Radmin VPN
Free, no sign-up. One person creates the network and the others join with its name and password. Rooms show up in the list by themselves.
GoLive LAN · Windows
Download. Call.
Play together.
Free, for Windows 10 and 11. Installs in one click, no terminal, and updates itself.
Before you call your friends
- System
- Windows 10/11 .exe installer
- Virtual network required
- Radmin VPN or Tailscale
- People per room
- Up to ~7 including the streamer
- Upload per viewer
- ~12 Mbps at 1080p60
GoLive connects the PCs, but it doesn’t create the network. Everyone needs to be on the same virtual LAN. Start with step 1.
01Step by step
From zero to your first room.
A shared network, the app installed and your friends ready to join.
Join the same virtual network
Any one works, as long as everyone uses the same one. If you already use one to play, that’s the one.
Tailscale
Free for up to 100 devices, with a Google or GitHub login. Connects directly in more situations — use it if Radmin stays below 10 Mbps. Here, join using the address of whoever created the room.
Install GoLive
Open the
.exeand you’re done. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info and then Run anyway — the warning appears because the installer doesn’t have a paid digital signature yet.One person creates the room
The Create room button, at the top of Home. Choose the type — Table (games, video and screens in windows) or Streams only —, the name and, if you like, a PIN. The first time, Windows asks to open the port in the firewall: accept.
The others join
The room shows up by itself under On your network — just click Join. If it doesn’t show up, paste the room’s address into Join by address. Everyone needs to be on the same version of the app.
02Can your upload handle it?
The picture leaves from your PC.
With no video server in the middle, the streamer’s upload is the ceiling. From three viewers on, the viewers themselves help pass the picture along.
| Viewers | Upload | Share of upload |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ~12 Mbps | |
| 2 | ~24 Mbps | |
| 3 | ~36 Mbps | |
| 5 | ~60 Mbps |
Many internet plans, fiber included, deliver far less upload than download. How to check your network.
03Requirements
What you need.
Windows 10 or 11
There’s no Mac or Linux version yet.
Radmin VPN or Tailscale
The same virtual network for the whole group.
Up to about 7 people
Per room, counting the streamer. Beyond that, the streamer’s PC starts to struggle.
Previous versions and what changed in each one: What’s new.