What changed in the desktop app — since the first version in the release log, 0.2.0 (14 August 2026). The browser app updates itself, without version numbers.
Monitor thumbnails are back in the screen picker on a Mac — there were “?” icons instead. On phones the session toolbar buttons are bigger for a finger, so they are easy to hit the first time. On a computer with several monitors the Windows sign-in screen is shown from the main monitor.
The Windows sign-in screen now appears by itself after waking over the network — before, you had to “wake” it with a key press at the computer itself. The password can be typed remotely again: keystrokes reach the sign-in screen just like they would from a real keyboard. The viewer no longer sees a false “input isn’t getting through” hint while it is, and a brief desktop flicker no longer drops the sign-in screen.
Fixed the black screen when connecting to a locked computer: the sign-in screen service didn’t send a single frame, so the Windows password couldn’t be typed remotely. The service now updates together with the app, and if an old one is installed, the app offers to update it.
More reliable connections after sleep. If the app was started from another folder, Windows autostart now returns to the installed copy by itself — otherwise an old version came up after a reboot. The main screen now offers to install the sign-in screen service: without it you can’t connect to a woken, locked computer. The server tolerates short connection pauses better (the wake board, Safari on Mac) and no longer confuses “too often” with “ID taken”. Electron updated.
Privacy mode no longer gets in the way: the blacked-out host screen accepts the operator’s clicks and typing again (exit at the computer with Ctrl+Alt+Esc). The Windows sign-in screen is visible even when the computer is already locked at the moment you connect — “wake and sign in” now works. Monitor selection is a compact menu that marks the screen being shown. The session-bar pin comes first and is there on phones too; device buttons are visible without a mouse. You can sign in to your account with Google or Yandex.
The Windows sign-in screen is now visible during a session, and you can type the password remotely: before, a woken computer met you with the lock screen and there was no way in. For that the owner installs the RudyDesk system service once (Settings → Security → “Windows sign-in screen”); it only runs during a session. Ctrl+Alt+Del is now in the session menu. Waking through an ESP32 board now finds the neighbour on the network even after a VPN is switched on.
“My Devices” sync between the devices of one account — without passwords. A choice of video codec. The “Why won’t it connect?” check starts by itself when a connection fails. The other side sees when a session is being recorded, and the recording stays only on your device. The remote terminal, connecting without confirmation, session recording and handoff are on the Pro plan and above. Components updated with security fixes.
Relaunching with administrator rights no longer drops the connection if nobody at that computer confirmed the Windows prompt. The session window can stay on top of all windows.
Silent updates at night or when idle — no windows or clicks, only when there are no sessions. On a weak connection the frame rate drops first and text stays sharp.
Precise cursor: the app reports the real pointer position. Pointer — drawing over the other computer’s screen. Sessions with a phone without showing its screen: camera, voice, chat, files.
A copy of settings in the app’s own file — devices are not lost on reinstall. Turning off the password after sleep with one button.
Direct input of any characters and Windows layout sync — Cyrillic typed from a Mac comes out right.
Security: a new Electron and protection of the app window from foreign pages. Updates arrive by themselves again.
Waking a computer: a wake-readiness check, a timer and a smart plug.
Updates are signed with the release key — the app installs only genuine builds. Connections became more reliable.
The keyboard works in a session, and the connection no longer drops by itself.
The mouse lands exactly on the monitor that is currently shown.
Mouse and keyboard control works again: the desktop app got access to input and the monitor list.
The desktop app shares its screen itself, and the interface language follows the system. Builds for macOS, Linux and Android.
The first version in the release log: connecting from a browser and from apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, a direct encrypted connection between devices, files and chat in a session, multiple monitors, a site in seven languages.