🦊 SnakeUSBIP - Free USB/IP Client for Windows

🌐 Language / Idioma: English | Español

v2.0.3 | Download Latest | 📖 User Manual | 🌐 VPN Connection | 🖥️ Windows Server

Share and connect USB devices over network (LAN/WiFi/Internet) easily.
Transform any Linux device into a Virtual USB Hub accessible from Windows 10 and 11. Compatible with Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, Banana Pi, OpenWRT routers, CrealityBox and any ARM/x86 board running Linux.

🎬 Video Tutorial

▶️ Watch full tutorial on YouTube (Spanish audio, visual guide)

🆕 What's New in v2.0.2

• ️ Complete Rewrite - Migrated from PowerShell to .NET 9 (C# / WPF)
• 🔔 Hybrid Notifications - Custom non-intrusive popups (Window) + BalloonTips (Tray)
• 💾 Device Persistence - Remembers connected devices after restart
• ⚡ Ultra-Fast - Native GUI with instant response times
• ✏️ Rename Devices - Assign custom names to USB devices (saved permanently)
• 📚 Updated Database - December 2025 usb.ids (+17,000 new devices)
• 🐛 Bug Fixes - Fixed Auto-Update, Hardware ID conflicts, connection monitor logic

✨ Features

• 🔍 Auto-Discovery - Scan for USB/IP servers on your local network
• 🌐 Internet Connection - Connect via Tailscale/ZeroTier (NAT traversal)
• 🔌 Easy Connection - Connect/disconnect devices with one click
• ⭐ Favorites - Save devices for quick reconnection
• 📋 Activity Log - History of connections, scans, and errors
• 🖥️ Built-in SSH - Configure Raspberry Pi servers directly
• 📋 Detailed Info - VID:PID and manufacturer for each device
• 🎨 Modern GUI - Native WPF interface with dark/light themes
• 🌐 Multi-language - English and Spanish
• 🔄 Auto-update - Detects new versions from GitHub

📦 Installation

Option 1: Portable

1. Download from Releases:
2. Windows x64: SnakeUSBIP-v2.0.0-x64.zip
3. Windows ARM64: SnakeUSBIP-v2.0.0-arm64.zip (Surface Pro X, etc.)
4. Extract the ZIP to any folder
5. Run SnakeUSBIP.exe as Administrator
6. Done!

Option 2: Installer (x64 only) (Recommended)

1. Download SnakeUSBIP_Setup_v2.0.0.exe from Releases
2. Run the installer as Administrator
3. Follow the installation wizard

⚠️ ARM64 Users

ARM64 drivers are test-signed. See README_ARM64.md in the ZIP for instructions to enable Windows Test Mode.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Scan - Click 🔍 Scan to find servers
2. List - Click 🔄 List to see available devices
3. Connect - Double-click a device or right-click → Connect
4. Disconnect - Right-click → Disconnect

🌐 Internet Connection (VPN)

1. Install Tailscale on Windows and your server
2. Click 🌐 VPN to see peers with active USB/IP
3. Select a remote server and connect

See docs/VPN_INTERNET_EN.md for complete guide.

🐧 USB/IP Server (Linux)

Works on any Linux device with USB ports:

See docs/RASPBERRY_PI_SERVER_EN.md for complete instructions.

🖥️ USB/IP Server (Windows) - NEW!

SnakeUSBIP Server is a GUI wrapper for usbipd-win that makes sharing USB devices from Windows simple.

Features

• 🔧 Auto-installation of usbipd-win driver
• 📤 One-click Share/Stop for USB devices
• 🔒 Single UAC prompt at startup (no popups during use)
• 📛 Descriptive device names via WMI enrichment
• 🗑️ Uninstall option to clean up drivers

Download

Download SnakeUSBIP-Server-v2.2.zip from Releases

Quick Setup

1. Extract the ZIP
2. Run SnakeUSBIP-Server.exe as Administrator
3. Click Share on any USB device
4. Use SnakeUSBIP client to connect from another PC

Quick setup (Debian/Ubuntu/Raspbian):

sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y linux-tools-generic hwdata
sudo modprobe usbip_host
sudo usbipd -D
sudo usbip list -l
sudo usbip bind -b 1-1.4  # Replace with your bus-id

OpenWRT:

opkg update && opkg install usbip-server kmod-usb-ohci
usbipd -D

🎯 What can I do with my device?

Have a spare Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi or CrealityBox? Turn them into a remote USB Hub!

📁 Structure

SnakeUSBIP/
├── SnakeUSBIP.exe      # Main application (.NET 9 WPF)
├── usbipw.exe          # USB/IP client
├── devnode.exe         # Device manager
├── libusbip.dll        # USB/IP library
├── drivers/            # USB/IP drivers (WHLK certified x64)
├── usb.ids             # USB database (Dec 2025)
├── CleanDrivers.ps1    # Driver cleanup script
└── Logo-SnakeFoxU-con-e.ico  # App icon

⚙️ Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• Administrator privileges
• Local network with USB/IP server

📄 License

GPL v3 (GNU General Public License) - See LICENSE

🙏 Credits

This project wouldn't be possible without the work of:

Special Thanks

• 🦊 Vadim Grn - For the signed drivers that make USB/IP possible on Windows without test mode
• 🐙 OctoWrt Community - For showing the CrealityBox can be much more than a paperweight
• 🐧 Linux USB/IP Team - For creating the protocol that makes all this possible