downloads · protocol 3
The current beta speaks wire protocol 3. A host and a client work together when they agree on the wire protocol — not when their release numbers match. A release ships only the pieces that changed, so the versions on the cards will often differ, and that is fine. See which versions work together.
Downloads are open to approved testers. Join the beta — we approve sign-ups by hand and email you a personal link. Already approved? Open the link from your invite email in this browser.
Beta installers are not code-signed yet. Windows SmartScreen will warn — “More info” → “Run anyway”. The macOS apps are Developer ID signed and arrive as a zip: unzip, then drag the app to Applications. Verify the SHA-256 beside each download if you want certainty about what you’re running.
Detected from your browser. Most people want both pieces.
Host — the computer you want to reach.
Streaming host for Windows 10/11 x64. Installs as a service with tray control and a local admin UI.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Desktop client for Windows. Connect, pair, stream.
Detected from your browser. Most people want both pieces.
Host — the computer you want to reach.
Menu-bar streaming host for Apple Silicon Macs. ScreenCaptureKit capture, VideoToolbox encode. A zipped, Developer ID signed app: unzip and drag it to Applications.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Native Mac client. VideoToolbox decode straight into Metal. A zipped, Developer ID signed app: unzip and drag it to Applications.
Detected from your browser.
The iOS client is the piece that runs on your device, and it is not available yet. Hosts run on Windows or macOS — install one on the computer you want to reach, from a desktop browser.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Touch-native client with a gesture vocabulary, modifier row, and display picker.
Through TestFlight, by email: tick “iOS client” when you sign up and give your Apple ID email. Once you are approved, TestFlight sends the invitation there.
The machine being reached. Runs quietly as a service or menu-bar app.
Host — the computer you want to reach.
Streaming host for Windows 10/11 x64. Installs as a service with tray control and a local admin UI.
Host — the computer you want to reach.
Menu-bar streaming host for Apple Silicon Macs. ScreenCaptureKit capture, VideoToolbox encode. A zipped, Developer ID signed app: unzip and drag it to Applications.
The machine (or phone) in your hands. Pairs once, connects anywhere.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Desktop client for Windows. Connect, pair, stream.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Native Mac client. VideoToolbox decode straight into Metal. A zipped, Developer ID signed app: unzip and drag it to Applications.
Client — the device you’re sitting at.
Touch-native client with a gesture vocabulary, modifier row, and display picker.
Through TestFlight, by email: tick “iOS client” when you sign up and give your Apple ID email. Once you are approved, TestFlight sends the invitation there.
The one small piece you host yourself. A container and a UDP port.
Self-hosted rendezvous: brokers pairing, coordinates hole-punching, relays only when it must — and can never read your session. The image is public at registry.gitlab.com/golubaca/nearzero-rendezvous (amd64 + arm64, no login); this download is the setup kit — compose file, Quadlet units, install.sh and README.