Install AnyDesk on Nintendo Switch

AnyDesk

Remote desktop server and client software
AnyDesk is free for private use and offers flexible license models for organizations.

To run: Menu -> Internet -> AnyDesk
To run in a terminal: anydesk

NOTE: If your system uses Wayland, it cannot accept incoming connections. If you cannot connect to this machine with AnyDesk, either disable Wayland or switch to RustDesk which actually works and is more secure.
On Raspberry Pi OS, Wayland can be disabled by running "sudo raspi-config" in a terminal and navigating to Advanced Options, where Wayland/X11 can be toggled.
Again, RustDesk is recommended. It's open source and works better.

Fortunately, AnyDesk is very easy to install on your Nintendo Switch in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Nintendo Switch.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install AnyDesk.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Switchroot L4T Ubuntu Noble, which is currently version 5.1.2 Ubuntu Noble.
AnyDesk will run on L4T Ubuntu ARM64.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Nintendo Switch with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install AnyDesk

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install AnyDesk.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Internet category.

Now scroll down to find AnyDesk in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install AnyDesk for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot, theofficialgman, and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io