os].jar -host address [options]
  • -host [address] the address to connect to. This can be a hostname or ip address.
  • -pair [address] the address to pair to. This can be a hostname or ip address.
  • -fs launch in full screen
  • -720 use 1280x720 resolution (default)
  • -1080 use 1920x1080 resolution
  • -30fps use 30 fps stream (default)
  • -60fps use 60 fps stream

For example, to launch a game from your gaming rig that has the address 192.168.0.100 on your home network in full screen, 720p, and 30fps on a 64-bit Windows computer, your command would look like to java -jar moonlight-win64.jar -host 192.168.0.100 -fs -720 -30fps

##Contribute

This project is being actively developed at XDA Developers

  1. Fork us
  2. Write code
  3. Send Pull Requests

Check out our website for project links and information.

##Authors

Moonlight is the work of students at Case Western and was started as a project at MHacks.

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