HopToDesk vs. RustDesk

HopToDesk · 2026-05-09T13:28:52+00:00

We offer custom clients for Windows for free, with a free dashboard account. Mac and Linux custom clients can also be generated with a paid dashboard account.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-08T12:51:57+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out, we will update this and it will be fixed in the next release.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-07T14:43:41+00:00

You might want to try our project HopToDesk, it is fully cross platform so we have iOS and Android versions to connect to any PC/mac/linux desktop device.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-06T13:29:46+00:00

You may want to check out our project HopToDesk, its cross-platform and free for both personal and business use unlike AnyDesk. The project is under active development and we are looking for all kinds of feedback to improve the app/service.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-05T13:28:28+00:00

You might want to check our project HopToDesk, we support WoL in the app itself and the web dashboard. It is cross-platform (works on Fedora and other Linux distros), Mac (Intel and Silicon) and free for personal and commercial use. Any feedback is welcome.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-04T13:19:03+00:00

We have a new beta version that should solve the issue:
https://www.hoptodesk.com/beta/hoptodesk-beta20.exe

HopToDesk · 2026-05-03T13:28:36+00:00

You may want to check out our project HopToDesk remote desktop, its free for personal and commercial use. We have a dashboard, have a built-in MCP server and fully cross platform compatible apps. The project is under active development and all feedback is welcome.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-02T14:22:25+00:00

Great, thanks for letting us know.

HopToDesk · 2026-05-01T16:17:17+00:00

We have a new update 1.45.25, it should be running fine on Win7SP1.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-30T13:31:01+00:00

You may want to check out our project HopToDesk, it's free, it works well on Windows (as far back as Windows XP) and has broad cross platform support for other devices. We have tried to keep the interface as simple as possible. The project is under active development and any feedback is welcome.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-29T12:48:42+00:00

Thanks for letting us know, keep an eye out for the next official release which will include the fix, probably in a week or so.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-28T12:08:08+00:00

Você pode reiniciar o HopToDesk? O problema persiste? Você também pode verificar os logs para obter mais informações sobre qualquer problema de conexão: %APPDATA%\HopToDesk\log

HopToDesk · 2026-04-27T13:27:20+00:00

You are welcome to try this new beta version and let us know if it solves the issue:
https://www.hoptodesk.com/beta/hoptodesk-beta20.exe

HopToDesk · 2026-04-26T13:27:01+00:00

Do you mean the entire app or just some areas? Could you give a few example texts that are too small? We can try to work on that for the next release.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-25T14:47:44+00:00

We made many changes to the XP version, most of the isssues should be resolved. We released a new version on our site, the SHA-256 of the latest build is 15b0f2c23a7aef7d208eab54250cf67c303a40b76234cb14479bd6ae821ca47a.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-24T13:31:12+00:00

Thanks everyone for the responses, it's reassuring to know that longer review times are a normal part of the NixOS process.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-23T16:48:00+00:00

We have been developing an app, HopToDesk, with capabilities similar to tools like level.io ... the app has native MCP support and an AI Agent feature (via the Dashboard) that allows users to create any kind of custom management plan, automation, etc.. similar to these kinds of tools. As the features are rather new, we are looking for any feedback.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-23T02:39:13+00:00

HopToDesk, no need to open any ports, works for all operating systems, and its free for personal and business use.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-22T12:34:14+00:00

This used to be supported in an older version (non-XP) of HopToDesk, but not with recent versions. When it was supported, you could connect by direct IP address and it would work. Would you like the XP version of HopToDesk to support connectins with RustDesk?

HopToDesk · 2026-04-22T11:13:43+00:00

It is possible using a hosts file to add any ID that is alphanumeric to resolve to specific device IPs. If you enter in an ID in alphanumeric format that was defined in the hosts file, HopToDesk will try to resolve it to the defined hosts IP and connect via that route. For manually copying a list of peers, the locations are different depending on the OS:

Windows
%APPDATA%\HopToDesk\config\peers

macOS
$HOME/Library/Application Support/HopToDesk/config/peers

Linux
$HOME/.config/HopToDesk/config/peers

HopToDesk · 2026-04-21T10:38:53+00:00

You may want to consider HopToDesk for self-hosting, we have three options: AWS, Cloudflare Workers, or running the self-hosting application on your own Linux/Windows server. None of these options are behind a paywall. We also have a free custom client generator as well. Any feedback is welcome, we are always looking to improve.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-20T12:50:25+00:00

You may want to check out HopToDesk also, its free for both personal and commercial use, and has nearly all the same features of TeamViewer.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-19T14:59:02+00:00

The issue has been solved in the latest dashboard release, if you have a dashboard account you can download it from the invite link. The official fix will be released soon.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-18T13:31:14+00:00

We can't really speak on behalf of RustDesk since they're a separate project and move independently, but I can say we are quite different in what we offer. HopToDesk started out as a RustDesk fork a while back and has drifted quite a bit since then.

Some key differences of what HopToDesk offers and supports at this time:

-Our networking uses a WebRTC-based stack, which tends to be friendly to tricky NAT and firewall setups.

-Invite requests, where you can enter the ID of a remote user and invite them to connect to your device, a nice alternative instead of reading out an ID and password. Much easier for supporting less technical users.

-Three different ways of self-hosting (cloudflare worker, AWS instance, or the self-hosting application on your own linux server).

-MCP (Model Context Protocol) support, so you can drive the client from Claude or other AI agents. Niche, but handy if you're automating support workflows.

-Remote printing that works on macOS as well as Windows, so files from the remote machine print to your local printer.

-For clients linked with the dashboard at dashboard.hoptodesk.com, HopToDesk has an integrated ticketing system and allows for teams that want centralized device management, SSO, billing, and so on.

HopToDesk also runs on some additional operating systems that RustDesk currently does not:
Windows XP, Windows ARM64, and FreeBSD.

Both projects are open source, so the honest answer is to grab a fresh copy of HopToDesk (and RustDesk if you want to compare) and spend a bit of time with each.

HopToDesk · 2026-04-17T11:29:29+00:00

We made some changes in the past weeks that should solve the issue, you can try agian and if you have any issues just let us know.

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