# Moonlight Game Streaming (open-source game)

> Moonlight Game Streaming is a free, open-source game for Android. Play games from your PC on Android. It has 7,243 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

This app streams games, programs, or your full desktop from your PC or Sunshine on your local network or the Internet. Mouse, keyboard, and controller input is sent from your Android device to the PC. Streaming performance may vary based on your client device and network setup. HDR requires an HDR10-capable device, a GPU that can encode HEVC Main 10, and an HDR10-enabled game.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-android |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Other |
| GitHub stars | 7,243 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.limelight/ (package com.limelight) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.limelight |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://moonlight-stream.org |
| Official | no |
| Category | Games |
| Latest release | v12.2 (Sep 12, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 12, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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