moonlight-stream/moonlight-qt

GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)

Games & graphicsC++#moonlight#nvidia#gamestream#macos-app#windows-app

1.7 Steady Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 19, 2026.

About the project

Moonlight PC client for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link that streams games from an NVIDIA GameStream or Sunshine host with hardware decoding and HDR support.

Useful for

Stream games from a home PC to a laptop or Steam Link via Moonlight
Run a remote desktop session with direct mouse control and host keyboard shortcuts
Play with up to 16 gamepads with force feedback and motion controls

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

1 star so far today, about 6 expected by the end of the day.
GitHub Trending C++ today: #5, +12 stars.

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 18,697
Stars in a day: 6
Forks: 1,322
Issues and pull requests: 1,962
Watchers: 109
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
Latest release: v6.1.0 · September 17, 2024
Created: April 28, 2018
Last push: September 18, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Spotted in

September 19, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #5, +12 stars

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