Can't I use SharePoint Designer from local PC?

Hello,
I need to start developing a customized workflow for managing some projects.
Is the Visual Studio.NET the only tool I can use and should it be only installed on the server ??
Can't I use SharePoint Designer from my computer and then deploy the workflow to the server ??
Thanks,

Yes, Project server workflow needs custom activity.
Project server version 2007 and 2010 need visual studio for workflow development where as Project server 2013 supports both SharePoint Designer and Visual Studio .net.
It means it depends on your version of project server.
Yes VS.net need to be install on SharePoint(project server) directly for developing workflow for all the versions of project server.
local PC (on domain)you can use it for workflow development but deployment and debugging would be a problem from local PC. In this case i would suggest you to use dev environment server.
As far as SharePoint designer for project server 2013 is concerned you can use it from local PC while running SharePoint Designer but you need to run it as workflow set up account or farm account if you had used it as workflow account.
In Project server 2007 and 2010 version SharePoint designer can not be used for Workflow development.
kirtesh

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