★ ★ ★ Moonlight Game Streaming Overview
What is Moonlight Game Streaming?
Moonlight is an app that allows users to stream games and other apps from their NVIDIA-powered gaming PC on their local network. The app is compatible with iOS devices and can be used with a touchscreen or an iOS-compatible gamepad. To use the app, users need to install NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) on their gaming PC and enable GameStream in GFE's SHIELD settings page.
Game Features and Description
1. Stream games and other apps from your NVIDIA-powered gaming PC on your local network with Moonlight.
2. If you have any trouble, click our support link for help or look for the help links within Moonlight.
3. Use your touchscreen or an iOS-compatible (MFi) gamepad to play your PC games on your iOS device.
4. All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.
5. This app is open-source.
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Download and install Moonlight Game Streaming on your computer
GET Compatible PC App
App |
Download |
Rating |
Maker |
Moonlight Game Streaming |
Get App ↲ |
580 4.25 |
Diego Waxemberg |
Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Install Moonlight Game Streaming app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
- Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .
- Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.
- Using Moonlight Game Streaming on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:
- Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Moonlight Game Streaming"
- The search will reveal the Moonlight Game Streaming app icon. Open, then click "Install".
- Once Moonlight Game Streaming is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Moonlight Game Streaming.
- Now enjoy Moonlight Game Streaming on PC.
Download a Compatible APK for PC
Download |
Developer |
Rating |
Current version |
Get APK for PC → |
Diego Waxemberg |
4.25 |
9.0.2 |
Download on Windows 11
For Windows 11, check if there's a native Moonlight Game Streaming Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
- To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.
- To use Moonlight Game Streaming,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Moonlight Game Streaming" » then Click "Install".
- Moonlight Game Streaming will now be available on your Windows start-menu.
Minimum requirements |
Recommended |
- 8GB RAM
- SSD Storage
- Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000
- Architecture: x64 or ARM64
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Get Moonlight Game Streaming on Apple macOS
Download on Android: Download Android
Moonlight Game Streaming functions
- Open-source and completely free
- Supports up to 4K 120 FPS with bitrate options up to 100 Mbps
- Can stream games purchased from any game store
- Supports Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
- Compatible with MFi, PS4, and Xbox One S Bluetooth controllers
- Wake-on-LAN feature to wake your PC for streaming
- Local co-op with up to 4 connected controllers
- Requires Windows 7 or newer, NVIDIA GeForce GTX/RTX or NVIDIA Quadro GPU, and NVIDIA GeForce Experience or Quadro Experience
- Ethernet connection from PC to router highly recommended
- 5 GHz WiFi is highly recommended
- A physical gamepad is recommended for faster paced games
- Open-source code available on GitHub
- All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.
✔ Pros:
- The app has been improved and is now flexible and intuitive.
- The team listens to its users and delivers features based on their feedback.
- The app is beautiful and the best game streaming app available.
- The app is open source and free.
☹ Cons:
- The controls are restricted and there is no option to set custom button layouts and sizes.
- There is flickering in the games that can cause headaches, and it is not clearly stated that disabling "big picture mode" in Steam can fix it.
- The navigation and mouse feature is confusing and the keyboard is missing some features.
- Bugs still appear in the app.
Top Pcmac Reviews
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Great, although some suggestions
By Cabalex4 (Pcmac user)
This is an awesome app for when you don’t feel like getting out of bed to play some PC games, but it could be better. For instance, the controls are very restricted. It’s either NO controls (you move your finger around to move the cursor), SIMPLE controls (just 6 buttons, in the RB LB configuration, seen on the top of controllers, plus two other buttons), and FULL controls (freaking PS D pad, shoulder buttons and bumpers, TWO thumb sticks, an XYAB button configuration, and start/select near the bottom edges). In my opinion, it’s either not enough or WAY TOO MUCH, as in a lot of cases only need two thumb sticks, XYAB, and start/select (ok, maybe the bumpers and shoulder buttons). The rest is just covered up screen space. Please add an option to set custom button layouts and sizes, and to choose what buttons you need. It would greatly increase the usefulness of this app. Other than that, that’s pretty much the only complaint I have. It’s responsive, but I probably wouldn’t use it for FPSes, and tweakable bitrates from 0.5 mbps to 50 mbps (default 10 on 720p, 20 on 1080p), and framerates either 30 Hz or 60 Hz. I would recommend 20 Mbps at 1080p 60Hz, but you could go for a lower setting. Overall pretty OK app, let down by the controls.
By the way, it works pretty well on my laptop:
Inspiron 15 i5577
i5 7th gen 3500hq
GTX 1050
8 GB ram
2.4 GHz 20 MBPS down / 5 MBPS up
Although you probably want 5 GHz.
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It needs an explicit “how to fix” regarding screen flashing.
By Deathfun (Pcmac user)
This app is all I could ask for out of a game streaming app, it’s beautiful and hands down the best thing out there. My biggest issue is the flickering in the games that is easily fixed by disabling “big picture mode” in steam. I wish I didn’t have to suffer from that flashing over and over as it gave me an intense headache. It should be clearly stated that you need to do this in the support page.
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Finally!
By alexaiezza (Pcmac user)
The bugs and crappy design decisions of this app have finally been phased out. This team did a great job at listening to its users and have finally delivered an excellent, flexible app that is worthy of some serious praise.
They’ve gripped a technology that is still very new and done an incredible job delivering it users in an intuitive way that I frankly cannot get enough of!
I hope and pray that continue keeping an ear out for their users as they continue rolling out features.
I’ll say it right now, I would easily have paid for this app and should it ever become a paid app, I am finally able to say I would gladly support this team.
Thank you guys! Seriously, there are not enough people like you in the tech industry.
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Great app with flaws
By MatthewGand (Pcmac user)
I appreciate the hard work for this open source free app, but bugs appear here and there. I believe the worst feature of this app is the navigation, mouse feature is terrible and right clicking turns into scrolling? Very confusing. The keyboard is missing a ton of features (tab, function keys, etc.), and it gets very tedious when getting in the way of windows. (PS Windows 10 has Tablet mode embrace the feature?)