Open Source Linux Remote Desktop Software

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    TurboVNC

    TurboVNC

    High-speed, 3D-friendly, TightVNC-compatible remote desktop software

    TurboVNC is a high-performance, enterprise-quality version of VNC based on TightVNC, TigerVNC, and X.org. It contains a variant of Tight encoding that is tuned for maximum performance and compression with 3D applications (VirtualGL), video, and other image-intensive workloads. TurboVNC, in combination with VirtualGL, provides a complete solution for remotely displaying 3D applications with interactive performance. TurboVNC's high-speed encoding methods have been adopted by TigerVNC and libvncserver, and TurboVNC is also compatible with any other TightVNC derivative. TurboVNC forked from TightVNC in 2004 and still covers all of the TightVNC 1.3.x features, but TurboVNC contains numerous feature enhancements and bug fixes relative to TightVNC, and it compresses 3D and video workloads much better than TightVNC while using generally only 5-20% of the CPU time of the latter. Using non-default settings, TurboVNC can also be made to compress 2D workloads as "tightly" as TightVNC.
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    Downloads: 129,525 This Week
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    RustDesk

    RustDesk

    An open-source remote desktop, and alternative to TeamViewer

    RustDesk is a full-featured open source remote control alternative for self-hosting and security with minimal configuration. Desktop versions use Flutter or Sciter (deprecated) for GUI, this tutorial is for Sciter only, since it is easier and more friendly to start. Check out our CI for building Flutter version. You have full control of your data, with no concerns about security. You can use our rendezvous/relay server, or self-hosting, or write your own rendezvous/relay server.
    Downloads: 856 This Week
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    MeshCentral

    MeshCentral

    A complete web-based remote monitoring and management web site

    The open source, multi-platform, self-hosted, feature-packed web site for remote device management. MeshCentral is a full computer management web site. With MeshCentral, you can run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet. Once you get the server started, create device group and download and install an agent on each computer you want to manage. A minute later, the new computer will show up on the web site and you can take control of it. MeshCentral includes full web-based remote desktop, terminal and file management capability.
    Downloads: 134 This Week
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    TightVNC
    TightVNC is an improved version of VNC, great free remote-desktop tool. The improvements include bandwidth-friendly "Tight" encoding, file transfers in the Windows version, enhanced GUI, many bugfixes, and more.
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    Downloads: 382 This Week
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    xrdp

    xrdp

    An open source RDP server

    xrdp provides a graphical login to remote machines using RDP (Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol). xrdp accepts connections from a variety of RDP clients: FreeRDP, rdesktop, NeutrinoRDP and Microsoft Remote Desktop Client (for Windows, macOS, iOS and Android). As Windows-to-Windows Remote Desktop can, xrdp supports not only graphics remoting but also two-way clipboard transfer (text, bitmap, file), audio redirection, drive redirection (mount local client drives on a remote machine). Connect to a Linux desktop using RDP from anywhere (requires xorgxrdp Xorg module). Reconnect to an existing session. Session resizing (both on-connect and on-the-fly). RDP/VNC proxy (connect to another RDP/VNC server via xrdp). xrdp primarily targets GNU/Linux operating system. x86 (including x86-64) and ARM processors are most mature architecture to run xrdp on. Most Linux distributions should distribute the latest release of xrdp in their repository.
    Downloads: 46 This Week
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    Aspia

    Aspia

    Remote desktop and file transfer tool

    Free open-source application for real-time desktop remote control and file transfer. With Aspia, you can create your own NAT traversal infrastructure (using Router and Relay servers) with connection by ID or use direct connections. Aspia supports many features. Among them, detailed information about the system, task manager, audio, and text chat. It is safe. All transmitted data is encrypted. Add computers for quick connection, and create computer groups. Encryption of address books with a master password is supported. Connect to computers from your address book for work or remote assistance. Simple and fast. Manage files on the remote and local computer, transfer them to a remote computer or copy from it.
    Downloads: 22 This Week
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    noVNC

    noVNC

    VNC client web application

    noVNC is a VNC client JavaScript library as well as an application built on top of that library. noVNC runs well in any modern browser, including mobile browsers (iOS and Android).
    Downloads: 19 This Week
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    Anydesk

    Anydesk

    AnyDesk is a program for remote access to computers and devices

    AnyDesk is a program for remote access to computers and devices. It allows you to work with files, programs and documents without being bound to a specific place and time.
    Downloads: 180 This Week
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    CrossDesk

    CrossDesk

    A lightweight, cross-platform remote desktop software

    CrossDesk is a lightweight cross-platform remote desktop application with support for controlling remote devices from a web client. It is built as an experimental application on top of MiniRTC, a real-time audio and video transmission library. The project uses MiniRTC capabilities such as network traversal, H.264 and AV1 video encoding and decoding, Opus audio, signaling, congestion control, and SRTP encryption. It targets Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop environments, with platform version requirements depending on the operating system. CrossDesk is useful for users and developers who want a self-hostable remote desktop system with modern real-time media foundations. It is especially relevant for people exploring WebRTC-style remote control, cross-platform screen transmission, and browser-accessible desktop access.
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    ShellHub

    ShellHub

    Get seamless remote access to any Linux device

    ShellHub is a centralized SSH gateway that allows users to remotely access and manage their servers and devices from anywhere, using a web browser or a mobile app. It provides a secure and convenient way to connect to and control your servers and devices and can help to improve the security of your servers by preventing unauthorized access. ShellHub incorporates the use of Docker containers to facilitate the integration of new devices into the platform, simplifying configuration. ShellHub uses the SSH communication protocol to allow data exchange with the guarantee of privacy and integrity. Support multiple devices connected at the same time, different networks, and integration with architectures, including ARM (32 and 64 bits), which is used in most embedded devices, like Raspberry Pi, and i.MX6.
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    P2P Remote Desktop

    P2P Remote Desktop

    P2P Remote Desktop - Portable, No Configuration or Installation Needed

    p2p is a simple and educational peer-to-peer communication framework that demonstrates how devices can discover, connect, and exchange data directly without a central server. Built in C#, this project provides an easy-to-understand foundation for P2P networking, including peer discovery, messaging, and connection management. It’s particularly useful for learners and developers exploring decentralized communication or building the groundwork for P2P applications like chat systems or multiplayer games.
    Downloads: 5 This Week
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    ScreenCat

    ScreenCat

    Webrtc screensharing electron app for mac os (Alpha)

    The ScreenCat project is an open-source screen sharing and remote collaboration application built on Electron and WebRTC that lets users share their desktop and grant control of mouse and keyboard to remote participants. Originally designed for developers and tech enthusiasts rather than commercial use, it emphasizes hackability and contribution from the community. The software uses experimental Chromium WebRTC APIs to stream desktop video to another peer, and it supports remote control through a browser interface by sending a simple invite code. Although still in alpha status, it provides a rare open collaborative alternative to proprietary screen sharing solutions. The architecture includes native dependencies for simulating input events, enabling real-time remote control across systems. Users can also screenshare between two ScreenCat applications or with a normal web browser, making it versatile for remote assistance and pairing scenarios.
    Downloads: 3 This Week
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    Apache Guacamole

    Apache Guacamole

    HTML5 Clientless Remote Desktop

    Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. We call it clientless because no plugins or client software are required. Thanks to HTML5, once Guacamole is installed on a server, all you need to access your desktops is a web browser.
    Downloads: 11 This Week
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    Terminals

    Terminals

    Secure, multi tab terminal services/remote desktop client

    Terminals is a secure, multi-tab terminal services and remote desktop client for Windows. It was created to help users control multiple remote connections at the same time from one interface. The application uses the Terminal Services ActiveX Client and is positioned as a replacement for the standard mstsc.exe Remote Desktop client. It supports several remote connection protocols and is especially useful for administrators, support teams, and power users managing many machines. The project originated on CodePlex and was later moved to GitHub as the official source. Its focus is centralized remote access, session organization, and practical management of multiple terminal or remote desktop connections.
    Downloads: 2 This Week
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    RabbitRemoteControl

    RabbitRemoteControl

    Remote control. Support VNC, RDP, Terminal, SSH, TELNET etc

    Rabbit Remote Control is a open-source, cross-platform, multi-protocol remote control software. Allows you to use any device and system in anywhere and remotely manage any device and system in any way. Its goal is to be simple, convenient, security and easy to use, improving work efficiency. It include remote desktop, remote control, file transfer(FTP, SFTP), terminal, remote terminal(SSH, TELNET), player, network tools etc functions. This is only a read-only mirror repository. Main repository: https://github.com/KangLin/RabbitRemoteControl
    Downloads: 18 This Week
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    Terminal Server Client [tsclient]

    Terminal Server Client [tsclient]

    Project superseded by https://sourceforge.net/projects/remmina/

    Terminal Server Client [tsclient] is a GTK2 frontend for rdesktop and other remote desktop tools. This project has been superseded by Remmina - https://sourceforge.net/projects/remmina/
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    properJavaRDP is an open source Java RDP client for Windows Terminal Server. It is based on rdesktop, a SourceForge project. properJavaRDP runs on Java 1.1 up (optimised for 1.4), and works on Linux, Windows and Mac. It also includes log4j-java1.1.
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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    Remote Desktop Client for the GNOME Desktop. Supported protocols: RDP, VNC, SSH. Configured sessions can be saved to the built in list. Additional programs required: rdesktop, tightvnc, ssh, gnome-terminal. Application can be run with Mono runtime.
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    Downloads: 4 This Week
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    User Friendly Thin Client | 100% Free

    User Friendly Thin Client | 100% Free

    A completely free thin client OS for RDP & Citrix

    A free thin client OS designed by a professional sysadmin to be very easy to setup, and so easy to use that your users can use it without instructions. You can have the thin client up and running within minutes and mass deploy it your way.
    Downloads: 18 This Week
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    RAT (Remote Assistance Tool) is a Java Application designed for end user support and remote desktop control based on VNC. It is useable through nat devices and firewalls by connecting the communication end partners through a proxy server.
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    Downloads: 12 This Week
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    Ubuntu-Business-Desktop (LXC)

    Ubuntu-Business-Desktop (LXC)

    Ubuntu LXQT - LXC Template for Proxmox

    This is a LXC-Template witch can be used for a company or private. It's an adapted Ubuntu with x2go-Terminalserver and Webmincontrol. It's easy to control the system with webmin. You never must use the terminal. Try it!
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    Downloads: 5 This Week
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    MyConnector

    MyConnector

    Remote desktop chooser

    This is an aggregator program to connnect to various servers using all of the popular remote desktop protocols (RDP, VNC, Citrix, VMware, etc). https://myconnector.ru https://github.com/MyConnector/MyConnector
    Downloads: 4 This Week
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    FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol client that implements RDP following the documentation provided under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise.
    Downloads: 2 This Week
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    BerOS

    BerOS

    Minimal Debian-based RDP thin client OS with admin/user lock modes.

    BerOS is a minimal, bootable Debian 12 (Bookworm) Live OS designed to turn any PC into a secure RDP thin client. Booting straight into a lightweight Openbox session, it launches a custom Python-Tkinter RDP portal. Key Features: * High-Performance RDP: Powered by FreeRDP with RemoteFX, client-side audio, clipboard sync, and auto-resolution. * Dual-Security Modes: User Mode locks settings. Admin Mode (default pass: admin) allows modifying connections, network (DHCP/Static IP via NetworkManager), and hostnames. * USB/Local Configuration Persistence: Save settings directly to the boot media. * Local Disk Installer: Easily clone the OS to local HDD/SSD (BIOS/UEFI support). * Remote Shadowing: Embedded VNC server (x11vnc) with automatic dynamic Xauthority setup. If you have any ideas for changes/improvements, send me a message. 0.6.1 Fix connection error when no password is set Defauls password is admin - CAHNGE IT.
    Downloads: 7 This Week
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    Dayon! (active)

    Dayon! (active)

    Remote assistance made easy!

    Dayon! is an open source remote desktop and assistance solution. It is easy to use, secure, requires no registration and is free for personal and commercial use!
    Downloads: 6 This Week
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