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# Platforms & Packages

Compare the Remote.It Device Package, CLI and Desktop app across Linux, Raspberry Pi, Mac, Windows, OpenWrt, Synology, NVIDIA Jetson and more.

Remote.It comes in three packages. Each larger package includes the smaller ones, so install the smallest one that does what you need.

## Which package do I need?

| If you want to...                                                              | Install                                       |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| Make a device reachable remotely, such as a headless or embedded Linux device  | [Device Package](/software/device-package.md) |
| Make connections **from** a device, from the command line or a script          | [CLI](/software/cli.md)                       |
| Manage devices, services and connections from a graphical app on your computer | [Desktop](/software/desktop.md)               |

{% hint style="info" %}
Most target devices only need the Device Package. The Desktop app is for the computer you connect **from**, and it can also accept inbound connections, since it includes the Service Agent.
{% endhint %}

## Available Packages at a glance

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Device Package" %}
The smallest install. It includes only the **Service Agent**, which accepts inbound connections to the services on the device.

Supported platforms include:

* Axis
* Linux
* NVIDIA Jetson
* OpenWrt
* Raspberry Pi
* Synology
* Ubiquiti
* and more

[See all supported architectures](https://www.remote.it/download-list?products=device-package#Download-Results) · [Installation guide](/software/device-package/installation.md)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="CLI" %}
A command-line tool for setting up and starting **outbound** connections, plus the Service Agent for inbound connections.

Supported platforms:

* Linux
* Raspberry Pi
* Mac
* Windows

[See all supported architectures](https://www.remote.it/download-list?products=cli#Download-Results) · [Installation guide](/software/cli/overview.md)
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Desktop" %}
A graphical app for monitoring and managing services, connections and users. It includes the CLI and the Service Agent, so it can make outbound connections and accept inbound ones.

Supported platforms:

* Linux
* Raspberry Pi
* Mac
* Windows

[See all supported architectures](https://www.remote.it/download-list?products=desktop#Download-Results) · [Installation guide](/software/desktop/overview-and-installation.md)
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Platform support

| Platform      | Device Package | CLI | Desktop |
| ------------- | :------------: | :-: | :-----: |
| Axis          |        ✓       |     |         |
| Docker        |        ✓       |     |         |
| Linux         |        ✓       |  ✓  |    ✓    |
| Mac           |                |  ✓  |    ✓    |
| NVIDIA Jetson |        ✓       |     |         |
| OpenWrt       |        ✓       |     |         |
| Raspberry Pi  |        ✓       |  ✓  |    ✓    |
| Synology      |        ✓       |     |         |
| Ubiquiti      |        ✓       |     |         |
| Windows       |                |  ✓  |    ✓    |

{% hint style="info" %}
There's no Device Package for Windows. On a Windows device that only needs to accept inbound connections, such as a Windows IoT single-board device, install the [CLI](/software/cli.md) instead.
{% endhint %}

## Package Components

| Package        |  UI | CLI | Agent |
| -------------- | :-: | :-: | :---: |
| Desktop        |  ✓  |  ✓  |   ✓   |
| CLI            |     |  ✓  |   ✓   |
| Device Package |     |     |   ✓   |

Don't need to install anything on the device you're connecting from? You can also connect from the [web portal and mobile apps](/software/web-portal-and-mobile.md).


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