MonkViewer
Remote desktop. Your infrastructure.

Your desktop.
Within reach.

A fast way to reach your Mac or Windows PC — from the next room or across the internet. Your screen, sound, and input. On your terms.

See packages How it connects

Signed macOS download, Android preview and iOS TestFlight beta below. App Store and Google Play releases are not yet published.

ONE HOST. YOUR DEVICES.
Connect your desktop to your other devicesA conceptual diagram of a Mac or Windows host connected to desktop, phone, and tablet clients, directly or through your own relay. YOUR DESKTOPmacOS · Windows Desktop iPhone / iPad Android*
Direct when possible. Relay when needed.
*Android client undergoing device validation. Connection illustration.
Hardware-accelerated video End-to-end encrypted sessions Infrastructure you control
Pricing. Brace yourself.

Our pricing is suspiciously simple.

We checked the price twice. Still zero.

Personal

Free$0. For you.

Your desktop. Your sofa. Your money stays yours.

Small business

Free$0. For the team.

Turns out having a company doesn’t make the download more expensive.

Enterprise

Free$0. Even for you.

SSO tax: abolished.* No “contact sales” plot twist.

Your mumma

Free$0. Yes, hers too.

She’s already paid enough putting up with you.

*SSO is still being built: see MonkViewer Enterprise. The pricing was ready first.

Made for the connection

Keep the desktop. Lose the distance.

A direct path to your screen

Hardware HEVC with H.264 fallback, low-buffer video, and forward error correction over UDP. Built to keep your screen and input moving together.

More than a picture

Stream sound, send keyboard and mouse input, and sync text and image clipboards on supported clients. Desktop apps can both host and connect.

Your choice of network

Connect on your LAN, use a VPN or a forwarded address, or use the included DigitalMonks relay. You can also run your own relay. Direct connections are preferred when available.

Start with your device

One connection. Different screens.

Get the signed Mac app, try the Windows and Android previews, or join the iOS TestFlight beta. Store releases are being prepared. All downloads include the new DigitalMonks default relay.

macOS

Host + client · Apple silicon · macOS 15+
Signed & notarized

Version 2.0, build 7. Signed by DigitalMonks LLC and notarized by Apple. Unzip, then drag MonkViewer.app to Applications.

Download for Mac SHA-256 checksum

iPhone & iPad

Client · iOS / iPadOS 18+
TestFlight beta

Connect to a desktop from your phone or tablet. Install Apple's TestFlight app, then join the public beta. The App Store release is not published yet.

Join the TestFlight beta

Android

Native client · Android 8+
Preview · device validation pending

Version 0.1.0, build 7. Signed APK for testing on your device. Allow installation from your browser when prompted. Google Play release coming.

Download Android preview SHA-256 checksum

Packages include applicable license and third-party notices. Mobile store listings will be added after their release checks.

Included relay. Your choice.

Anywhere access.
Ready to connect.

The DigitalMonks public relay is running at relay.monkviewer.com. New installations include it automatically. Pair your devices using the host's PIN or password; the relay forwards encrypted traffic when a direct connection isn't possible.

  1. 1Use the included relay.
    No server setup is needed. Your saved relay settings stay under your control.
  2. 2Or run your own Linux server.
    Open UDP 9877 and run the official relay image on Docker Hub.
  3. 3Add your private relay link to both devices.
    Keep its shared secret private. The included public relay uses a public bootstrap link; neither link replaces device pairing.
Official relay image · version 2.0.0
docker run -d --name monkviewer-relay \
  --restart unless-stopped --network host \
  -v monkviewer-data:/data \
  -e MONK_PUBLIC_HOST=YOUR-SERVER-IP \
  zenjabba/monkviewer-relay:2.0.0

Copy your generated private relay link:
docker exec monkviewer-relay \
  /monkviewer-server --print-link
Open UDP 9877. The relay forwards ciphertext and can see IP addresses, public keys, packet sizes, and timing.
Designed for paired connections

Secure connections.
Clear limitations.

Pair devices once using a PIN or password. Later sessions authenticate the paired keys and encrypt the stream end to end.

Privacy & data flow ↗

MonkViewer's cryptographic design and implementation are not independently audited. Consider these limits before relying on it for sensitive access.

LAN discovery exposes local host metadata. Relays cannot read session contents, but network metadata remains visible. Paired devices can control the host.