Moonlight
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GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link) observed · 2026-10-04
Health v2 · maintenance only
87/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 66
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3097
- days_rel: 17
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
18866 stars · 1378 forks observed · 2026-10-04
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97
Moonlight is an open‑source client that lets you stream games and desktop sessions from a PC with NVIDIA GameStream (or Sunshine) to many devices. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS and various embedded platforms.
Use cases
- Stream PC games to a phone or tablet for on‑the‑go gaming
- Use a Raspberry Pi as a cheap game‑streaming console for a TV
- Remote desktop gaming from a laptop to a low‑power device
- Play Steam games on a Nintendo Switch or other ARM‑based hardware
- Enjoy HDR and high‑frame‑rate game streaming on a home theater PC
When to choose
- You have an NVIDIA GPU that supports GameStream or you run Sunshine on the host
- You need low‑latency, high‑quality video (H.264, HEVC, AV1) with HDR support
- You want a free, cross‑platform client that works on desktop and mobile devices
- You require gamepad support with force feedback and up to 16 players
When to avoid
- Your host PC uses a non‑NVIDIA GPU without GameStream compatibility
- You need cloud‑based streaming services rather than local LAN streaming
- You require a fully managed commercial solution with official support
Facets
application · maturity active
streaming video-processing audio-processing gui gaming-tools entertainment developer-tools windows embedded cross-platform nvidia-gamestream moonlight low-latency hdr av1 hevc h264 gamepad multitouch force-feedback gamepad-support macos linux android ios desktop mobile
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt · fetched 2026-10-04 · 0c602bc7c364
- homepage: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-embedded/wiki · fetched 2026-10-05 · b3defb667800
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt | main | 87 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-android | frontend | 84 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios | frontend | 40 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-embedded | frontend | 62 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-docs | docs | 76 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-chrome | frontend | 10 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-common-c | sdk | 75 |
| moonlight-stream/moonlight-common-android | sdk | 10 |
| moonlight-stream/GS-IPv6-Forwarder | infra | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt")
Data as of 2026-10-19T08:05:51.212177+00:00 · Report a problem