CrossDesk
Bridging work, uniting efficiency
Intro
CrossDesk is a lightweight cross-platform remote desktop software.
CrossDesk is an experimental application of MiniRTC, a lightweight cross-platform real-time audio and video transmission library. MiniRTC provides fundamental capabilities including network traversal (RFC5245), video software/hardware encoding and decoding (H264/AV1), audio encoding/decoding (Opus), signaling interaction, network congestion control, and transmission encryption (SRTP).
Usage
Enter the remote desktop ID in the menu bar’s “Remote ID” field and click “→” to initiate a remote connection.
If the remote desktop requires a connection password, you must enter the correct password on your side to successfully establish the connection.
Before connecting, you can customize configuration options in the settings, such as language and video encoding format.
How to build
Requirements:
Following packages need to be installed on Linux:
sudo apt-get install -y software-properties-common git curl unzip build-essential libx11-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libxcb-randr0-dev libxcb-xtest0-dev libxcb-xinerama0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xkb-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxv-dev libxtst-dev libasound2-dev libsndio-dev libxcb-shm0-dev libasound2-dev libpulse-dev
Build:
git clone https://github.com/kunkundi/crossdesk.git
cd crossdesk
git submodule init
git submodule update
xmake b crossdesk
Development Without CUDA Environment
For developers who do not have a CUDA environment installed, a preconfigured Ubuntu 22.04 Docker image is provided.
This image comes with all required build dependencies and allows you to build the project directly inside the container without any additional setup.
After entering the container, download the project and run:
export CUDA_PATH=/usr/local/cuda
export XMAKE_GLOBALDIR=/data
xmake b --root crossdesk
Run:
xmake r crossdesk
Notice
If the client status bar shows Disconnected during runtime, please first install the client from the CrossDesk official website to ensure the required certificate files are available in the environment.
About Xmake
Installing Xmake
You can install Xmake using one of the following methods:
Using curl:
curl -fsSL https://xmake.io/shget.text | bash
Using wget:
wget https://xmake.io/shget.text -O - | bash
Using powershell:
irm https://xmake.io/psget.text | iex
Build Options
# Switch build mode
xmake f -m debug/release
# Optional build parameters
-r : Rebuild the target
-v : Show detailed build logs
-y : Automatically confirm prompts
# Example
xmake b -vy crossdesk
Run Options
# Run in debug mode
xmake r -d crossdesk
For more information, please refer to the official Xmake documentation .