# AnyDesk

One of the two most recognized names in remote desktop software — free for personal use, professional licenses from $28.90/mo.

- **Category:** [Utilities](https://notchlist.vercel.app/category/utilities/)
- **Price:** Free for personal use; professional Solo license from $28.90/mo billed annually
- **Open source:** no
- **Official site:** https://anydesk.com/
- **Available via:** Homebrew, Direct
- **Requirements:** Free for personal, non-commercial use; a paid license is required for professional/business use, per the developer.
- **Maker:** AnyDesk Software GmbH

## Kitsmith's take

Along with TeamViewer, the brand name most people already associate with remote desktop software — RustDesk’s own marketing names AnyDesk directly as the incumbent it’s trying to unseat. Free for personal, non-commercial use; a single-user Solo license for professional or business use starts at $28.90/mo billed annually, scaling to Standard ($49.90/mo) and higher tiers with on-premises hosting for larger teams. The pitch is speed — a proprietary DeskRT codec the company markets for low-latency performance — from a German company (AnyDesk Software GmbH, Stuttgart) that says it’s trusted by over 200,000 customers.

## Features

- **DeskRT codec:** A proprietary codec the company markets for high frame rates and low latency over ordinary connections.
- **Dedicated macOS client:** A native download page separate from the Windows/Linux builds, with its own changelog.
- **Broad platform reach:** Clients for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Linux, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi, and ChromeOS.

## FAQ

**Is AnyDesk free?**

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Professional or business use requires a paid license, starting with the Solo plan at $28.90/mo billed annually.

**Who makes AnyDesk?**

AnyDesk Software GmbH, based in Stuttgart, Germany.


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