Chrome Remote Desktop Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Has anyone successfully used your Chromebook just to remote to your regular pc when traveling?

  This works pretty well with Chrome Remote Desktop. Source: 5 months ago

• Show HN: Another way to use an old tablet as an extra screen

  When I had to work on my desktop but had to watch some educational videos on the side I just used https://remotedesktop.google.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment

  They do, but for the googlers I know it's just as a thin client for their remote desktop software (https://remotedesktop.google.com/). - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago

• Is it possible to run remote Access sofrwares via steamdeck?

  I use ipvanish on steamdeck for pirating movies and shows. I also use google https://remotedesktop.google.com/ to control my work computer without having to to go through windows l2tp vpn or cisco anyconnect. You just need a a browser plugin on the pc you want to control called Chrome Remote Desktop. Source: 11 months ago

• Remote control of a Chromebook to give someone support?

  I help my mom all the time. She just bring up https://remotedesktop.google.com/ and then select the option to get help to generate a code. You just need to use chrome browser on another machine and enter the code. You should get a pop up asking for permission. Once approved you should be able to remotely control the Chromebook. Source: 11 months ago

• Home Use - TeamViewer - Remote Desktop Alternative

  I know it's terrible, but for the family I have used https://remotedesktop.google.com. Source: 12 months ago

• Question regarding remote access to VM's

  If you secure your gmail account with sane password and mfa, https://remotedesktop.google.com is the simplest windows solution. Guacamole over a geoblocked proxy like Cloudflare is probably safer though... Source: about 1 year ago

• Can I mirror my MacBook air's screen to a windows laptop?

  Easiest and fastest (free) way is to use Chrome Remote Desktop. Source: about 1 year ago

• Chrome Remote Desktop missing clipboard and file transfer options

  2.) Under chrome settings > site settings > clipboard I have enabled both clipboard and insecure content (recommended by another post) for sites https://remotedesktop.google.com and https://remotedesktop.google.com:443. Source: about 1 year ago

• Needing community help info

  There is also free/cheap remote control software so you can access and support him remotely via google chrome https://remotedesktop.google.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Tab s8 Ultra w/ external display and screen casting widows desktop?

  Check out Google Remote Desktop. Is that what you are talking about? Source: about 1 year ago

• Use anydesk between 0~4 times a week, getting 10 minute wait for 'professional use' wtf?

  I had the same a couple of month ago -> since I'm an happy https://remotedesktop.google.com/ user ! Source: about 1 year ago

• Remoting in to a Mac from Windows to use apps

  You actually don't need it installed on the client machine, just the host machine. The client just needs a web browser. I haven't tested Safari, but it works fine in Edge, Chrome, and Firefox as the client. You just have to go to https://remotedesktop.google.com/ while signed into your Google account and your machines will show up there. Source: about 1 year ago

• FYI: The Chrome Remote Desktop HTML5 Beta is not ready for prime time

  Let me warn you though: the beta is effectively just showing you a mobile optimized Chrome tab for https://remotedesktop.google.com/ and using the web renderer that you may have encountered using a desktop session before. Source: about 1 year ago

• How do you remote into another Mac outside of your home network? Need to set this up to be able to help my parents.

  Google's Remote Desktop is pretty easy to use and does the job. It's what I use to remote into my folks' Mac. https://remotedesktop.google.com. Source: about 1 year ago

• anydesk alternatives that have privacy mode for free and android

  Perhaps the best to get your question answered is to try it (I've only Windows on my side) : https://remotedesktop.google.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

• Creating a Cloud Linux Desktop Environment on the Threefold Grid

  Go to https://remotedesktop.google.com/ and login/create account as necessary Then select setup via ssh. Source: over 1 year ago

• Chrome Remote Desktop suddenly stopped working on Chromebook

  Update: I cleared cookies and it seems to work now. It's either a result of installing the CRD app to the chromebook or because I cleared cookies for the remotedesktop.google.com site. Source: over 1 year ago

• Good Alternatives to TeamViewer?

  I use the native Microsoft RDP client as a first preference and Chrome Remote Desktop as a backup - I initially had issues with Microsoft RDP because my home pc isn’t connected to a monitor and I wasn’t getting an image remotely so was using chrome Remote Desktop as an alternative. Source: over 1 year ago

• Control work PC from an iPad

  I think it's an extension of chrome Remote Desktop. Source: over 1 year ago

• Self hosted RemoteUtilities = free forever?

  +1 for Self hosted ScreenConnect. Pay up, free is usually not worth it. That said, for the cheapest of the IT crowd who don't care about being laughed at for being cheap, Google has a remote desktop plugin https://remotedesktop.google.com/ I found this on one of my clients computers. Source: over 1 year ago