Switch from Chrome Remote Desktop
Switch from Chrome Remote Desktop to more than a screen
When you help someone with Chrome Remote Desktop, Google's help page says they're asked every 30 minutes to confirm they want to keep sharing. And helping usually takes more than a screen: a chat, a command, a look at a service, or your servers.
RemoteAccessApp is free for 5 Windows PCs, works from the Windows app or any browser, and adds chat, remote commands, Windows tools, and SSH, SFTP, RDP and VNC.
- Free for 5 PCs
- Chat and remote commands
- Server tools included
Fed up with Chrome Remote Desktop? Here's what changes
Asked again every 30 minutes
With Chrome Remote Desktop: Google's help page says that when you share your screen for support, you're asked every 30 minutes to confirm you want to keep sharing.
With RemoteAccessApp: No session timer: a RemoteAccessApp session stays open as long as you need it, while the banner lets the person at the PC stop it at any time.
Just the screen
With Chrome Remote Desktop: Helping someone usually means more than seeing their screen: a quick chat, a command, a look at a service or the Event Log.
With RemoteAccessApp: Chat with pictures and files, PowerShell or Command Prompt, one command on many PCs, and Windows tools, all free.
One PC at a time
With Chrome Remote Desktop: Checking several PCs means opening them one after another.
With RemoteAccessApp: Tabs and a live grid of sessions, with Mirror input to drive them together (3 open at once on the free plan).
More reasons to switch
Chat with the person you're helping
Both ways, with pictures and files as attachments, from a banner that stays on their screen during the session.
Commands and Windows tools
Open PowerShell or Command Prompt on a PC, run one command on many PCs, and see processes, services and the Event Log side by side, free.
Servers next to your PCs
SSH terminal tabs, SFTP and FTP file managers, server-to-server copies, and saved RDP and VNC connections. SSH and SFTP client.
Several PCs at once
Tabs and a live grid of sessions, with Mirror input to drive them together: 3 open at once on the free plan. Switching from NoMachine goes through the same three-at-once limit.
End to end in the app
Sessions from the Windows app are end-to-end encrypted, and the relay only forwards data it can't read. In a browser they're encrypted, but not end to end. Security.
Chrome Remote Desktop vs RemoteAccessApp
| Feature | Chrome Remote Desktop | RemoteAccessApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Chrome Remote DesktopFree | RemoteAccessAppFree for 5 PCs and 5 saved hosts, for personal and work use |
| Connect from a web browser | Chrome Remote Desktop Yes | RemoteAccessAppYes, in the free plan, phones included |
| Unattended access to your own computers | Chrome Remote DesktopYes, with a PIN | RemoteAccessAppYes, in the free plan |
| Chat with the person at the PC | Chrome Remote Desktop Not listed | RemoteAccessAppYes, with pictures and files |
| Remote command prompt on many PCs | Chrome Remote Desktop Not listed | RemoteAccessAppYes: PowerShell or Command Prompt on a PC, or one command on many PCs, free |
| SSH terminal and SFTP/FTP file manager | Chrome Remote Desktop Not listed | RemoteAccessAppYes: terminal tabs, free |
| Saved RDP and VNC connections | Chrome Remote Desktop Not listed | RemoteAccessAppYes: saved RDP and VNC connections in tabs, free |
Chrome Remote Desktop facts are from its official website and documentation as of October 2026; products change. RemoteAccessApp facts are for the current version. * Not listed: we didn't find it on Chrome Remote Desktop's official site when we checked, which doesn't mean it can't be done.
Switch from Chrome Remote Desktop if
- You help people with their Windows PCs and want chat and a banner they can see. Switching from Parsec covers the same support tools.
- You want to run commands or check services on your PCs without opening the desktop.
- You also look after servers and want SSH, SFTP, RDP and VNC in the same app.
- You want several sessions side by side.
Switch from Chrome Remote Desktop in 2 minutes
What carries over, what doesn't and tips for each kind of tool are in the switching guide.
Step 1: Create a free RemoteAccessApp account
Sign up with your email. No card is needed, and the free plan covers 5 PCs.
Step 2: Install RemoteAccessApp on each PC you want to reach
Download the installer, choose Set up this PC and sign in, or type the 6-digit setup code from Add a PC on your dashboard. It installs without administrator rights, next to Chrome Remote Desktop.
Step 3: Turn on unattended access on your own PCs
If nobody will be at a PC when you connect, switch on unattended access at that PC (right-click the RemoteAccessApp icon in the taskbar tray). How to do it safely.
Step 4: Connect from the app or a browser
Open the RemoteAccessApp Console on your own PC, or sign in at remoteaccessapp.com in any browser, and try each PC while you still have the old tool as a fallback.
Step 5: Turn off what you don't use
If you stop using Chrome Remote Desktop on a computer, remove its remote access there, so only the tools you use can reach it.
Questions, answered
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RemoteAccessApp features
- Access from a browserOpen your PCs from a web browser on a Mac, phone, tablet or any other computer.Learn more
- Remote supportHelp family, friends and customers with their PC, with them in the loop the whole time.Learn more
- Remote console accessRemote console access to PCs, servers and devices: PowerShell, bash, SSH and serial consoles from anywhere, in the app or a browser.Read the guide