Getting started: connect to another computer

Four steps, with real screenshots: share the ID and password, connect, accept, control.

Last updated 31 October 2026 · Veyndesk 0.5.1

Install Veyndesk on both computers first (Download). The screenshots were taken on Linux on 31 October 2026; Windows and macOS look the same. The IDs and passwords shown are from a test machine.

1. The person who needs help: read out your ID and password

Open Veyndesk. Under This desk you'll see your address (ID), 9 digits, and a password of 8 letters and numbers. Tell your partner both (or use the Copy buttons). The status at the top right should say Ready.

Veyndesk main window with the ID 938 329 942 and a one-time password — This desk: the ID and one-time password to give to your partner.

The password is a one-time password: a new one is made every time Veyndesk starts, or when you click New.

2. The helper: enter the partner's ID and click Connect

Partner ID 208385958 typed into the Remote desk field — Type the partner's ID under Remote desk, then click Connect.

A new window opens. Enter the partner's password and click Connect.

Viewer window asking for the partner's password — Enter the password shown on the other computer.

3. The person who needs help: Accept

If the password is right, the other computer shows Incoming connection. Click Accept to allow it, or Deny. If nobody answers within about 45 seconds, the connection is refused.

Incoming connection prompt with Deny and Accept buttons — Nobody sees your screen until you click Accept.

The prompt appears for one-time-password sessions while ask before accepting is on in Settings (the default). Sessions using a permanent password start without a prompt. See unattended access.

4. Connected

The helper now sees the screen and can use the mouse and keyboard. The shared computer shows Your screen is being shared and lists the session. Either side can end it: Disconnect in the viewer, or Disconnect all on the shared computer.

Shared computer showing 'Your screen is being shared' and one live session — The shared computer always shows when someone is connected.

Viewer window on the left showing the remote screen, with the host app on the right — Test setup: both apps on one screen, so the viewer (left) shows the host screen including itself.

In the viewer toolbar: Fit (scale to window), Fullscreen, Keys (Ctrl+Alt+Del and other special keys), Clipboard, Refresh, Disconnect.

On the same network

Computers on the same network find each other automatically. You can also type the other computer's IP address instead of its ID. Note: connections by IP address are not encrypted yet; prefer the ID on networks you don't trust.