RustDesk
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
Why people recommend it
“Rustdesk has been a nice alternative/replacement for Anydesk”
“I use Rustdesk all the time.”
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“I've been using rustdesk for years. I love it.”
“rustdesk[0] works pretty well for casual use despite wayland support being labelled experimental”
Caveats and dissent
“So I used both applications and TightVNC is just a lot better, particularly in constrained remote VMs.”
“RustDesk still does not support encrypted connections when self hosting”
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“RustDesk should fix their password requirements”
“I used RustDesk a lot in windows. But it doesn't really work well in linux with wayland.”
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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- Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything 1 mention
- The state of building user interfaces in Rust 1 mention
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- Can I start using Wayland in 2026? 1 mention
Data: rustdesk.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 12
“So I used both applications and TightVNC is just a lot better, particularly in constrained remote VMs.”
“Rustdesk has been a nice alternative/replacement for Anydesk”
“I use Rustdesk all the time.”
“I've been using rustdesk for years. I love it.”
“So, RustDesk..what do you need to wrap it in? ssh?”
“RustDesk still does not support encrypted connections when self hosting”
“RustDesk should fix their password requirements”
“I used RustDesk a lot in windows. But it doesn't really work well in linux with wayland.”
“Ah, I love rustdesk.”
“RustDesk has recently been removed from the official WinGet community repository because their automated scans have been blocking updates”
“Sometimes I use tailscale and RustDesk on my phone to check Claude code”
“rustdesk[0] works pretty well for casual use despite wayland support being labelled experimental”