# Selkies (open-source remote desktop app)

> Selkies is a free, open-source remote desktop app for Linux. Low-Latency Accelerated Web Remote Desktop Streaming Platform for Self-Hosting, Containers, Kubernetes, or Cloud/HPC. It has 2,294 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at selkies-project/selkies.

Moonlight, Google Stadia, or GeForce NOW in noVNC form factor for Linux X11 and Wayland, in any HTML5 web interface you wish to embed inside, with at least 60 frames per second on Full HD resolution.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/selkies-project/selkies |
| Platforms | Linux |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,294 |
| License | MPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://docs.selkies.io/ |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Remote desktop & access |
| Latest release | 2.0.0 (Sep 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/selkies-project/selkies/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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