Three steps. Takes about two minutes. Nothing is installed permanently and I can't connect unless you're there.
Click below, then open the file from your Downloads folder.
Download for WindowsIf Windows says "protected your PC", click More info → Run anyway. If it asks permission to make changes, click Yes.
Click this button. It copies a short code to your clipboard.
In RustDesk, click the ⋮ button next to your ID, choose Network, then click Import Server Config.
It fills everything in by itself. Click OK.
If it asks you to "unlock" first, click the lock and approve.
The app shows Your ID (nine digits) and a Password. Send me both, or read them over the phone.
Leave the window open until we're finished.
Not sure which? Click the Apple menu → About This Mac. If it says Apple M1/M2/M3/M4, pick the first one.
Apple Silicon (M1–M4)Open the downloaded file, then drag RustDesk into your Applications folder.
In Applications, right-click RustDesk and choose Open, then Open again.
Right-clicking matters the first time — double-clicking may just say "cannot be opened" with no way past it.
macOS requires this. Without it I'd connect to a black screen and couldn't click anything. RustDesk should prompt you — or go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and switch RustDesk on under both:
Screen & System Audio Recording
and Accessibility
Quit and reopen RustDesk afterward.
Click this button to copy a short code to your clipboard.
In RustDesk, click the ⋮ button next to your ID, choose Network, then click Import Server Config.
It fills everything in by itself. Click OK.
Send me Your ID and the Password shown in the app. Leave it open until we're done.
In RustDesk: ⋮ → Network, unlock, and fill in these two fields exactly. Leave everything else blank.
ID server:
Key:
I can only connect while the app is open, and only with the password it shows you — which changes every time unless you set a permanent one. Close the window and the connection ends. You'll see exactly what I'm doing the whole time.