Introduction

WarpKVM is hardware-grade KVM over IP. Plug it into any machine and that machine is yours from anywhere: 4K 60 capture, BIOS-level control, end-to-end encrypted, open source.

How it works

WarpKVM sits between a target machine and your network. It captures the machine's HDMI output with a hardware H.264 / H.265 encoder, emulates a USB keyboard, mouse, and mass-storage device, and streams everything over an end-to-end encrypted Tailscale mesh. On a wired LAN it adds about 30 ms at 1080p60 with the WarpKVM app.

Because control happens at the hardware level, the target machine needs no agent, no OS support, and no working operating system at all. BIOS menus, boot loaders, kernel panics: all reachable.

The hardware

WarpKVM 01 is the flagship. 4K at 60 Hz, on the same software that adds about 30 ms at 1080p60 with the WarpKVM app.

WarpKVM 02 is the workhorse. 4K capture at 30 Hz, with the local HDMI out at 1080p 60. Same I/O, same enclosure, same mesh stack, same latency target.

WarpKVM ATX adds wireless power, reset, and front-panel telemetry to any machine. It pairs with a WarpKVM or runs standalone, and installs through the front-panel header with no soldering.

WarpKVM ATX Inline does the same job in a smaller place. It drops in line between the case buttons and the motherboard header, so the case keeps working and the board gains a wireless trigger.

The enterprise line

The rack line is the overview: one management plane, one IP, one login, one audit trail, no per-node licensing. In development, quoted rather than carted; see the enterprise store for pricing.

WK chassis family is multi-port KVM over IP at 8, 16, or 32 ports, with dedicated capture and encode behind every connector.

WO serial console is up to 48 RJ45 ports and 8 USB-A host ports in 1U, inside the same federation.

Mac mini tray runs three Mac minis like servers in 2U, with A/B power, per-bay capture, and a servo-actuated power button.

Community Edition

WarpKVM DIY Kit is the same daemon and the same browser console running on off-the-shelf hardware you assemble yourself. It now has a full guide set: hardware, getting started, the image and recovery, capture modes, security posture, and troubleshooting.

HDMI to CSI Adapter is the HDMI to MIPI CSI bridge that makes the rest possible. It exposes EDID, which is how you tell a source what to send rather than accepting whatever it offers. Sold on its own for builders who already have a host board.

How these documents work

Where a page states a measurement, it is something we measured, on hardware, and the conditions are given alongside it. Where something is expected but untested, it says so. We would rather publish a hedge than a number that turns out to be wrong on your desk.

Guides for products still in development will land here before they ship. The specifications on each page are current today.