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Telkino 1.1.6 · October 2026
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Telkino shows the screen of a Mac or Windows PC on iPhone and iPad and lets you control it, directly over your own network or VPN, with no account, no cloud and no tracking.
Short description
Telkino is a VNC client for iPhone and iPad. It connects to the built-in Screen Sharing of macOS and to VNC servers on Windows, over the local network or a VPN such as Tailscale. Macs stream their screen as HEVC video at a resolution that fits the device (Apple High Performance), with automatic fallback to classic VNC. There is no server in between, no account, no cloud sync and no analytics SDK; profiles stay on the device, passwords in the Keychain. The first computer is free forever; Telkino Pro (unlimited computers, clipboard sync, Wake on LAN) is a one-time purchase of 4.99 EUR or 3.99 USD.
Facts
- Platform: iOS 26 or later and iPadOS 26 or later, iPhone and iPad, Split View, mouse, trackpad and hardware keyboard on iPad
- Languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese
- Price: free for one computer; Telkino Pro (unlimited computers, clipboard sync, Wake on LAN) one-time 4.99 EUR or 3.99 USD, no subscription, Family Sharing
- Protocols: VNC/RFB, macOS Screen Sharing including Apple High Performance (HEVC), VNC password, Apple authentication, UltraVNC MS-Logon II
- Privacy: no account, no backend, no tracking, no ads; sessions stop when a server asks for no authentication
- Also: home-screen widget, Siri and Shortcuts (“Connect to … in Telkino”), all displays of a Mac side by side in one picture, Bonjour discovery, Tailscale import via Shortcut, Wake on LAN (Pro), view-only mode, automatic reconnect, demo computer without a network
- Development: Alexander Manzer, Schwaig near Nuremberg, Germany; published by Sarah Manzer
- Name: after the "Telekino" of Leonardo Torres Quevedo, the first radio remote control (1903)
Links
- App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/telkino-vnc-for-mac-pc/id6808180434
- Website: telkino.app/en
- Privacy & legal notice: telkino.app/en/privacy.html
Material
- App icon 1024 × 1024 · 512 × 512
- iPhone: Session
- iPhone: First start
- iPad: Session
- iPad: First start
- Video: Telkino on iPhone Duo (MP4 with music, 1080 × 1080, 24 s; the feature comes with Telkino 1.2, more)
The screenshots show the app's built-in demo computer; frames and backgrounds may be removed. More shots, unframed screenshots and promo codes for the Pro purchase are available on request.