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Petal, an open-source screen sharing tool, is now available for free
Key points
- Petal is an open-source screen sharing application.
- It allows sharing individual windows as native desktop windows.
- Features include labeled user cursors and instant remote input.
- Supports multiple users sharing windows simultaneously.
Open-Source Screen Sharing
Petal, an open-source screen sharing tool, has been made available for free. This application offers functionality similar to commercial tools like CoScreen and ScreenHero, focusing on collaborative screen sharing.
Key Features
The application allows shared windows to appear as native, movable, and resizable windows directly on a user's desktop, rather than as tiled grids. It includes labeled user cursors on all shared windows and provides instant remote mouse and keyboard input capabilities.
Multiple users can share their windows concurrently within the same session. Petal also supports creating persistent rooms, such as 'eng-sync', for quick access without needing to send links or schedule meetings.
Technical Implementation
Petal's video backend is designed to be flexible. Users can download the application and connect it to their own LiveKit video infrastructure, allowing for self-hosted deployments.
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Primary sources
GitHub kiruna-labs/petalReporting from
Petal, an open-source screen sharing application similar to CoScreen/ScreenHero, has been released for free. It allows multiple users to share individual windows as native desktop windows, with labeled cursors and instant remote input.