Case study

Moonlight Windows: reconstructing NVIDIA GameStream for Windows

Moonlight Windows recreates NVIDIA Shield GameStream access on Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 after reverse engineering the Shield streaming software. Its WinRT client discovers compatible PCs, pairs with them and streams games from a host PC.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 82
Last commit: 2015-08-29
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0
Status: Archived

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A GameStream-compatible PC with a GTX 600 or 700 series GPU and GeForce Experience.
Prerequisites: A PC, tablet or phone running Windows 8.1 or later.
Limits: The app is in development and is described as unstable.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{moonlight-windows-gamestream-case,
  title = {{Moonlight Windows: reconstructing NVIDIA GameStream for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-windows}},
  url = {https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-windows},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/moonlight-windows-gamestream-case/}}
}

Plain text

Moonlight Windows: reconstructing NVIDIA GameStream for Windows. https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-windows (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/moonlight-windows-gamestream-case/

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README.md GitHub · moonlight-stream/moonlight-windows · Revision 6ae9180