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AnyDesk is a remote desktop application distributed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The proprietary software program provides platform-independent remote access to personal computers and other devices running the host application. It offers remote control, file transfer, and VPN functionality. AnyDesk is often used in technical support scams and other remote access scams.

Key facts

Software.name
AnyDesk
Software.logo
AnyDesk-logo.svg
Software.caption
Nikko
Software.developer
AnyDesk Software GmbH
Software.ver layout
stacked
Software.latest release date
05.08.2023
Software.operating system
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, FreeBSD, Raspberry Pi
Software.genre
Remote desktop software, Remote administration, Remote support
Software.license
Proprietary software <!--
Software.alexa
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via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Company
  • Controversy
  • Software
  • Features
  • Security
  • Abuses
  • Mobile access fraud
  • Bundling with ransomware
  • Technical support scams
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

AnyDesk is a remote desktop application distributed by AnyDesk Software GmbH. The proprietary software program provides platform-independent remote access to personal computers and other devices running the host application. It offers remote control, file transfer, and VPN functionality. AnyDesk is often used in technical support scams and other remote access scams.

==Company== AnyDesk Software GmbH was founded in 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany and now has subsidiaries in the US, China, and Hong Kong, as well as an Innovation Hub in Georgia.

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