Light is Green vs Moonlight Web
Light is Green
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Moonlight Web
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| Figure | Light is Green | Moonlight Web |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 1 |
| Spec score · Game Remote Play Software | 7.3 (#21) | 8.6 (#5) |
| Controls | Features include Switch controller mapping, vibration feedback, and Xbox Guide access through L3 + R3 or the touch overlay. | Xbox and PlayStation controllers with rumble, keyboard, pointer-lock mouse, touch trackpad and virtual keyboard are supported. |
| Product | Light is Green is an independently maintained, open-source Cloud Play and Remote Play client for Nintendo Switch homebrew. | MoonlightWeb is a free, open-source, self-hosted server that streams a gaming PC to devices with a modern browser. |
| Purpose | Light is Green is an independently maintained, open-source Cloud Play and Remote Play client for Nintendo Switch homebrew. | A self-hosted server streams a gaming PC to devices with a modern browser; only the gaming PC needs the server installed. |
| Streaming | The client uses native WebRTC and zero-copy rendering with hardware H.264 decoding via NVDEC and GPU presentation via deko3d. | Supports up to 4K HDR at up to 240 fps with H.264, HEVC, and AV1 hardware decoding through WebCodecs. |
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Light is Green
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Moonlight Web
Moonlight Web is a free, open-source self-hosted server that streams a gaming PC to devices with a modern browser. The server is installed only on the gaming PC; clients open a URL without installing an app or creating an account. The maker states support for streams up to 4K HDR at 240 fps and latency under 20 ms over Wi-Fi. Browser decoding uses WebCodecs for H.264, HEVC, and AV1, depending on available browser support. Supported controls include Xbox and PlayStation controllers with rumble, keyboard, pointer-lock mouse, touch trackpad, and virtual keyboard. The client can discover and pair with Sunshine, Wolf, and MultiSeat hosts. Remote sessions use direct peer-to-peer WebRTC, with an outgoing connection to an introduction server and no public web ports exposed. Sessions support up to four players, including the host. The gaming PC needs a hardware-encoding-capable GPU; Linux hosting also requires x64 and a sufficiently recent distribution. Linux-host HDR is not implemented.