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Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.1.5, 7 days ago.

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How to install nectarlink on Linux (thtbee/nectarlink) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

thtbee/nectarlink

Your Android phone and your PC, working as one. Windows and Linux. Local-first, end-to-end encrypted, no account.

Rust#android#jetpack-compose#kde-connect-features#kotlin

Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.1.5, 7 days ago.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record3.9k stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 3,949
Activity: Updated this month

Fresh setup, read just now

Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Supported devices from the README: Platform support

| Feature | Windows | Linux | macOS (Preview) | |---|---|---|---| | Pairing & mutual TLS | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Files & folder transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Photos browser & download | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Continuity Camera | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Calls & SMS viewer | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Phone quick toggles & volume | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Clipboard text & image sync | Yes | Yes | Yes (two-way text, incoming photo) | | System notifications | Yes | Yes | Yes (system banners) | | Phone screen mirroring | Yes | Yes | Not yet (in development) | | Screen recording (MP4) | Yes | Yes | Not yet | | PC audio stream / phone mic | Yes | Yes | Not yet | | Phone as webcam | Yes | Yes (with v4l2loopback) | Not yet | | Phone storage in the file manager | Yes | Yes | Not yet |

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

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Install on your Android / TV device

NectarLink 0.1.5 Pollen · 11/5/2026 ↗

This app runs on the device, not on your Linux computer. Download it, then install it from the computer with adb (turn on ADB debugging in the device's Developer Options first).

Nectarlink-0.1.5-android.apk

Android app · 52.7 MB · 14,651 downloads

Download

adb connect <device-ip>:5555
adb install -r "Nectarlink-0.1.5-android.apk"

Download for Linux

NectarLink 0.1.5 Pollen · 11/5/2026 ↗

Nectarlink-0.1.5-x86_64.AppImage

AppImage · x64 · 62.8 MB · 602 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/thtbee/nectarlink/releases/download/v0.1.5/Nectarlink-0.1.5-x86_64.AppImage"
chmod +x "Nectarlink-0.1.5-x86_64.AppImage"
./"Nectarlink-0.1.5-x86_64.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (3)

nectarlink_0.1.5_amd64.deb

deb · x64 · 50.6 MB · 906 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/thtbee/nectarlink/releases/download/v0.1.5/nectarlink_0.1.5_amd64.deb"
sudo apt install ./"nectarlink_0.1.5_amd64.deb"

Nectarlink-0.1.5-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · x64 · 69.5 MB · 609 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin).

curl -LO "https://github.com/thtbee/nectarlink/releases/download/v0.1.5/Nectarlink-0.1.5-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "Nectarlink-0.1.5-linux-x86_64.tar.gz"

nectarlink-0.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm

rpm · x64 · 68.9 MB · 464 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/thtbee/nectarlink/releases/download/v0.1.5/nectarlink-0.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm"
sudo dnf install ./"nectarlink-0.1.5-1.x86_64.rpm"

Install with a package manager

install script

curl -fsSL https://github.com/thtbee/nectarlink/releases/latest/download/install.sh | sh

Pipes a remote script into your shell. Read it before running.

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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Good to know

Cargo workspace — pick a crate with cargo run -p <name>.
Nested projects: core/nectarlink-adb/Cargo.toml, core/nectarlink-cli/Cargo.toml, core/nectarlink-core/Cargo.toml, core/nectarlink-ffi/Cargo.toml and 7 more

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.github/workflows/release.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Cargo.toml

README.md

rust-toolchain.toml

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Yes, it installs on your Linux

Start here

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Install with a package manager

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