The video is functional, not smooth
Fine for finding a file. Rough for video, painful for anything that moves, and games are simply out of the question.
Where Chrome Remote Desktop stops being enough
Real work features are missing
File transfer is clumsy, multi-monitor support is limited, there's no terminal, and audio is hit-or-miss.
It's tied to Google's world
Everything routes through your Google account and the Chrome ecosystem, with the feature set frozen roughly where it was years ago.
How Axiom handles it
01
Install Axiom on the PC
Like CRD's host app, once, on the machine you want to reach. It gets a short connect ID.
02
Connect from any browser
The part you already like stays: no client installs, just a browser, an ID, and a password.
03
Get the features CRD never grew
Smooth 60fps video, real file transfer, clipboard, audio, terminal access, multi-monitor control — and a gaming mode.
Axiom
Same easy start, much higher ceiling
Video that keeps up
Your PC's graphics card encodes the screen into smooth video, so scrolling, timelines, and games move like they should.
A complete toolset
Files, clipboard, audio, terminal, multiple monitors — the everyday features CRD makes you live without.
Built for more than a quick check-in
Axiom sessions are meant for real work and real play, not just remembering to close a program you left open.
No Google account required
Your machines and sessions live in Axiom, connected by ID and password — not bolted to a browser vendor's ecosystem.
Honest answers
Questions people actually ask
Chrome Remote Desktop is free. Will Axiom be?
There will be a free tier for personal use, and early supporters get launch discounts. Paid plans fund the relay servers and the video pipeline that make Axiom smoother than free tools — that's the honest trade.
Is it as easy to set up as Chrome Remote Desktop?
That's the bar we hold ourselves to: install once on the PC, then a browser, an ID, and a password from anywhere. If we ever need you to touch a router setting, we've failed.
Can I use Axiom today?
Axiom is in early access. Join the waitlist and tell us what you want to connect from and to — we invite small groups of testers every week, starting with people whose setup we can support well.
How much will Axiom cost?
Personal use will stay generous and there will be a free tier. Early testers get launch discounts. Final pricing is not locked yet, and we will not surprise the waitlist with it.
