This release will be just a beta version with a simple implementation of the TMD protocol. It will be composed by two applications: a server and a viewer. The server can be manually launched in the host machine via the command prompt with admin rights. The viewer connects to the server in the host machine. For now, the software is portable and it won't handle sessions with system rights. All these limitations will be removed in the next releases.

This is a list of the limitations within the first beta version:

• No sessions, agents or system rights
• Portable, no installer
• No SSL connection
• Only via software encoding and decoding
• Linux: only Ubuntu24
• Only default settings

However, you will be able to connect to a remote machine and test the new protocol as you wish. It can start on any version of Windows from 7 or greater (Windows 10 or greater is suggested).

Planned release date for TMD (TextureMind Desktop) is 6 January 2025. The software will be like VNC but studied to deliver performance, high resolution with high framerate. It will be composed by two applications: the server and the viewer. The usage will be simple: launch the server on the host machine and use the viewer for connecting to the server. There will be support for display, input and audio, on Windows and Linux. Hopefully hardware encoding and ssl. It will be free, so you can test it as much as you want.

TMD will be mostly oriented for high responsiveness scenarios, like videogames, but also professional applications like CADs or text editors. There will be two streaming modes: Best quality vs. Best framerate. Best quality will try to maximize the quality, reducing the framerate in case of network congestion. On the contrary, best framerate will try to keep constant high framerate reducing quality, always in case of network congestion. Moreover, you will be able to try other client-side settings to maximize your experience. It will be possible to change the codec used for video streaming in real-time, enable / disable quality updates, select the codec for quality updates, enable / disable hardware decoding, limit network bandwidth and so on.

TMD will have its own web site, with pages for documentation, screenshots, download area and support. I will open a freshdesk site, so you can open a ticket for the issues you will find during your tests.

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