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AnyDesk
Free for personal use; professional Solo license from $28.90/mo billed annually
Price checked at source August 29, 2026.
One of the two most recognized names in remote desktop software — free for personal use, professional licenses from $28.90/mo.
Our 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.
- Price
- Free for personal use; professional Solo license from $28.90/mo billed annually
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- Free for personal, non-commercial use; a paid license is required for professional/business use, per the developer.
- Get it via
- Homebrew · Direct
- Developer
- AnyDesk Software GmbH
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What it does
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.
The deal
- Free for personal, non-commercial use
- Solo (single business user): $28.90/mo billed annually
- Standard: $49.90/mo billed annually; Advanced and Ultimate tiers add on-premises hosting for larger teams
AnyDesk — questions people ask
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.
Is AnyDesk free?
AnyDesk is free to use with optional paid unlocks.
Does AnyDesk work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — AnyDesk lives in the screen, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download AnyDesk?
AnyDesk is available via Homebrew, Direct.
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Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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