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Moonlight

Name: Moonlight
Author: moonlight-stream

Moonlight can stream games and other applications from a PC with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series or higher GPU and GeForce Experience installed. Features…

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Official site: github.com

About Moonlight

Moonlight can stream games and other applications from a PC with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series or higher GPU and GeForce Experience installed.

Features include:

Streaming at up to 4K resolution

Support for up to 120 FPS streaming (high refresh rate monitor recommended)

Hardware accelerated video decoding with VAAPI, VDPAU, and NVDEC support

7.1 surround sound audio support

Support for both pointer capture (for games) and direct mouse control (for remote desktop)

Direct touchscreen mouse control

HEVC support for better video compression efficiency

Gamepad support with force feedback for up to 4 players.

How to install Moonlight

Click Download — the project's official release page opens in a new tab.
Download the latest .AppImage file.
Make it executable: right-click › Properties › Permissions › Allow executing as program, or run chmod +x the-file.AppImage in a terminal.
Double-click the file to run Moonlight — there's nothing to install, and you can delete the file to remove it.

How to run an AppImage on Linux

Frequently asked questions

Is Moonlight free to download?

Yes. The Download button sends you to github.com, the developer's official site, where Moonlight is available to download. Appimo doesn't host or modify any files.

Is Moonlight safe?

Moonlight downloads directly from the developer. As always, scan the installer with your antivirus and choose Custom setup to skip any bundled extras.