What ArcRelay Suite can do

Product direction and current stage

ArcRelay connects desktop and mobile devices into a local-first working environment. Move a pointer between computers, find something you copied, access a shared directory, or turn…

Mouse: cross-screen input

Arrange displays to match your physical desk in Cross-screen input. Enable sharing, then move the pointer through an adjacent display edge to switch computers. Layout accounts for …

• Share desktop input
• Phone touch and text input

Transfer: nearby file delivery

Select files and a receiving device in Nearby transfer. Once the receiver approves, the interface tracks direction, file lists, progress, destination and history. Use it for an occ…

Clipboard: content relay

History covers text, rich text with a plain-text fallback, images and file-path records. Search, filter by kind, favorite, delete or clear records. Copying the same content again u…

• Local history and search
• Trusted-device sync and remote paste

Remote files and browser file access

The computer holding the files explicitly selects directories to share. Authorized peers can browse, sort, preview and download their contents. Writable shares additionally support…

• Manage shared directories in ArcRelay
• Read files in a browser

Quick actions, status and media control

Create reusable actions for opening apps, paths or URLs, invoking shortcuts, running Shell commands and performing system operations. macOS also supports AppleScript. Run actions o…

Notifications and local tool integration

Notification settings independently cover pairing requests, file tasks, print failures, automation confirmations, input permissions and other events. Defaults notify only while the…

Automate: local automations

Automations follow a linear when → only if → do model without requiring a cloud service. Triggers: application foreground/start/exit events; lock, unlock, sleep and resume; schedul…

Privacy: presentation protection

Choose applications whose visible windows should be covered, then toggle protection from the feature page or tray. Supported systems can also activate it when screen mirroring is d…

Print: printer sharing

Share a printer already installed in the host operating system. Other paired LAN devices with printing permission can register it in their own system printer list, then submit jobs…

Sniptra is included by default

The Windows and macOS 12.3+ ArcRelay desktop integrations bundle Sniptra. Bundled does not mean enabled by default. Enable enhanced screenshots in General settings, then use the sc…

Discovery, pairing and permissions

Open the applications on reachable networks and allow the requested local-network access. Find the target, verify its identity and complete pairing. Grant only the input, clipboard…

Platforms and prerequisites

Capability Important differences Desktop cross-screen input macOS requires input permissions such as Accessibility; Windows is constrained by OS privilege levels; X11 relies on nat…

Further validation and exploration

Mouse, Transfer and Clipboard remain standalone launch candidates; Monitor and Privacy are later validation areas; Automate and Print remain longer-term product-shape exploration. …

Before choosing the suite

Discovered but cannot control: check pairing, capability grants and host input permissions. Clipboard content is not relayed: check connectivity, sync switches and permissions. A f…