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Open-source alternatives to Remote Desktop

Projects with an open-source licence: you can inspect, modify and self-host the code.

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  1. RustDesk

    Purslane Ltd. (RustDesk)

    87

    Open-source remote desktop you can self-host

    Open source 90 WindowsLinuxmacOSAndroid
  2. 1PhoneMirror

    MSEndpointMgr

    67

    Wireless screen mirroring for iOS (AirPlay) and Android (scrcpy) on Windows.

    Open source 77 Windows
  3. Apollo

    Yukino Song

    67

    Sunshine fork - The easiest way to stream with the native resolution of your client device.

    Open source 77 Windows
  4. Avash

    Adrien Cros

    67

    Native, fast and secure SSH, RDP and VNC connection manager

    Open source 77 Windows
  5. ClipTyper

    unpaved028

    67

    Types clipboard text as keystrokes where paste is blocked: VM consoles, iLO/iDRAC, KVM-over-IP, RDP and paste-blocked fields.

    Open source 77 Windows
  6. Coder

    Coder Technologies, Inc.

    67

    Remote development environments on your infrastructure provisioned with Terraform

    Open source 77 Windows
  7. Coder Desktop (Core)

    Coder Technologies Inc.

    67

    Coder Desktop application for Windows. Coder enables organizations to set up development environments in their public or private cloud infrastructure.

    Open source 77 Windows
  8. CrossDesk

    CrossDesk

    67

    一款支持 Web 客户端访问的轻量级跨平台远程桌面软件。

    Open source 77 Windows
  9. cv4pve-pepper

    Corsinvest Srl

    67

    Launching SPICE remote-viewer for Proxmox VE

    Open source 77 Windows
  10. cv4pve-vdi

    Corsinvest Srl

    67

    VDI client for Proxmox VE — SPICE and RDP remote console launcher

    Open source 77 Windows
  11. DX Manager

    maze-mei

    67

    Manage Samsung DeX virtual displays and scrcpy app windows on Windows.

    Open source 77 Windows
  12. Escrcpy

    viarotel

    67

    Graphical Scrcpy to display and control Android, devices powered by Electron.

    Open source 77 Windows
  13. ff-rdp

    ractive

    67

    Use Firefox's Remote Debugging Protocol via a CLI

    Open source 77 Windows
  14. Frpc-Desktop

    luckjiawei

    67

    FRP跨平台桌面客户端,可视化配置,轻松实现内网穿透!

    Open source 77 Windows
  15. HopToDesk

    HopToDesk

    67

    Free remote desktop tool for secure peer to peer screen sharing, remote control, file transfer, and chat.

    Open source 77 Windows
  16. LocalTV Remote

    LocalTV

    67

    Lightweight phone-as-remote-mouse/keyboard daemon for Windows

    Open source 77 Windows
  17. LuminalShine

    NortheBridge Foundation

    67

    A Modern Self-hosted High Performance Sunshine-compatible game stream host for Moonlight designed for Windows 11 and Windows 11 Insider Preview. Maintained by the NortheBridge Foundation.

    Open source 77 Windows
  18. MindFS

    a9gent

    67

    通过 MindFS 随时随地访问个人 AI agent 和工作站数据。

    Open source 77 Windows
  19. mstsfence

    martona

    67

    Keep full-screen Remote Desktop (mstsc) sized to the monitor work area, so the host taskbar stays visible and the session renders 1:1.

    Open source 77 Windows
  20. MyTerminal

    myterminal

    67

    一个基于 Rust、Tauri 2 和 React 构建的现代桌面 SSH 终端管理工具。

    Open source 77 Windows
  21. 67

    A GPU-accelerated terminal for Windows that keeps your sessions alive.

    Open source 77 Windows
  22. Netcatty

    binaricat

    67

    AI-powered SSH client, SFTP browser and terminal manager.

    Open source 77 Windows
  23. NethLink

    NethesisSRL

    67

    NethLink is a tool designed to link NethServer systems and provide remote access tools. This project aims to offer a simple yet powerful user interface for managing NethServer systems more efficiently.

    Open source 77 Windows
  24. Nexus Terminal

    Heavrnl

    67

    A modern, feature-rich web-based SSH / RDP / VNC client dedicated to providing a highly customizable remote connection experience.

    Open source 77 Windows
  25. OpenPubkey SSH

    OpenPubkey

    67

    A tool which enables SSH to be used with OpenID Connect, allowing SSH access management via identities like alice@example.com instead of long-lived SSH keys.

    Open source 77 Windows
  26. Oryxis

    Wilson Glasser

    67

    Modern SSH client built in Rust — terminal, SFTP, and host management.

    Open source 77 Windows
  27. OxideTerm

    AnalyseDeCircuit

    67

    Local-first SSH workspace for local shells and remote machines.Zero Electron, zero OpenSSL, zero telemetry, and no app subscription for core SSH workflows.

    Open source 77 Windows
  28. PairUX

    Profullstack, Inc.

    67

    Collaborative screen sharing with remote control

    Open source 77 Windows
  29. PersistentWindows

    kangyu-california

    67

    This project addresses a long-standing issue in Windows 7, 10, and 11, where windows get repositioned after events such as the system waking up, external monitor connections or disconnections, changes in monitor resolution, or during RDP reconnection

    Open source 77 Windows
  30. Pier-X

    chenqi92

    67

    IDE-style desktop workbench for terminal, Git, SSH, databases, and remote ops.

    Open source 77 Windows

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