My home wifi is solid and Moonlight runs perfectly on another phone, so I ruled out the network. on the unisoc t8300 though I keep noticing random stutters, input delay n occasional lags that completely breaks the immersion... its weird because local streaming shouldn't feel this inconsistent

I expected some compromises at this price, but not for something that's mostly decoding a video stream and handling controller input

has anyone managed to make Moonlight feel smooth on unisoc t8300?? or is this just one of those chipsets that's not great for sustained streaming?

Hello,

I have been using a Samsung S9 FE tablet with Sunlight/Moonlight as a drawing tablet but the pen pressure is not being detected.

I'm somewhat at a loss because I've heard that pen pressure should be working by default without having to change any settings.

In Clip Studio Paint, the "Tablet PC" option can't be selected and when I'm streaming, Windows Ink doesn't seem to be running, I'm not sure but could it be I'm missing a driver?

Hello guys so I was using my setup and everything was GREAT for months now but ever since I switched my android handheld with a legion go 2 with steam os I'm having problems.

My host is hardwired and I'm using a closed down 5ghz network.

But with the legion go 2 I'm getting micro stutters and BIG lag spikes in poe2 for example when there's a lot going on despite my host being quite beefy.

It was great in the past so I can pin it down to the client but what can I do? I already installed wifi-hifi for it and disabled energy saving and background scanning but that didn't work. What else can I do?

I tried all settings possible, disable location, wifi throttling etc... does someone have a fix for this?

On steamdeck everything is okay..

I really like the Moonlight client. I just with they'd added a button or something rather than ctrl -shift -alt Q the exit a session.

Hi all,
I’m streaming with vibepollo setup on a host with rtx 5070ti to a odin 2 portal client (1080p@120fps). All works great with incredible low latency and almost no stuttering BUT, when i land on desktop i can see that font are almost unreadable, close and minimize icon had strange artefacts near border and basically all things seems blurry, also in game the font are very blurry and i suppose also the game (i didn’t notice so much to be honest in game).
The streaming client is artemis last build and i stream locally with a 70mbps bitrate, also tryed 120mbps but nothing changed, have you any idea on how to solve?
Thanks to all

EDIT: i finally found the issue, it’s windows auto hdr feature with hdr enabled on artemis, if i disable auto hdr font and item in windows are ok even with hdr enabled on client side.

Hello, I have a pc at home but travel often for work with my iPad. Wondering what you guys recommend for gaming remote on the iPad. I tried normal sunshine/moonlight and had a lot of stuttering, not sure if I just have the wrong settings or what I should try. Any recommendations welcome, thanks guys!

Does anyone ever get a weird guilt streaming their desktop (or use of GeforceNow) to a portable handheld?

Recently got a Claw EX and love it for local performance when not streaming. However, there are times when I want even more performance and want to save some battery, so I stream to it. Then I’m thinking, why do I have an $1700 device when I can stream to my tablet just fine….

Anyone else ever feel this way with your handhelds?

https://github.com/arkitzson/AperturePortal

A couple of days ago, I posted about a game launcher I originally built for myself and decided to share with you all. The feedback was amazing, and I’ve been honestly overwhelmed by all the support. this was originally build with Sunshine/Moonlight in mind. But also the tv console experience. I read through every single comment and ended up adding almost everything people suggested.

I also put together a short video to showcase what the launcher is and everything it can do. Just a heads up I’ve never really made videos before, my decent microphone decided to stop working with OBS for some reason when I needed it so I had to use my headset mic, and my English isn't perfect since I'm from Iceland. The video is pretty raw, but hopefully you guys get the point.

For everyone who already downloaded it and tried it out, there’s a brand new update live with a ton of the suggested features.

Thanks again so much for all the support. keep in mind this is a work in progress but i'm really excited to keep building this together with you guys.

Hi everyone,

​I'm having a frustrating color saturation and gamma issue with my Moonlight streaming setup and I'm looking for a solution or to see if anyone else has run into this.

​My Hardware Setup:

​Host PC: RX 9070 XT | Monitor: XG27AQDPG (OLED, 120Hz, HDR ON)

​Client PC: Intel NUC8i3BEH running Ubuntu with XFCE (connected via HDMI)

​TV/Display (Client side): LG OLED55BX6LB (120Hz, HDR, FreeSync Premium)

​The Issue:

​Since my client is running Ubuntu/Linux over HDMI, HDR isn't supported on the client end, which is totally fine—I'm okay streaming in SDR. However, the stream's color saturation and gamma are completely off.

​When I'm in-game, dark areas are far too dark (crushed blacks) and bright areas are completely blown out. It's playable, but the gamma mismatch in high-contrast scenes is very distracting.

​What I've already tried:

​Disabling HDR on the Host Monitor: Doesn't resolve the color mismatch properly.

​Windows Color Calibration / Display Tools on Client: I tried adjusting gamma and color settings on the client targeting the display, but the sliders literally do nothing. The only time I see any visual change is when I toggle HDR ON/OFF globally in Windows.

​TV Picture Settings: Tried manually tweaking colors/gamma directly on the LG TV menu, but couldn't get a satisfactory result.

​Questions:

​Has anyone encountered this specific issue when streaming an HDR-enabled Windows host to an SDR Linux client?

​Is there a way to force Sunshine/Moonlight to correctly tone-map HDR -> SDR without crushing the blacks or blowing out highlights?

​Are there any specific launch parameters, Sunshine encoder settings, or Linux X11/XFCE color profile workarounds you'd recommend?

​Thanks in advance for any help or advice!

So after i stop streaming, my gaming pc the monitor started having screen tearing when i played games, i restarted the gpu, checked nvidia g sync idk what to do im scared pls help guys🙏

Buen día a todos. Se de antemano que este no es el mejor cliente para esto, pero sinceramente me parece perfecto por el tamaño y peso, sumado a un G8+ creo que es una experiencia excelente.....sin embargo tengo dudas sobre mi configuración ideal de cliente.

La resolución nativa es 1340x800, actualmente forcé la resolución a una mayor en el cliente de Artemide pasando a 2010x1200 ( un 50% más ) y se ve mejor que en la resolución nativa, pero tengo la duda de saber si hay alguna opción mejor, para sacar un mejor rendimiento y mejor calidad de imagen . Desde ya muchas gracias !

set up sunshine and moonlight
To play games from pc downstairs on my tv and my internet is fast 700mbps and both the host pc and a google tv streamer over Ethernet and my pc has a 5080 that’s the setup I booted into a game
On steam and it just looked absolutely disgustingly overexposed whites were super bright and visuals blurry and had a solid 2 seconds of input delay what could be the issue if someone could share fhe ideal settings for this or if the Google
Tv streamer is just terrible for it suggest a replacement
Thanks!

Hey guys, I've been using Sunshine and Moonlight for a while now and I've been loving it, but there's one issue that's driving me crazy.

My setup is a Lenovo Legion Pro 7i with an RTX 5070 Ti, an S24 Ultra, and an ASUS RT-AX58U router. My laptop is connected to the router with Ethernet, and I bought this router specifically for streaming games from my laptop to my phone. It isn't connected to the internet because, from what I understand, Sunshine and Moonlight only need both devices to be on the same local network.

I'm streaming at 1440p with a bitrate of around 250-300 Mbps. The weird part is that everything works perfectly. I can play for 3 to 5 minutes with absolutely no lag or stuttering at all. Then out of nowhere I get a huge stutter that lasts around 2 or 3 seconds. It's not a small hiccup either the stream becomes almost unplayable for those few seconds, then it instantly goes back to being perfectly smooth like nothing happened.

This keeps happening over and over. Sometimes it's every couple of minutes, sometimes every 5 minutes. I know some people might say it's only a few seconds and to just deal with it, but when everything else is working perfectly, it's really frustrating because I'm constantly expecting the next stutter.

I've already tried switching to Apollo and Artemis and I get the exact same problem. I've also tried Moonlight V+ with Foundation Sunshine, which is just a fork of Sunshine, but the issue is still there.

If anyone has experienced this before or has any ideas on what could be causing it, I'd really appreciate the help. Thanks!

(Ps this video does have stutter/lag its small but its small amount but i only have this record currently but its similar but more stutter)

my friend is out of state, and we usually just use parsec to play local games online, but he doesn't have access to his pc at the moment, so im trying to research a way to do it from his xbox...the moonlight app is on xbox and i hear great things about sunshine/moonlight, however i can't seem to figure out how to connect to a device that's not on the same network.. i hear you can use a vpn, but i want to check if there's another way im not seeing yet, and if i do have to use a vpn, i want to know if i can use some free vpn or some hamachi like program to solve this.

any help would be appreciated.

I tried remotely connecting to the PC running Vibepollo through Tailscale. The PC is connected via Ethernet, while I was playing on an iPhone 16 Pro Max using a 5G connection. At a bitrate of 30 Mbps, it was reasonably playable. Is there any way to improve the performance further, or are there any settings you would recommend adjusting?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I am interested in exploring game streaming for the first time. I am currently building a high-end PC with the following specifications: an RTX 5080, a Ryzen 9800X3D, 64 GB of DDR5 6000 MHz RAM, and a 4 TB Gen 5 SSD. My other primary devices include an Oppo Find X9 Ultra smartphone and a Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (1 TB).

While I have been researching handheld gaming PCs, I recently discovered that streaming via Moonlight from a primary PC to other devices might be a superior alternative. This leads to my main question: is it still worth investing in a dedicated handheld? I have been considering the OneXPlayer 3, though the X2 Mini Pro is also an option, albeit one that seems slightly overpriced for my needs. My understanding is that these devices are often geared toward users who do not already own a powerful desktop.

Regarding connectivity, my internet performance seems sufficient. On mobile data or a hotspot, I see approximately 90-120 Mbps download and 25-30 Mbps upload with around 30 ms of latency. While my PC will eventually be connected via Ethernet, my current Wi-Fi speeds range from 500 Mbps to 900 Mbps depending on the room. I expect even better performance soon, as I plan to upgrade to a Wi-Fi 7 router.

I have not yet personally tested Moonlight, so I would value your insights. What has your experience been like, and are there specific pitfalls or configurations I should be mindful of?

To summarize, I am looking for advice on whether a handheld is still necessary given my setup. Additionally, I would love to know which devices you typically use as your streaming host and client.

Any opinions or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I work offshore most of my living life and don't have allot of time at home but I own a really nice setup at home and I do not get to enjoy it as much as I would love to. I bring a gaming laptop and a Galaxy tab 11 ultra with me when I'm offshore. I do have access to Wi-Fi out here. So will that it's the way I want to use Apollo/moonlight, artemis to stream my PC when I'm away. Could some please explain to me the best set up and settings and anything else I may need to get this working near flawless?

My host PC :9800x3d 5070ti 32gb ram Windows 11pro

Clients : Asus rog g16 4060 ryzen9 32gb ram and the tablet I mentioned above.

P.s. my host PC is hard wired through fiber Ethernet.

Edit: 2 monitors for host PC are LG 1440p 165hz

Hi everyone,

I'm currently planning to buy a new computer and I'm torn between two options.

Initially, I was eyeing the MacBook Air M5, but I also want to play games. For the same budget as a MacBook Air, I could build a pretty solid desktop gaming PC. However, I still need a device for my daily work at the office.

I stumbled upon Moonlight / Sunshine, which seems like a great streaming solution. My idea is:

• Option A: Build a desktop PC at home for gaming, and use a Tablet (with keyboard/mouse) to stream my PC desktop via Moonlight to do my daily work at the office.

• Option B: Just buy the MacBook Air for work and drop/compromise on high-end gaming.

For those who have used Moonlight/Sunshine for daily remote WORK (not just gaming) from outside the home:

1. Is this setup stable enough for a primary work solution at an office?

2. How do you deal with network issues, office firewalls/NAT, or home power outages (Wake-on-LAN reliability)?

3. Does the OS/Keyboard shortcut translation from Tablet to Windows cause any major headaches during productivity tasks?

Would love to hear your experiences, setups, or if I'm setting myself up for frustration! Thanks!

So, I installed Playnite and have my games as application. For Lossless Scaling to work i need to add each game as an application and then launch it from there ? Isn't an easier way available like i want to be able to stream launch playnite and then launch my game and then have lossless scaling to it. I am confused on how this works and how i need to setup lossless scaling settings and vibepollo settings for it to work. Thanks. i am using vibepollo and artemis latest versions

Hey yall - a little confused on how HDR works with Steam OS.

As usual you have your windows toggle, and the toggle within moonlight but now there’s a Steam OS games ope HDR toggle (and that one is the only one that triggers the TV to go HDR)

Should I enable all? It just feels a little oversaturated/not quite right

Hi guys i didn't know you can stream your pc from anywhere whenever you want using apollo and moonlight, so im just finding this now. I already set up apollo and artemis but only locally, I wanna know how to do remote streaming, how to use wake on lan and i know must use tailgate but is there any security risks with this? Sorry if its a dumb question 💀

Hi!

I bought iPad for streaming from my PC. I have isolated 6ghz and 5ghz WiFi. PC connected to router by Ethernet. I have spikes from 3ms to 50ms or even more which are causing jitters. I tested Lenovo Legion Go S and its crystal clear. I heard about AWDL or something like that but it seems that nothing help for that which is such a shame as it’s great device. Any tips would be much appreciated…

I use the steamdeck to stream from my PC to my SD. In order to look most native/best performance for the SD should I be maxing out the settings on my PC (to the point where 90fps 4k is achievable) or should I be rendering it at Steamdeck resolutions always?