# DarkCoderSc/PowerRemoteDesktop

Remote Desktop entirely coded in PowerShell.

Repository: https://github.com/DarkCoderSc/PowerRemoteDesktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/powerremotedesktop
Language: PowerShell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: remote-control, powershell, windows, rdp, remote, desktop, windows-10, windows-11, remote-desktop
Last push: 2024-08-01T14:19:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1699, "days_push": 762, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2242, forks 261 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:29.842588+00:00)

## What it is
PowerRemoteDesktop is a remote desktop application written entirely in PowerShell, with both client and server components implementing its own custom remote desktop protocol. It provides encrypted screen streaming, full mouse and keyboard control, clipboard synchronization, and TLS-based authentication between Windows machines.

## Use cases
- remotely control a Windows desktop from another machine using only PowerShell
- stream a remote screen with mouse and keyboard control without installing third-party RDP software
- securely access a home or lab PC over an encrypted TLS connection
- synchronize clipboard between local and remote Windows systems
- administer multiple Windows machines from a single PowerShell session

## When to choose
- you want a pure-PowerShell remote desktop solution with no external dependencies
- you need to remote into Windows 10/11 machines where installing traditional RDP clients or VNC is impractical
- you want encrypted remote access with certificate or challenge-based password authentication
- you prefer a lightweight, scriptable remote control tool you can audit and customize

## When to avoid
- you need a production-supported, actively maintained tool - the project moved to Arcane (PhrozenIO/Arcane) and this repo is no longer maintained
- you require cross-platform remote desktop (it only targets Windows 10/11)
- you need high-performance, low-latency streaming for gaming or video - PowerShell imposes performance limits
- you need features like file transfer, multi-monitor management, or session recording not offered here

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: networking, security, cryptography, gui
- domain: windows, developer-tools, security
- platform: windows
- tags: remote-desktop, powershell-module, rdp, remote-control, tls-encryption, screen-streaming, client-server, windows-10, windows-11

## Member repositories
- DarkCoderSc/PowerRemoteDesktop (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.842588+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:44:03.887727+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DarkCoderSc/PowerRemoteDesktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:29.842588+00:00, sha 6cc165dd59bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.