AnyViewer is remote desktop software for Windows and macOS, with iOS and Android apps for connecting from mobile devices. It lets you operate another computer’s desktop, use its applications and transfer files between computers. Connections can involve someone approving a support request or a previously authorized device that you access while its owner is away.
Remote access
AnyViewer gives each device an ID that identifies the connection target. For attended support, you enter that ID and send a control request. The person at the other computer receives a prompt and must allow the connection. This route lets people using different AnyViewer accounts establish a session without assigning the computer to the supporter’s account.
A security code can also authorize access. The host can have a fixed code for unattended connections or a temporary code that changes according to its settings. Temporary codes can refresh when the software restarts, after a session ends, or manually. The ID selects the computer; the code authorizes the connection to it.
For your own computers, AnyViewer’s device list provides One-click control. Both computers must be assigned to the same account, with that connection method enabled on the host. You can select the saved device instead of entering its ID and security code each time. The remote computer must remain online with AnyViewer running.
Session controls
Once connected to a Windows PC, you can work with its desktop and open its existing programs. The session toolbar also provides direct access to Task Manager, Command Prompt and This PC, alongside commands to lock, restart, sign out or shut down the remote machine. These shortcuts place administrative actions within the connection window, including the Windows security screen normally reached with Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
The remote view can fit the local window, and image settings adjust how the desktop is transmitted. Balanced mode weighs picture quality against connection speed, while High Speed prioritizes a more responsive picture. Higher image-quality options require a paid plan. In-session text chat gives the person at the remote computer a way to explain what they need while you work.
When the host uses several monitors, AnyViewer lets you switch between individual monitors and a view of all of them. Paid plans also allow remote screen tabs to become separate windows. Those windows can be arranged across your own monitors to keep different parts of the remote desktop visible. The free plan permits two simultaneous sessions; paid plans remove that session limit.
File transfer
File transfer can run independently of remote desktop control. AnyViewer can request a file connection using the other computer’s ID, use a security code, or open a transfer to an assigned device. During desktop control, the Files command opens the same transfer window without ending the session.
That window shows local folders on one side and remote folders on the other. You select the files, choose where they should be saved, and use the transfer direction to copy them to the other computer. A status area tracks the work, and individual transfer tasks can be paused or removed. Both computers need to be online, and transfers from network paths are unsupported.
The free plan limits each file to 100 MB and each transfer batch to 100 files, with a maximum transfer speed of 500 KB/s. Paid plans provide higher transfer limits and speed.
AnyViewer on iOS and Android
AnyViewer’s mobile apps can connect to a computer, while screen mirroring works in the other direction: a phone’s display appears on a Windows computer or another mobile device. The phone user approves the viewing request and starts the screen broadcast. This makes the app’s interface visible to someone providing remote guidance.
The controls differ between mobile platforms. An iPhone or iPad can share its screen for viewing, but that does not provide full remote operation of iOS. Android supports both viewing and remote interaction. Operating an Android device requires its AnyViewer Auxiliary Service accessibility permission, after which the remote operator can perform actions such as tapping and scrolling.
Screen wall
A screen wall gathers several device displays into one monitoring window. You name the wall and add devices from the list, with search available by identifiers such as device name or ID. The resulting thumbnails show the selected screens and their state without a separate desktop window for each device.
AnyViewer lets you adjust the wall’s refresh rate and zoom, inspect an individual screen, or open a remote-control or file-transfer connection from it. Devices can be removed when they no longer need monitoring. The free plan supports one wall containing two devices, while organization plans expand monitoring capacity. Screen walls are currently unavailable in the macOS client.
Access permissions
AnyViewer encrypts remote sessions end to end and supports two-factor authentication for account sign-in. Block and allowlists restrict which devices or accounts may connect. The remote PC can also be set to lock when a session disconnects, so ending remote work can leave the Windows desktop locked.
Paid plans add Privacy Mode on Windows. It blanks the host’s physical screen and disables local input while the remote session continues, keeping the displayed work from people beside that computer. This mode is currently unavailable on macOS.
Enterprise accounts can assign members to roles and specify which devices each role may control. The Management Center separately controls access to user and device administration, including view-only and administrative permissions. A member’s assigned role determines the devices that appear in their list, allowing different departments or support groups to work with their own allocated machines.
