LANShare v1.0.0

The first stable release of LANShare — real-time screen sharing over your local network. No accounts, no cloud, no setup: open the app, create a room, and share.

Highlights

Share a full monitor or a single window, with live previews

Automatic room discovery on the LAN — no IP typing required

Hardware-accelerated encoding for low latency and low bandwidth

Multiple viewers per room, with avatars and an optional password

Automatic updates straight from GitHub

Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish

Connection & Networking

Host ↔ Client communication over LAN
Persistent connection after the handshake
Connection and disconnection detection
Clean exit with a Bye message from Host or Client
Ping/Pong round-trip latency measurement
Automatic room discovery via UDP broadcast
Manual connection by IP as a fallback

Rooms & Users

Multiple Clients connected to the same Host
Each user identified by a unique name and ID
Username asked on first launch and saved locally
User avatars shared across the room and shown in the user list
Host listed alongside the connected users
Optional room password (Clients are prompted when joining)
Host can kick any connected Client

Screen Streaming

Host screen capture
Hardware-accelerated frame encoding with VBR bitrate control
Selectable resolution (720p / 1080p) and frame rate (15 / 30 FPS)
Improved video scaling on the Client
Clients are notified when the Host stops streaming
Fullscreen viewing mode on the Client (F11)

Monitor & Window Selection

Detects all connected monitors, with names and live previews
Detects open windows, with names, app icons and live previews
Stream a specific monitor or a specific window
Shared window is followed when it moves, resizes or changes monitor
Switch the shared monitor/window without stopping the stream
Start/stop sharing controls and a live broadcast preview for the Host

Interface

Single standalone .exe
Redesigned Client lobby with room cards
Simplified Host panel
Connection status and connected users always visible
In-app settings panel
In-app notifications and sounds
App version displayed in the interface
New LANShare application icon
Quick links to the GitHub repository
Localized in English, Portuguese and Spanish

Automatic Updates

Checks GitHub Releases for new versions on launch
Compares the installed version with the latest release
Update notification card inside the app
Downloads and installs the update automatically
Restarts the app after updating

📥 Installation

Download LANShare.exe or 'LANShare.zip' from the Assets below
Run it on every computer that will join the room
One person creates a room (Host) — everyone else joins from the lobby

⚠️ All devices must be on the same local network (or a virtual LAN such as Radmin VPN).

☕ Support

If LANShare is useful to you, consider supporting development on Ko-fi or GitHub Sponsors. 💙

LANShare v0.4.0 — Early Development Build

This release marks an early development milestone for LANShare, a local network screen-sharing application built with Rust, C++, and C#.

What's included

Host-to-client communication over a local network (LAN).
Support for multiple connected clients.
Automatic room discovery via UDP broadcast.
Optional host password protection.
Screen capture, frame encoding, and streaming to connected clients.
Configurable streaming resolution (720p / 1080p) and frame rate (15 / 30 FPS).
A single Windows executable (.exe).

Limitations

The graphical user interface (GUI) is not yet implemented.
Multi-monitor and specific-window selection are still in development.
Audio streaming is not yet available.
Automatic updates are not yet implemented.

Important

LANShare is currently in early development and is intended for testing and experimentation. Features, performance, and compatibility may change in future releases.

What's next

The next milestone focuses on the graphical interface, connection management, monitor selection, and improved usability.