SynaraRemote Connections and Synara Alto
Control Synara on one computer from another. Pair and approve a device, see where remote traffic goes, and manage your Synara Alto subscription.
Remote Connections let you control Synara on one computer from another. From the controlling computer you can open the source computer's workspaces, steer its chats, and handle its approvals. They are new in Synara 1.5.0 Stable and included with Synara Alto.
The source computer keeps running the agents. It must stay online and keep Synara running for live remote work. When it is offline, saved Inbox recaps stay readable from your other computers.
Remote Connections work between computers running Synara Desktop on macOS, Windows x64, and Linux x64. A Mac that hosts a managed connection needs macOS 15 or newer. The iPhone and iPad app is coming soon.
What you need
- Synara 1.5.0 or newer on both computers. Install the current Stable build from Downloads.
- One Synara account, signed in on both computers.
- A Synara Alto subscription (monthly or yearly) on that account.
- The source computer online, with Synara running and Allow connections turned on.
Subscribe to Synara Alto
- Choose monthly or yearly on Pricing, verify the email you use for your Synara account, and continue to Polar checkout.
- Sign in to Synara Desktop with that same account.
- Open Settings → Usage & limits → Synara Alto to check access, manage the plan, or cancel renewal. You can also start checkout from this panel.
Pair a computer
Allow connections on the source computer
On the computer that runs your agents, open Settings → Connections → Control this Mac (or Control this computer) and turn on Allow connections.
Create a pairing code
In the same section, select Connect a device, then choose Computer to see a pairing code and this computer's fingerprint. Codes look like ABCD-2345. Each code works once and expires within 10 minutes. Create a new one if it expires.
Request access from the other computer
On the controlling computer, open Settings → Connections → Control other devices, select Add, enter the code, and select Find computer. Compare the fingerprint with the one shown on the source computer. If they match, check The identity matches on both computers and select Request access. Both computers must be signed in to the same Synara account.
Approve the device
Back on the source computer, approve the request only if you recognize the device. It then appears under Computers you can control on the controlling computer. Open it to work in its workspaces.
Where your data goes
- The source computer runs the agents and stores workspace history and files. Connected devices may cache conversations, images, and other files. Drafts and queued messages may also be stored on the controlling device.
- Authorized remote traffic may travel through your configured relay or a managed Cloudflare tunnel. Hosted sign-in uses WorkOS, and the hosted API and managed tunnels use Cloudflare.
- Providers are still called from the source computer, with the provider accounts configured there. They receive the prompts, attachments, and context the work requires, under their own terms.
- Device approval and account ownership are independent of subscription access.
See Privacy for the full policy.
Revoke access or cancel
- Revoke a device from Settings → Connections on the source computer when it should no longer have access. Active sessions lists who is connected right now, and you can end a session there.
- Turning off Allow connections stops all devices from connecting until you turn it on again.
- If you cancel Synara Alto, Remote Connections stay available until the end of the paid period. Local use of Synara and your pairings are kept.
If a computer shows as offline
- Check that Synara is running on the source computer and that both computers are online.
- Confirm that Allow connections is on and that the device has not been revoked.
- Check that both computers are signed in to the same Synara account and that Alto is active under Settings → Usage & limits.
- On a Mac hosting a managed connection, confirm it runs macOS 15 or newer.
Publish a profile
Alto subscribers can choose a handle and publish their Synara profile at trysynara.com/@handle. Visibility is controlled from the profile settings. Private Inbox recaps are separate from the public profile. For how account data is stored and shared, see Privacy.