As of Oct 14, Kimi Code Desktop 1.1.0, released October 14, is now available for Linux as AppImage, deb and RPM packages and adds Remote Control, which lets users watch task progress, handle approvals and send follow-up instructions from a phone, tablet or another computer through a link or QR code while files, shell commands and tools keep running on the desktop machine.
Kimi Code Docs published this on Oct 14, 2026 (source: kimi.com).
Kimi Code Desktop 1.1.0, released October 14, is now available for Linux as AppImage, deb and RPM packages and adds Remote Control, which lets users watch task progress, handle approvals and send follow-up instructions from a phone, tablet or another computer through a link or QR code while files, shell commands and tools keep running on the desktop machine. Remote Control is limited to membership tiers that include Kimi Code benefits. The release also adds a file tree panel, optional real-time progress updates and a kimi app terminal command that opens a new desktop chat in a given directory.
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