▲ 107 today1.2k starsRustNew · 11d old
Airhand brings 120 fps low-latency remote desktop over QUIC
What is airhand?
Airhand streams your desktop by encoding the screen on the GPU with AV1, HEVC or H.264 at up to 120 fps and sending it via QUIC. It skips frames when bandwidth drops and draws the mouse locally, so interaction feels immediate.
Who it is for
Anyone who needs a fast, self-hosted remote desktop, from developers to remote workers, can replace clunky VPN solutions with Airhand.
Try it in 60 seconds
You need: A machine with a supported GPU (NVENC, Quick Sync, AMF, etc.) and Docker installed
No one-line install. The README has the setup steps.
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The story so far
Early Signal first spotted sqlpxc/airhand on November 11, 2026, when it had 1.2k GitHub stars. It now has 1.2k. On its busiest day it gained 107 stars. The project is 11 days old and written mainly in Rust. It is published under the MIT license and has 128 forks. Early Signal files it under Coding, Inference.
Questions about airhand
- Is airhand free and open source?
- Yes. sqlpxc/airhand is open source under the MIT license, and the code is on GitHub at https://github.com/sqlpxc/airhand.
- What do I need to run airhand?
- A machine with a supported GPU (NVENC, Quick Sync, AMF, etc.) and Docker installed