Clients

A punktfunk host accepts two kinds of client. Pick whichever fits the device you're streaming to.

Apple app (Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV)

The native app for Apple devices speaks punktfunk's own punktfunk/1 protocol — the lowest-latency, most resilient path, with the full feature set:

• Automatic host discovery — hosts on your network appear under On this network; no IP typing.
• PIN pairing built in, and pinned reconnects after that.
• Controllers, including DualSense — rumble, adaptive triggers, lightbar, motion, and touchpad.
• A live stats overlay (resolution, fps, bitrate, latency) and a built-in network speed test to pick a bitrate for your link.

Open the app, pick your host, pair once, and stream. It builds from the clients/apple directory in the repo (Swift / VideoToolbox / Metal).

Moonlight (anything else)

punktfunk also speaks the GameStream protocol, so any Moonlight client — Windows, Android, Steam Deck, a browser, an old phone — connects with no punktfunk-specific software. See Connect with Moonlight.

This is the broadest-compatibility option and great for couch gaming. It doesn't use the native protocol's FEC/encryption extensions, but for a healthy LAN that rarely matters.

Linux reference client

punktfunk-client-rs (in the repo) is a command-line client for the native protocol, mainly for testing and development. It connects, streams to a file, runs the speed test, and can discover hosts:

punktfunk-client-rs --discover                       # list hosts on the network
punktfunk-client-rs --connect <host>:9777 --pin <fp> # connect to one

A full graphical Linux client (hardware decode + present) is on the roadmap.

Which should I use?

Whichever you choose, the first connection needs a one-time pairing.