Nexdesk

Features

• Cross-platform Linux and macOS — move your cursor to the screen edge and keep going.
• QUIC transport Encrypted, low-latency communication powered by Quinn/rustls.
• Zero-config discovery mDNS auto-discovery finds peers on your local network instantly.
• TUI setup wizard Interactive terminal UI for monitor alignment and one-time pairing.

Install

One command to download, install, and configure:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tapthaker/nexdesk/master/install.sh | sh

Or download from GitHub Releases manually.

Build from source:

git clone https://github.com/tapthaker/nexdesk.git
cd nexdesk
cargo build --release

Quick start

On the server machine (shares keyboard & mouse):

nexdesk serve

On the client machine:

nexdesk connect

That's it. mDNS discovery handles the rest. A one-time OTP pairing prompt will appear on first connection.