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18 Best Free and Open Source Remote Desktop Servers

August 27, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article examines the best free Linux remote desktop servers.

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19 Best Free and Open Source Remote Desktop Clients

May 28, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup

This article examines the best free and open source Linux remote desktop clients.

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IronRDP – Rust implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

March 17, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

IronRDP is an open source implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) written in Rust.

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hypr-rdp – native Remote Desktop Protocol server for Hyprland

March 16, 2026 Steve Emms Internet

hypr-rdp is a native Remote Desktop Protocol server for Hyprland that lets users connect to a running Hyprland desktop.

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KRDC – connect with RDP or VNC to another computer

September 23, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

KRDC is a client application that allows you to view or even control the desktop session on another machine

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XPipe is an awesome shell connection hub and remote file manager

May 6, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, Productivity, Reviews

XPipe is open source desktop software which lets you create and manage connections to remote system from a central interface.

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Field Monitor – GNOME remote desktop client for virtual machines

April 2, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Field Monitor is a GNOME remote desktop client for RDP, SPICE and VNC with direct Proxmox, libvirt and QEMU virtual machine integration.

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Guacamole – clientless remote desktop gateway

November 20, 2024 Steve Emms Internet

Apache Guacamole is a browser-based remote desktop gateway supporting RDP, VNC and SSH with file transfer, recording and access controls.

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FreeRDP – implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol

November 15, 2024 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

FreeRDP implements Microsoft’s RDP protocol with Linux clients, device redirection, multimedia support and modern authentication features.

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electerm – terminal emulator and much more

July 27, 2024 Steve Emms Productivity, Reviews

electerm is a terminal emulator with bags of additional functionality. It’s free and open source software.

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Connections – GNOME remote desktop client

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Connections is GNOME’s streamlined remote desktop client for connecting to Linux, Windows and virtual machines using RDP and VNC.

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Remmina – remote desktop client for RDP, VNC, SPICE and more

October 29, 2023 Steve Emms GUI, Internet

Remmina is a GTK remote desktop client for Linux supporting RDP, VNC, SPICE, X2Go, SSH and web connections from one interface.

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Ásbrú Connection Manager – graphical frontend for SSH

March 4, 2023 Eilidih Parris Internet, Reviews, Software

Ásbrú Connection Manager is a user interface that helps organizing remote terminal sessions and automating repetitive tasks.

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14 Best Free and Open Source Remote Display Software

August 9, 2022 Steve Emms Internet, Software, Utilities

This article examines the best free Linux remote desktop clients and terminal servers. We feature free and open source software.

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