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    <span class="eyebrow"><b>Free and open source</b><span class="sep"> · </span><span class="plats">macOS · Windows · Linux · iPhone</span></span>
    <h1>Your Steam Frame, <span>managed from your desk.</span></h1>
    <p class="lede">See what the headset sees, install games and Android apps, move files and text across, and keep an eye on battery and status. All over SSH, with nothing to install on the Frame.</p>
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    <p class="fine"><span hidden>Latest: <span data-version></span> · </span><a href="#download">All platforms</a> · MIT licence · Not affiliated with Valve</p>
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      <h2>Sixty-six seconds of Frame Control</h2>
      <p>Recorded against a real Steam Frame. Turn the sound on.</p>
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      <span class="kicker">Features</span>
      <h2>Everything the headset needs, one window away</h2>
      <p>Frame Control uses what SteamOS already ships. It only changes what you click.</p>
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        <h3>Headset view</h3>
        <p>Live video of what the lenses show at about 30 fps, or a still of both eyes. Zoom, pan, full screen, save as PNG.</p>
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        <h3>Battery and status</h3>
        <p>Charge, charging watts and time left, storage, memory, temperature, Wi-Fi, and what's running.</p>
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        <h3>Steam games</h3>
        <p>Everything you own with its Steam Frame rating. Install onto the headset with live progress, and search the store.</p>
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        <h3>Android apps</h3>
        <p>About 4,500 F-Droid apps rated for the Frame. One click installs each as its own app in your Steam library.</p>
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        <h3>Files, games and clipboard</h3>
        <p>Drag files onto the window to send them. Drop a game's .zip, folder or .exe to add it to the Steam library. Send your clipboard to the headset's desktop.</p>
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        <h3>Screenshots</h3>
        <p>Browse the shots you take in the headset and save them straight to your Pictures folder.</p>
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        <h3>Flatpaks and display</h3>
        <p>Install desktop apps like Moonlight or VLC, and set each Android app's resolution and text size.</p>
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        <h3>One-click tools</h3>
        <p>SSH, SFTP, Steam Link, remote desktop, volume, sleep, restart and shut down.</p>
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        <span class="kicker">Games</span>
        <h2>Your Steam library, rated for the Frame</h2>
        <p>See every game you own with how well it runs on the Frame, then install it onto the headset without putting it on.</p>
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          <li>Live download progress, straight from the Steam client on the headset</li>
          <li>Search the Steam store from your computer</li>
          <li>Sideload your own Linux or Windows games, with Proton or the Linux runtime picked for you</li>
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        <h2>Android apps, one click each</h2>
        <p>A catalogue of about 4,500 F-Droid apps, each tested and rated on a real Frame. Every app gets its own Lepton instance and its own tile in your Steam library.</p>
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          <li>Filter by what works on the Frame</li>
          <li>Install any APK you have, no Android SDK needed</li>
          <li>Set resolution and text size per app</li>
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        <h2>The fiddly bits, done for you</h2>
        <p>Open an SSH session or SFTP, start Steam Link or remote desktop, change the volume, or put the headset to sleep, all from one tab.</p>
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      <span class="kicker">iPhone and iPad</span>
      <h2>Also in your pocket</h2>
      <p>The same features on iPhone and iPad, served from the Frame itself, so there's nothing to run on a computer. Build it from the repo in Xcode.</p>
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      <h2>One password, typed once</h2>
      <p>Everything else happens on your computer.</p>
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        <h3>Turn on Developer Mode</h3>
        <p>On the Frame: Steam Settings → System → <b>Enable Developer Mode</b>, then <b>Set User Password</b> in the Developer section.</p>
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        <h3>Set up the connection</h3>
        <p>Open Frame Control and choose <b>Set Up Connection</b>. It finds the headset, makes an SSH key, and asks for that password once.</p>
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        <h3>That's it</h3>
        <p>The app reaches the headset whenever it's awake and on the same network. For anywhere else, use <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/blob/main/docs/tailscale.md">Tailscale</a>.</p>
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      <h2>Get Frame Control</h2>
      <p>Free, with Python and adb built in. <span hidden>Version <span data-version></span>.</span> <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases">Release notes</a></p>
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        <span class="need">Windows 10 or 11, x64</span>
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          <a class="btn primary" href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control/releases/latest/download/Frame-Control-Setup-x64.exe">Download installer</a>
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        <span class="need">x64 or arm64 · needs <code>ssh</code></span>
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      <h2>Good questions</h2>
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        <summary>macOS says the app is damaged or can't be checked</summary>
        <div><p>The app isn't notarized, because there's no paid Apple developer account behind it. Drag it to Applications, then clear the download quarantine once in Terminal:</p>
        <p><code>xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Frame Control.app"</code></p></div>
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        <summary>Windows SmartScreen says it protected my PC</summary>
        <div><p>The installer isn't code-signed. Choose <b>More info → Run anyway</b>, or use the portable .zip: unzip it anywhere and run <code>Frame Control.exe</code>.</p></div>
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        <summary>What does it change on my headset?</summary>
        <div><p>Only what you click. Installs go to your user account on the Frame, and nothing needs <code>sudo</code> except the power buttons. On your computer it adds a <code>Host frame</code> entry to <code>~/.ssh/config</code> and two SSH keys.</p></div>
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        <summary>Is it safe to leave Developer Mode on?</summary>
        <div><p>With Developer Mode on, SSH, ADB and remote desktop are reachable on your local network. Use trusted networks, turn Developer Mode off when you don't need it, and never port-forward those ports from your router. For remote access, use Tailscale. <a href="https://github.com/saphid/frame-control#readme">Security notes</a></p></div>
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        <summary>Is this made by Valve?</summary>
        <div><p>No. It's an unofficial hobby project, free and MIT-licensed. Steam, Steam Frame and SteamVR are trademarks of Valve Corporation.</p></div>
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