A personal-use limit
Free versions are mostly meant for personal use. Once you start connecting to customers or an office, you need to read the license terms.
Free remote desktop
Looking for an AnyDesk alternative? a remote desktop you connect to from a browser
With TamDesk you give your customers support by code and reach your own computer from your phone. Nothing to install on your own computer, and using it for work is allowed. One computer is free for life; support by code is always free. End-to-end encrypted.
Why look for an alternative?
Three common reasons people look for an alternative
Even a program that works well can send you looking, usually for similar needs. Coming from TeamViewer? See the TeamViewer alternative page.
Installing a program on every computer
Being able to connect with just a browser, without installing anything on your own side, lightens the work.
Team and permission management
With several technicians you want one place to manage who can connect to which computer and who connected when.
What TamDesk offers
Everything remote support needs, in one product
The technician connects from a browser and installs nothing on their own computer.
Support by code
Your customer gets support without creating an account: they read out a 9-digit code, you enter it, and they give permission. The code is valid for 10 minutes and works once.
Connect from your phone
Open TamDesk in your phone's browser, pick the computer and connect. No app to download.
End-to-end encryption
Screen, audio and file transfer are encrypted between the two computers. The servers in between cannot see the content.
Screen Wall
Watch the screens of several computers live, side by side, on a single page.
Remote printing
Print a document from the remote computer on your own printer. The document travels encrypted.
Video calls
Talk by voice and video during support. No separate meeting program needed.
Screen recording
Record the session and watch it later. The other side is clearly shown that recording is on.
File sync over the local network
Computers on the same office network fetch files directly from each other, so your internet line does not fill up.
Pricing model
No per-technician fee
When we say free, there is no fine print to hunt for. The rules are short and measurable.
- One computer is free for life
- Support by code is always free and unlimited
- No per-technician fee
- Free to use for work, no licensing warnings
- Current prices: Pricing
Connect from a browser
You install nothing on your own computer. TamDesk is installed only on the computer you connect to.
Backup and sync included
TamDesk also lets your computers back each other up; version history and a recycle bin are ready.
Windows, macOS and Linux
It runs on Windows 10 and 11, macOS (Apple silicon Macs, macOS 14 or newer) and Linux (beta). On the connecting side the operating system does not matter; a current browser is enough.
Comparison
A short comparison
Only qualitative rows that anyone can verify. Check figures and current terms on the vendors' own websites.
| Topic | AnyDesk free version | TamDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Scope of free use | Personal use (according to AnyDesk's license terms) | One computer free for life; support by code always free |
| Use for work | A license must be purchased | Allowed; no license warnings |
| Pricing | See the vendor's current pricing page | No per-technician fee; more computers are priced per computer |
The AnyDesk column summarizes the general licensing approach the vendor publishes; see AnyDesk's website for current terms.
Getting started
Start in three steps
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Create an account
Sign up with your email address; once you verify it you are ready. No card details are asked for.
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Install TamDesk on the computer to connect to
Generate a key in the portal, install TamDesk on the computer and enter the key. The machine connects to your account and you become its owner.
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Connect from your browser
Pick the computer in the portal and connect. If someone is at the computer they give approval; compare the security code and begin.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
One computer is free for life. Support given with a code or an instant support link is always free and unlimited; there is no per-technician fee and using it for work is allowed. More computers are priced per computer; see the Pricing section for current prices.
A single exe is installed on the computer you will connect to and the key generated in the portal is entered. Nothing is installed on your side; you connect from a browser. The two programs can also run side by side for a while.
No. In support by code the customer installs TamDesk with the “To get support” option, presses “Request support” and reads you the 9-digit code. No membership or password is needed; that person starts the connection and gives permission.
Live sessions are end-to-end encrypted: screen, audio and file transfer are encrypted between the two computers, and the servers in between cannot see the content.
TamDesk runs on Windows 10 and 11, macOS (Apple-silicon Macs, macOS 14 or later) and Linux (beta). On the connecting side the operating system does not matter; an up-to-date browser is enough.
Try it in five minutes
Create an account, install TamDesk on one computer, connect from your browser. One computer is free for life.
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