Remote desktop for retail and POS.
Manage point-of-sale terminals, kiosks and store PCs across every location. No technician visits, no nightly drives — just unattended access from a single dashboard.
Why retail IT is hard.
Four reasons store-PC maintenance eats more time than it should.
POS systems need maintenance across locations
Point-of-sale terminals need regular updates, configuration changes and troubleshooting — and that work multiplies across every store.
On-site tech visits are expensive
Sending technicians to individual stores for routine maintenance or minor issues wastes time and money.
Inventory systems tied to store PCs
Inventory management and reporting software runs on in-store machines. Fixing issues remotely is hard without the right tools.
Managing many locations is complex
Retail chains with dozens or hundreds of stores struggle to keep all systems consistent without centralised remote control.
POS management from one dashboard.
Six ways GoDesk turns a retail fleet into something a small IT team can run.
Unattended access to POS terminals
Connect to any store PC 24/7. No store staff needed to accept the connection — useful for after-hours maintenance.
Remote troubleshooting at scale
Resolve issues across all store locations from a single dashboard. One tech, the whole fleet.
Address book by location
Organise stores by region, format, or custom tags. Find the right terminal in seconds even at hundreds of stores.
File transfer for updates and reports
Push software updates and price lists; pull sales reports and diagnostics. All inside the encrypted session.
Session recording for compliance
Recording for documentation, training and dispute resolution. Useful for regulated retail environments.
Works on Windows and Linux POS
Supports embedded Linux POS terminals and Windows store PCs. Mixed-OS environments from one client app.
Features for retail IT.
What's needed to run a multi-location retail technology stack remotely.
Unattended access
Connect to POS terminals and store PCs anytime without someone on-site to accept. Especially useful for after-hours work.
Address book
Organise all your store devices by location, region or custom tags. Quickly find and connect across your retail network.
Remote reboot
Restart frozen POS systems remotely and automatically reconnect. No phone call to the store needed.
File transfer
Push software updates, price lists and configuration files; pull sales reports and logs for review.
Cross-platform
Manage Windows POS terminals, Linux-based kiosks and store PCs from any device, including your phone.
Connection history
Track every remote session with timestamps and device details. Know exactly who accessed which terminal and when.
Frequently asked questions.
Can I manage POS terminals without store staff present?
How do I organise devices across many store locations?
Does GoDesk work with Linux-based POS systems?
Can I push software updates to multiple stores remotely?
Related use cases
Remote retail IT, one dashboard.
Free for personal use, no credit card. Manage your first store, then the whole chain.