Dayon!
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Dayon!, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Dayon!'s own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Dayon! | Free | No price or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from Dayon!'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access mode
- attendedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Bandwidth
- It sends compressed, cached grayscale images to reduce network usage, with an option for color display.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Connection verification
- The assistant and assisted computers display certificate fingerprints that should match to help detect man-in-the-middle attacks.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- The assistant listens on port 8080 by default, and Dayon! can create a port-forwarding rule when UPnP is enabled.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File and clipboard transfer
- Clipboard transfer supports text, files, and graphics between the assistant and assisted computers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Integration
- Users can start a joint Jitsi meeting from the session to chat with the remote peer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Dayon! is designed for people who are new to computers and want to help family and friends remotely.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker describes Dayon! as free software licensed under the GPL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network traversal
- Release 18 uses public STUN servers as needed and supports configuring private TURN/S servers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Dayon! is an open-source solution for watching and controlling a remote computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remote control
- Remote control is off by default and can be switched on or off during a session.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy statement says communications are encrypted by default and the software does not collect or share personal identifiable data with third parties.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The assisted computer connects as a client, so it does not need firewall, router, or NAT configuration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can post questions or open issues on GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Token privacy
- The default token server stores a user's IP address for up to seven days after its last use; users can configure a self-hosted token server instead.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- The download page provides Windows, Linux, and macOS packages; macOS requires Java JRE 11 or newer when needed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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