Use Your Home PC from ANYWHERE???

Alternative titles:
ULTIMATE Remote Desktop Software Battle! (TeamViewer, AnyDesk, RDP, Parsec, and more...)
Use Your Home PC From Anywhere???
TeamViewer has been dethroned
Remote desktop is not a monopoly!

HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE thanks to Chris Miniotis (chrismin13) and CaptainBrave for helping me create this video! CaptainBrave did the animations like the logos reaching for the crown and the entrances of each software, and Chris Miniotis helped massively with every stage of production. Technically, he is an employee.

Music: Sessions: Diana | A Creator-Safe Collection | Riot Games Music

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0:00 Introduction
1:46 TeamViewer
8:16 AnyDesk
9:26 RDP (Microsoft Remote Desktop)
13:00 Apple Remote Desktop
13:37 Chrome Remote Desktop
16:17 DWService (chrismin13 Guest Section)
18:16 Parsec
24:36 Rainway
24:49 Outro

[KalosLikesComputers]

Thank you so much for watching! This video, I must admit, was lacking in terms of research, and I'd like to revisit this topic in the future. I missed very important solutions such as RealVNC (and similar), Rustdesk, and Apple Screen Sharing. I'm sorry about that!

[mahmoudgrant]

I wish all reviews on the internet are like this, focused on users' actual day to day usage, straight to the point, no BS.

[siydge]

Personal favorite is for me, Moonlight, which uses the Nvidia Gamestream system, although due to Gamestream being classified as obsolete, they now offer their own system, Sunshine for all devices, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, with the same performance as Gamestream, if not better, and still remaining secure. So far its proven to be basically no delay, and great for gaming, or really just any general use. Only drawback is that its bound to the IP, unlike something like Parsec, which means if I leave a VPN on, I can't connect without using Parsec instead.

[uniworkhorse]

I'll be honest, I'm not really in the market for a remote desktop, but I really admire the craft you put into this video. You are very informative, straightforward and no-BS with your script and I can only give you props for that! The platform needs more creators such as yourself.

[Hobbitstomper]

PS: Parsec does support clipboard sharing between host and client within the same user account. Support for this has been out for years. However sometimes there is a bug and you have to copy a text multiple times on the client (press CTRL/CMD + C multiple times) before you can paste it into the host.

[ronnaniel]

very useful video, I've been using parsec to remote in to my desktop from school for CAD work, has been working almost flawlessly

[ChristopherDorrell]

I apologize if I missed it in the comments, but there is no mention of realvnc. You can use it for up to 5 separate computers for free and has been fairly solid for me. Sad that it was not mentioned in this video

[george_the_great]

This was an amazing video. Exactly what I was looking for. I hope you'll keep making awesome videos like this.

[hrznn]

I'm a bit late, but I can share my Parsec and RDP experience. For school, RDP was the easiest, because it's usable on crazy low bandwidth, and is built into Windows. I saved my work from school to home by just CtrlC CtrlV-ing the files, or writing code directly on the host. But nowadays, I'm living in 2 places, and I'd like to play some games. And Parsec is a godsent. It is playable even on mobile data. And with a Gamesir X2 for ex, it's shockingly good. For doing work, I bought a USB C dock, and plugged my keyboard and mouse into my phone. It works, but most of the controls on Android doesn't add up. Right click, scroll wheel click, windows key, alt tab is doing Android things even in Immersive mode (opening Google assistant, switching apps, home screen, etc). But it's good enough to open games, write code, etc.

[pdk]

Very thorough and well put together review. I've used most of the listed, but have settled on Chrome RDP and VNC almost out of laziness. Heard some good things about Guacamole and Parsec, but haven't tried many new things in a long time. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

[xxxtrasmallstudio]

Ive been using anydesk since 2016/17 and it helped me get a lot done for myself and for relatives and friends who needed remote assistance.. ive used it for w7/10/11 and ubuntu.. parsec seems interesting.. thank you

[brianeminicrude]

Thank you! It was hard to find a parsec review so I really enjoyed your work on it 💪 thank you

[tigerhead]

I use Steam Link for remote access and it's great. I didn't even know it connects over the Internet (and not just on LAN) until recently. Really awesome 👍

[StevePringle]

My school is blocking port 3389. Since they can't block port 80, I logged into my router and forwarded port 80 to port 3389, and it is golden now.

[KalosLikesComputers]

More detailed chapters for skipping to specific parts of the video:
0:00 Introduction
1:46 TeamViewer - Introduction
2:36 TeamViewer - Observations
3:24 TeamViewer - Security
4:00 TeamViewer - Usability and Reliability
4:43 TeamViewer - Commercial Use
5:43 TeamViewer - Quality
6:38 TeamViewer - Android
8:16 AnyDesk
9:26 RDP (Microsoft Remote Desktop) - Introduction
9:53 RDP - Compatibility
10:37 RDP - Quality
11:01 RDP - Quirks
11:17 RDP - iOS and Android
11:41 RDP - Protocol & Limitations
13:00 Apple Remote Desktop
13:37 Chrome Remote Desktop - Introduction
14:08 Chrome RD - Installation & Setup
15:10 Chrome RD - Quality & Security
15:53 Chrome RD - Uninstallation
16:17 DWService - Introduction
17:19 DWService - Quality & Security (chrismin13 Guest Section)
18:16 Parsec - Introduction
19:20 Parsec - Pricing
19:33 Parsec - Technology & Security
20:25 Parsec - Quality & Latency
20:49 Parsec - Quirks & Limitations
21:18 Parsec - Usability & Friends
22:06 Parsec - Compatibility
22:38 Parsec - No iOS
23:08 Parsec - macOS Hosting Bugs
24:01 Parsec - Android
24:36 Rainway
24:49 Outro

[raslcsgo]

Parsec has a big competitor called Moonlight which is apparently better, there is also Twingate which is a bit more complex but worth testing

[simply-the-max]

On macOS it's called "Screen Sharing", which comes bundled with the OS for free and works fine. It's based on VNC.

[beaumotion]

chrome remote desktop is the best i've seen for touchscreens. Being able to use the whole screen for trackpad-style mouse control and being able to zoom in and out with pinch controls and pan around is better than anything I've seen on a phone. Otherwise parsec is my favorite for keyboard and mouse controls, and i use moonlight for most games since it's the most reliable for controller support i've found.

[undefinedvaliant]

Such an amazing video bro. Hope you keep doing this kind of videos. Cheers!

[SeriousTyro]

Well done video! I loved the thoroughness. I am sticking with Windows RDP from Samsung Dex to my desktop. Parsec didn't work well as I couldn't use Window Key hotkeys.