FreeRDP
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FreeRDP, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FreeRDP's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FreeRDP | Free | Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol · Apache license |
The facts
Each one read from FreeRDP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- The project FAQ describes launching Azure Virtual Desktop sessions using an RDPW file with ARM gateway or AAD security options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Commercial support
- The project says commercial support is offered by some individuals and companies, and names David Fort and Thincast Technologies.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Community help
- Users can seek help through Matrix, bridged IRC, the mailing list, or GitHub discussions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution coverage
- The FAQ says nightly builds are available for some distributions and users of other distributions may need to build from source.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Documentation limit
- The support page says the wiki is the most comprehensive documentation but is still incomplete.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- License
- The project says FreeRDP is released under the Apache license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- The latest release notes mention iOS client updates and an Android AAudio backend.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol and provides a library and client applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- RDP interoperability
- The project links to Microsoft Open Specifications and maintains a reference documentation list for the protocol.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security support
- The security policy lists the 3.x stable branch and master development branch as supported for security updates.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Vulnerability reporting
- The project asks users not to report security vulnerabilities as public GitHub issues and accepts reports through GitHub advisories or encrypted email.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support
- The project documents Linux packages or builds for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and OpenSUSE, plus a stable Flatpak.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mac support
- The project documents installing FreeRDP on Mac through Homebrew or MacPorts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux,Windows,macOS,iOS,Androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Windows support
- The project documents nightly static wfreerdp builds for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
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