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# Moonlight PC
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[Moonlight PC ](https://moonlight-stream.org ) is an open source implementation of NVIDIA's GameStream, as used by the NVIDIA Shield, but built to run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. This client is the successor to [Moonlight Chrome ](https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-chrome ) for streaming on PC.
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Moonlight also has mobile versions for [Android ](https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-android ) and [iOS ](https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios ).
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You can follow development on our [Discord server ](https://moonlight-stream.org/discord ).
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/cgutman/moonlight-qt/branch/master)
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[](https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt/releases)
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## Features
- Hardware accelerated video decoding on Windows, Mac, and Linux
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- Supports streaming at up to 120 FPS (high refresh rate monitor recommended)
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- Supports streaming at 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K, and the client PC's native screen resolution
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- 7.1 surround sound audio support
- Support for both pointer capture (for games) and direct mouse control (for remote desktop)
- Direct touchscreen mouse control
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- HEVC support for better image quality at reduced bandwidth
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- Gamepad support with force feedback for up to 4 players
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## Downloads
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- [Windows, macOS, and Steam Link ](https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt/releases )
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- [Snap (for Ubuntu-based Linux distros) ](https://snapcraft.io/moonlight )
- [Flatpak (for other Linux distros) ](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.moonlight_stream.Moonlight )
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## Building
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### Windows Build Requirements
* Qt 5.12.4 SDK or later
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* Windows 7 or later
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* [Visual Studio ](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/ ) 2017 (Community edition is fine)
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* Select MSVC Desktop toolchain during Qt installation
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* [DirectX SDK ](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6812 )
* [7-Zip ](https://www.7-zip.org/ ) (only if building installers for non-development PCs)
* [WiX Toolset ](http://wixtoolset.org/releases/ ) v3.11 or later (only if building installers for non-development PCs)
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### macOS Build Requirements
* Qt 5.14 SDK or later
* macOS High Sierra (10.13) or later
* Xcode 11
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* [create-dmg ](https://github.com/sindresorhus/create-dmg ) (only if building DMGs for use on non-development Macs)
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### Linux/Unix Build Requirements
* Qt 5.9 SDK or later
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* GCC or Clang
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* Install your distro equivalents of: `openssl-devel qt5-devel SDL2-devel ffmpeg-devel qt5-qtquickcontrols2-devel libva-devel libvdpau-devel opus-devel pulseaudio-libs-devel alsa-lib-devel SDL2_ttf-devel`
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* FFmpeg 4.0 is required to build. If your distro doesn't package FFmpeg 4.0, you can build and install it from source on http://ffmpeg.org/
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### Steam Link Build Requirements
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* [Steam Link SDK ](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamlink-sdk ) cloned on your build system
* STEAMLINK_SDK_PATH environment variable set to the Steam Link SDK path
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### Build Setup Steps
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1. Install the latest Qt SDK (and optionally, the Qt Creator IDE) from https://www.qt.io/download
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* You can install Qt via Homebrew on macOS, but you will need to use `brew install qt --with-debug` to be able to create debug builds of Moonlight.
* You may also use your Linux distro's package manager for the Qt SDK as long as the packages are Qt 5.9 or later.
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* This step is not required for building on Steam Link, because the Steam Link SDK includes Qt 5.9.
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2. Run `git submodule update --init --recursive` from within `moonlight-qt/`
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3. Open the project in Qt Creator or build from qmake on the command line.
* To build a binary for use on non-development machines, use the scripts in the `scripts` folder.
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* For Windows builds, use `scripts\generate-installers.bat` . Execute this script from the root of the repository within a Qt command prompt. Ensure WiX and 7-Zip binary directories are in your `%PATH%` .
* For macOS builds, use `scripts/generate-dmg.sh` . Execute this script from the root of the repository and ensure Qt's `bin` folder is in your `$PATH` .
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* For Steam Link builds, run `scripts/build-steamlink-app.sh` from the root of the repository.
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* To build from the command line for development use, run `qmake moonlight-qt.pro` then `make debug` or `make release`
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## Contribute
1. Fork us
2. Write code
3. Send Pull Requests
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Check out our [website ](https://moonlight-stream.org ) for project links and information.
