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title: vis|ability Capture Client
description: Capture Client
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October 1, 2026
# vis|ability Capture Client
## An Overview
**What is Capture Client?**
**Capture Client** is specialized software used to capture content from computers (screen capture) and allows remote users to view and control (with permission) that content. Capture Client is used in conjunction with Desktop Client to enable users to easily share anything on their desktop with display walls, spaces, and other users.
**Think of it like a digital window to your desktop** — when you open the window, other users can see what you’re working on. And with permission, they can even control your screen remotely.
This can be especially helpful for sharing visuals from Content PCs, SCADA Machines, Virtual Desktops, and any other devices running applications that are crucial to day-to-day operation.
**But What About Security?!**
**Capture Client** securely captures and transmits content directly from a user’s screen using OS-level access to applications. When a request is made on the **vis|ability** platform to view, share, or control a desktop, **Capture Client** captures, encodes, and streams the content to **Multiplexer** (usually installed on the **System Manager** server), which then delivers the content to the viewer(s). All communications are encrypted and secure.
**What about Keyboard Mouse?**
If the Source computer configuration allows it (*this feature can be disabled on the Source computer through local configuration*), **Soft KVM** is available. By clicking or tapping the **Control** button, any mouse movements and keyboard keystrokes in the Capture Client window will be sent to the Source computer.
**Another Cool Feature**
If an application or the operating system of the Source PC generates audio, **Capture Client** will transmit the audio along with the visual content. The volume of local audio playback can be adjusted or muted.
**Note:** Audio streams are in stereo only, and high-definition audio formats like Dolby 5.2 or DTS **are not supported**.
### Added Feature: View-Only Capture Client
The **View Only Capture Client** is a specialized version of Capture Client for secure machines that must only allow viewing, without the risk of remote KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) control. This version is available as **viewOnlyCaptureClientSetup.msi**, which removes the KVM feature entirely, ensuring that only video and audio signals are transmitted.
#### **Key Differences:**
- The **Settings Panel** removes any KVM control options.
- It connects to the **vis|ability System Manager** for presence information.
- Viewers can still request access and are granted viewing permissions based on the settings of the **View Only Capture Client**.
- By default, it allows access after a 10-second delay (if there is a local user), but this can be adjusted for immediate access.
Content is delivered through **Multiplexer** to viewers using the same secure, encrypted communication as other versions of Capture Client.
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