Features · Hiatus Remote

The main window

On the left your own ID and the one-time password, which changes every ten minutes and after every session. On the right the partner ID, the mode (remote control, files, remote shell) and the most recently connected computers. The status bar shows the connection to the relay server.

Hiatus Remote main window with the own ID 482 917 305, a one-time password and the partner ID field — Design previewMain window: own ID, one-time password, control a partner

Connecting and consenting

The supporter enters ID and password; the key exchange runs over SPAKE2+, the password never leaves either computer. The partner sees the request with four fingerprint words and chooses individually what to allow: screen, control, files, shell, audio, clipboard, tunnels, Android.

Hiatus Remote connection dialog with password field and four fingerprint words — Design previewConnecting with password prompt and fingerprint

Request dialog with supporter ID, fingerprint words and a list of permissions with switches — Design previewIncoming request: check the fingerprint, choose permissions

The session

Every session is a tab. The toolbar offers monitor selection, Ctrl+Alt+Del, files, shell, tunnels, audio and quality levels; the status bar names the route (direct in the LAN, direct over QUIC or via the relay), round-trip time and frame rate. The remote shell opens PowerShell, cmd or the partner's login shell, up to four at once.

Session window with tabs, toolbar, end-to-end encryption notice and the partner's screen — Design previewSession with confirmed fingerprint and status bar

Terminal view of a remote shell inside the session — Design previewRemote shell on the partner's computer

Transferring files

Two panes side by side: your own computer on the left, the partner on the right. Transfer by drag and drop or context menu, in both directions, with a queue and progress. If a file already exists, a conflict dialog asks per file whether to overwrite, skip or rename it.

File browser: local files with multi-selection on the left, the partner on the right, running transfers below — Design previewFile browser with two panes and a queue

Dialog offering to overwrite, skip or rename a file that already exists — Design previewConflict dialog during upload

Devices and unattended access

The device list remembers known computers by their device key; if a device shows up with a different key, Hiatus blocks the connection. Your own computers can offer unattended access with a permanent password (only an Argon2id verifier is stored), an allowlist of permitted supporters and selectable permissions. With the Hiatus service the computer is reachable even at the login screen.

Device list with names, dates and the status confirmed or not confirmed — Design previewDevices: known computers with fingerprint status

Settings for unattended access with password strength, list of permitted supporters and permissions — Design previewUnattended access: permanent password and allowlist

Remote control of a computer showing the Windows login screen — Design previewSession at the login screen via the Hiatus service

Android debugging

For developers: Android devices attached to the partner's computer (USB or Wi-Fi) can be debugged over ADB through the encrypted tunnel. The logcat viewer filters by tag, process and priority, keeps windows in place while scrolling and highlights stack traces. Smartphones and Android TV (Fire TV, SHIELD) can be remote-controlled with screen and keys.

Logcat viewer with live stream, filter line, sidebar, search hits and a collapsed stack trace — Design previewLogcat viewer with filter line and search

Window for remote-controlling an Android smartphone with screen and key bar — Design previewRemote-controlling a smartphone

Window for remote-controlling an Android TV with remote-control keys — Design previewRemote-controlling Android TV

All screens

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About Hiatus Remote dialog with version, copyright, Qt notice and table of third-party components — Design previewAbout Hiatus Remote: version, Qt license, third parties