On the recordRead 11 Oct 202619 facts
Arcen
Plans and prices
Arcen Pier
€199a year
1 workstation
Read 20 Sep 2026 · arcen.tech
Arcen Pier licence
€199a year
Node-locked to workstation HostID · licence check works offline
Read 11 Oct 2026 · arcen.tech
On the record
- Audio and clipboard
- Audio, microphone, clipboard, and time-zone features are enabled by default, with controls available in host settings.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The host certificate is verified before credentials are sent, and host authentication uses existing system accounts rather than an Arcen user list.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- AMD and Intel hardware encoders are not implemented; the documented hardware encoder support is NVIDIA NVENC on Linux and Windows and VideoToolbox on macOS Pier preview.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Arcen does not claim certification, regulatory approval, guaranteed latency, or suitability for a specific classified environment.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Current limits
- A Pier supports one session at a time, and webcam redirection and general USB passthrough are not supported.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Direct connection
- Deck connects to a Pier over a LAN or VPN using infrastructure the customer operates; an internet connection is not required.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Displays and input
- Arcen supports one to four displays, keyboard, trackpad, and Wacom pen input.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Arcen uses QUIC over UDP port 18444 with TLS 1.3 and has no unencrypted or TCP fallback.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Noarcen.tech · read 20 Sep 2026
- License
- Pier and Deck are free software under the AGPL-3.0 license.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Managed devices
- 1arcen.tech · read 20 Sep 2026
- Mobile apps
- Noarcen.tech · read 20 Sep 2026
- Privacy boundary
- Storage, file permissions, backups, and project security remain under the customer's systems and workstation account.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says there are no other maintainers or staffed support today.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- macOS,Linux,Windowsarcen.tech · read 20 Sep 2026
- Supported workflow
- Arcen describes use for VFX and media, engineering and CAD, and legal or government document workflows.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- Video
- The product offers Auto, Speed, Grading, and HDR presets and negotiates H.264, HEVC, or AV1 based on supported hardware.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Arcen lets a Mac user view and control a Linux, Windows, or Mac workstation while applications and project files remain on that workstation.arcen.tech · read 11 Oct 2026
