Open Source Windows 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: 130,818 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: 457 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: 173 This Week
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    UltraViewer

    UltraViewer

    Free remote desktop control software for Windows

    UltraViewer is a lightweight, fast and completely free remote desktop software designed for remote support, online meetings, remote work and computer administration. It allows you to remotely control a partner’s computer securely with minimal latency, transfer files, chat and share screen in both directions. Widely used by IT technicians and individuals for quick remote assistance. The program works through firewalls and routers without complex configuration thanks to built-in ID/Password connection system. UltraViewer is safe – all sessions are encrypted and require explicit permission from the controlled side. No registration or subscription required. Perfect alternative to TeamViewer, AnyDesk or Chrome Remote Desktop when you need a simple, portable and cost-free solution.
    Downloads: 1,236 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: 394 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: 54 This Week
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    Tactical RMM

    Tactical RMM

    A remote monitoring & management tool, built with Django, Vue and Go

    Tactical RMM is a remote monitoring & management tool, built with Django and Vue. It uses an agent written in golang and integrates with MeshCentral. Demo database resets every hour. A lot of features are disabled for obvious reasons due to the nature of this app. Teamviewer-like remote desktop control. Real-time remote shell. Remote file browser (download and upload files). Remote command and script execution (batch, powershell and python scripts). Event log viewer. Services management. Windows patch management. Automated checks with email/SMS alerting (cpu, disk, memory, services, scripts, event logs). Automated task runner (run scripts on a schedule). Remote software installation via chocolatey. Software and hardware inventory.
    Downloads: 30 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: 26 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: 249 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: 16 This Week
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    Galinette cendrée

    Galinette cendrée

    Administration Remote Desktop Service - TSAdmin

    Remote Desktop Service - User Profile Disks - TSAdmin Administration des terminaux légers dans un environnement RDS. Galinette cendrée est un outil destiné aux administrateurs d’architecture RDS Terminal Server. Sa fonction première est de gérer les sessions RDP/TSE des utilisateurs via une interface simple. Il permet de remplacer « TSAdmin » ou le « Gestionnaire de service de bureaux à distance ». - Gestion des sessions RDP pour un serveur Broker (Bureau à distance et Remote App) - Gestion des profils VHD et VHDX pour un partage UPD. - Gestion des profils FSLOGIX - Prise de contrôle via le mode Shadow Session - Prise de contrôle via un logiciel tiers installé sur le terminal (VNC…) - Intégration avec Active Directory - Interrogation LDAP des utilisateurs AD - Interrogation WMI du terminal - Gestion des processus pour un utilisateur - Envoyer des messages pour un serveur ou un utilisateur
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    Downloads: 43 This Week
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    WakeMeOnLan

    WakeMeOnLan

    Turn on computers remotely by sending Wake-on-LAN (WOL) packet

    This utility allows you to easily turn on one or more computers remotely by sending Wake-on-LAN (WOL) packet to the remote computers. When your computers are turned on, WakeMeOnLan allows you to scan your network, and collect the MAC addresses of all your computers, and save the computers list into a file. Later, when your computers are turned off or in standby mode, you can use the stored computers list to easily choose the computer you want to turn on, and then turn on all these computers with a single click. WakeMeOnLan also allows you to turn on a computer from command-line, by specifying the computer name, IP address, or the MAC address of the remote network card.
    Downloads: 93 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: 6 This Week
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    ThinVNC - Web Remote Desktop

    ThinVNC - Web Remote Desktop

    HTML5 Client for Remote Desktop Access

    ThinVNC is a web remote access client (browser-based, HTML5). It's an improved version of the standard VNC protocol. It covers all the same scenarios, but shows a much better performance, without the need to install a PC client or any browser plugin. Once you install ThinVNC on the PC or Laptop that acts as "server", you just need a web browser to connect. Access your desktop and files remotely (even from mobile devices) and work as if you were just in from that computer. ThinVNC is a pure web Remote Access implementation (HTML5 & AJAX based). The web client works on any HTML5-compliant browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, IE, or Edge. NOTE: This project was the first version of Thinfinity VNC. Visit our website try out the most recent version of this product and check our other virtualization, WFH, and RDP solutions.
    Downloads: 29 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: 20 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: 60 This Week
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    PowerRemoteDesktop

    PowerRemoteDesktop

    Remote Desktop entirely coded in PowerShell

    PowerRemoteDesktop is a PowerShell-based toolkit that provides automation and management capabilities around Microsoft Remote Desktop environments. It exposes functions to enumerate sessions, capture screenshots, pull clipboard contents, and manage connections—allowing administrators to script routine support and monitoring tasks for RDP hosts. Because it operates in the PowerShell ecosystem, it can be combined with standard modules for credentials, logging, and orchestration to implement helpdesk workflows or scaled health checks across many servers. The project tends to be useful in managed Windows estates where remote session visibility and lightweight automation reduce manual clicking in administrative consoles. It is positioned as an ops/productivity aid rather than a replacement for full remote-control software, emphasizing repeatable, auditable scripts for common remote desktop tasks.
    Downloads: 2 This Week
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    Webterminal bastion server

    Webterminal bastion server

    ssh rdp vnc telnet sftp bastion/jump web putty xshell terminal

    Webterminal implemented by django. This project focus on DevOps and Continuous Delivery. For now it supports almost 90% of remote management protocols such as vnc, ssh, RDP, telnet, sftp... It supports the possibility to monitor and record user actions when users use this project to manage their server! You can also replay the user action such as a video. Hope you enjoy it. Webterminal helper support (use your favorite tools to manage and connect server) VNC, RDP, SFTP Remote file browser (download, delete, update and upload files). Ubuntu webterminal helper support. Mac webterminal helper support. Windows webterminal helper support. Commercial version provides mstsc helper.
    Downloads: 2 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: 15 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: 5 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: 1 This Week
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    UltraVNC

    UltraVNC

    UltraVNC: Remote Access Tools VNC/RFB Remote Desktop Support Software

    UltraVNC: Remote Desktop Support Software - Remote PC Access - Remote Desktop Connection Software - VNC/RFB Compatibility - Virtual Network Computing - Remote Frame Buffer - FileTransfer - Encryption Plugin - Text Chat - MS Authentication
    Downloads: 4 This Week
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    EchoVNC is a secure, "firewall-friendly" remote-desktop tool with support for VNC, Remote Desktop, and RAdmin servers and viewers. With it, a Windows PC or OSX Mac can be remotely accessed regardless of firewall, router or web-proxy configuration.
    Downloads: 4 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: 5 This Week
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    Remote Desktop (RD) Connection Manager
    Remote Desktop (RD) Connection Manager allows easy working with remote desktops and servers. It supports: Citrix ICA, Microsoft Windows terminal services (RDP), VMRC, VNC as well as VDI: VMWare Workstation, VMWare ESX and ESXi servers, Microsoft Hype
    Downloads: 7 This Week
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