Moonlight

Stream games and other applications from another PC running Sunshine or GeForce Experience

by Moonlight Game Streaming TeamVerified

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Moonlight can stream games and other applications from another PC with Sunshine or GeForce Experience software installed. Features include: - Hardware accelerated video decoding with VAAPI, VDPAU, and Vulkan Video support - H.264, HEVC, and AV1 codec support - 7.1 surround sound audio support - 10-point multitouch support - Gamepad support with force feedback for up to 16 players - Support for both pointer capture (for games) and direct mouse control (for remote desktop) - Support for passing system-wide keyboard shortcuts like Alt+Tab to the host

Additional information

Project

Developer: Moonlight Game Streaming Team
Publisher: Maximiliano Bertacchini
License: GPL-3.0+ (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: moonlight-stream.org
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Install

Available via: Flatpak · Snap (3) · AppImage · Arch Linux (11) · openSUSE · Alpine Linux · Gentoo · Nixpkgs · GitHub Releases
All 21 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), Snap Store, Snap Store (Candidate build), Snap Store (Nightly build), AppImage, AUR (Nightly · Bin build), AUR (Git build), AUR (Axi build), AUR (AppImage · Axi build), AUR (Bin · Qt build), AUR (Git · Qt build), AUR (Git · Mainline build), AUR (Qiin2333 build), AUR (Vrr build), AUR (Bin · Vrr build), Arch Linux (Qt build), Nixpkgs, openSUSE, Alpine Linux, Gentoo (Candidate build), GitHub Releases
Flatpak sandbox: Some access
Runs in a sandbox, with access to some of your files or devices.
What it can access
Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
Reads system files outside its sandbox
Uses the internet
Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources: Sources disagree on the name: moonlight / moonlightqtSources disagree on the license
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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How each source lists it (22)

Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	Moonlight	6.2.0	Official build	GPL-3.0+	Stream games and other applications from another PC running Sunshine or GeForce Experience
Snap Store	moonlight	6.1.0	—	GPL-3.0+	Stream games and other applications from another PC running Sunshine or GeForce Experience
Snap Store (Candidate build)	moonlight	6.1.0	—	GPL-3.0+	Stream games and other applications from another PC running Sunshine or GeForce Experience
Snap Store (Nightly build)	moonlight	6.2.0-3-g71c3191e	—	GPL-3.0+	Stream games and other applications from another PC running Sunshine or GeForce Experience
AppImage	Moonlight	v6.2.0	—	GPL-3.0+	<p>Moonlight can stream games and other applications from a PC with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600-series or higher GPU and GeForce Experience installed.</p> <p>Features include:</p> <ul> <li>Streaming at up to 4K resolution</li> <li>Support for up to 120 FPS streaming (high refresh rate monitor recommended)</li> <li>Hardware accelerated video decoding with VAAPI, VDPAU, and NVDEC support</li> <li>7.1 surround sound audio support</li> <li>Support for both pointer capture (for games) and direct mouse control (for remote desktop)</li> <li>Direct touchscreen mouse control</li> <li>HEVC support for better video compression efficiency</li> <li>Gamepad support with force feedback for up to 4 players</li> </ul>
AUR (Nightly · Bin build)	moonlight-canary-bin	0.1.13-1	Community repack	GPL-3.0-only	A convenient launcher for the moonlight Discord mod (canary)
AUR (Git build)	moonlight-git	0.1.r18.8901687-1	—	MIT	Moonlight is a simple dotfiles management tool written in golang
AUR (Axi build)	moonlight-qt-axi	6.1.0-4	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs
AUR (AppImage · Axi build)	moonlight-qt-axi-appimage	6.1.0-2	Community repack	GPL3-or-later	moonlight-qt by Axixi2233 bin from appimage
AUR (Bin · Qt build)	moonlight-qt-bin	6.1.0-2	Community repack	GPL3-or-later	moonlight-qt bin from appimage
AUR (Git · Qt build)	moonlight-qt-git	6.1.0.r449.g8cc3b30-1	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs
AUR (Git · Mainline build)	moonlight-qt-mainline-git	0-2	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-only	GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link) - Git version
AUR (Qiin2333 build)	moonlight-qt-qiin2333	1:6.4.5-1	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs (qiin2333 fork with extra features)
AUR (Vrr build)	moonlight-vrr	6.1.0_vrr18-1	Community build, patched	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs, fork of moonlight-qt with smooth VRR pacing
AUR (Bin · Vrr build)	moonlight-vrr-bin	6.1.0_vrr18-1	Community repack	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs, fork of moonlight-qt with smooth VRR pacing (upstream AppImage)
Arch Linux (Qt build)	moonlight-qt	6.2.0-1	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	GameStream client for PCs
Nixpkgs	moonlight	2026.10.0	Distribution build	LGPL-3.0	Discord client modification, focused on enhancing user and developer experience
Nixpkgs	moonlight-qt	6.1.0	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	Play your PC games on almost any device
openSUSE	moonlight	6.1.0	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-only	GameStream client for PCs
Alpine Linux	moonlight-qt	6.1.0-r0	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-or-later	Open Source PC client for NVIDIA GameStream, as used by the NVIDIA Shield
Gentoo (Candidate build)	moonlight	6.2.0	Distribution build	GPL-3.0-only	NVIDIA GameStream (and Sunshine) client
GitHub Releases	moonlight-qt	v6.2.0	—	GPL-3.0	GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

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