RustDesk
{{short description|Remote administration software}}
{{Infobox software
| name = RustDesk
| logo = Rustdesk-banner.svg
| logo size =
| screenshot = Rustdesk screenshot en.png
| caption =
| developer = Purslane Ltd.
| released = {{start date and age|2020|df=yes}}
| latest release version = 1.3.8
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|02|22|df=yes}}
| programming language = Rust
| operating system = Windows 64-bit & 32-bit, macOS Apple & Intel silicon, Linux, Android, iOS
| genre = Remote administration
| license = AGPL-3.0-or-later
| website = {{URL|https://rustdesk.com}}
}}
RustDesk is a remote access and remote control software, primarily written in Rust, that enables remote maintenance of computers and other devices.{{Citation|language=de|url=https://gnulinux.ch/pc-fernsteuerung-mit-rustdesk|title=PC-Fernsteuerung mit RustDesk}} 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{{Cite web |title=RustDesk {{!}} Open source remote desktop software {{!}} The Open Source TeamViewer Alternative |url=https://rustdesk.com/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |publisher=RustDesk}} 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
Since version 1.2.0 in 2023, RustDesk is based on Flutter, replacing the proprietary Sciter UI runtime library{{cite web|url=https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/21ad4cb8d8804862d903a90f2aa3a3ddbf85001b |title=Update README.md |publisher=RustDesk |access-date=2023-11-14}}{{cite web|url=https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/blob/f830b395b97358fcccc7cd96ce94fe31fcd42c26/README.md#dependencies |title=README.md#Dependencies |publisher=RustDesk |access-date=2022-09-15}}{{cite web|url=https://sciter.com/forums/topic/is-sciter-js-open-source/#post-71640 |title=Is Sciter.JS open source |publisher=Andrew Fedoniouk (Sciter author) |access-date=2022-09-15}} that preceded it. Also in 2023 fraudsters targeted victims of technical scams, tricking users into installing RustDesk to access sensitive data.{{Cite news |title=How a man reportedly lost Rs 5 lakh to scam after dialling 'Uber customer care' number in Google search |work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/how-a-man-reportedly-lost-rs-5-lakh-to-scam-after-dialling-uber-customer-care-number-in-google-search/articleshow/105369101.cms|access-date=2024-05-29|archive-date=2023-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130203807/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/how-a-man-reportedly-lost-rs-5-lakh-to-scam-after-dialling-uber-customer-care-number-in-google-search/articleshow/105369101.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news |title=75-year-old woman from Parel loses ₹10 Lakh to cyber frauds |work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/how-a-man-reportedly-lost-rs-5-lakh-to-scam-after-dialling-uber-customer-care-number-in-google-search/articleshow/105369101.cms|access-date=2024-05-29|archive-date=2023-03-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329223102/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/75yearold-woman-from-parel-losses-10-lakh-to-cyber-frauds-101679426452031.html|url-status=live}} As of August 2024, RustDesk states that their default rendezvous server is hosted in the EU.{{cite web|url=https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/commit/e3cce2824d19cd74107f69f6f9e7428b93d189f6 |title=RustDesk README.md |publisher=RustDesk |access-date=2024-08-26}} In 2022 the RustDesk fork HopToDesk was launched by Begonia Holdings LLC. and published on Flathub in 2024.{{cite web |title=HopToDesk: About Us |url=https://www.hoptodesk.com/about |access-date=2024-08-26 |publisher=RustDesk}}{{cite web|url=https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/1590 |title=GitHub discussion: about the HopToDesk fork |publisher=RustDesk |access-date=2024-08-26}}{{cite web|url=https://github.com/flathub/flathub/pull/5514 |title=HopToDesk pull request for Flathub |publisher=GitHub |access-date=2024-08-26}}
Features (extract)
- Remote access for multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android)
- End-to-end encryption{{cite web |title=RustDesk {{!}} Open source remote desktop software {{!}} The Open Source TeamViewer Alternative |url=https://rustdesk.com/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |publisher=RustDesk |quote=End-to-end encryption.}}
- Optional self hosted server{{cite web |title=Deploy your own server |url=https://rustdesk.com/server/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |publisher=RustDesk}}
- File transfer
- Chat features
- TCP tunneling
See also
External links
{{Commons}}
- {{Official website|https://rustdesk.com}}
- [https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/releases Download] at GitHub
- [https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk Source Code repository] at GitHub
- [https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/rustdesk RustDesk] in the Chocolatey repository for Windows
- [https://f-droid.org/packages/com.carriez.flutter_hbb RustDesk] in the F-Droid (Android) app store
- [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carriez.flutter_hbb RustDesk] in the Google Play (Android) app store (provisional taken offline in September 2023{{cite web |url=https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/5660 |title=Is Rustdesk app still avalaible in the Google Play Store ? |access-date=2023-11-14}})
- [https://apps.apple.com/app/rustdesk-remote-desktop/id1581225015 RustDesk] in the Apple App Store (iOS)
- [https://flathub.org/apps/com.hoptodesk.HopToDesk HopToDesk] fork on Flathub
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