Remote Commander
Remote Commander is a free, MIT-licensed desktop app for managing remote connections in one tabbed workspace.
What Remote Commander is
Remote Commander is a free, MIT-licensed desktop app for managing remote connections in one tabbed workspace. It supports SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, OpenVPN, WireGuard, a web console, and a remote file editor on Windows, macOS, and Linux. SSH offers jump-host support and automatic reconnect; SFTP provides a dual-pane file manager with drag-and-drop transfers. RDP can run in an app tab through guacd or fall back to an external FreeRDP window, while VNC runs in the app through noVNC. The web console supports isolated sessions by profile, proxies, bookmarks, and viewing PDF, JSON, and Markdown files. Users can group connections into profiles, split panes, save workspaces, and export connection history as CSV. Credentials use the OS keychain or an encrypted-file fallback, and profile exports use password-protected AES-256-GCM encryption. The project warns that the fallback may be base64-encoded on systems without an OS keychain, such as WSL2. RDP and VPN need system tools, and the local terminal needs an optional native module. The app is listed as active development at v0.1.0.
Good
- Combines SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, VPN, and web console.
- SSH supports jump hosts and automatic reconnect.
- Profiles, groups, split panes, and saved workspaces.
- MIT license permits commercial use and redistribution.
Watch out
- Credential fallback may be only base64-encoded.
- RDP and VPN require system tools.
- Local terminal requires an optional native module.
- Remote file editor is limited to text files up to 5 MB.
Who it suits
Remote Commander is aimed at engineers and homelabbers who manage several kinds of remote connections. It may suit users who want profiles and saved workspaces, provided they can meet the relevant system-tool requirements.
Verdict
Remote Commander brings several remote-access protocols and workspace tools into one desktop app. The project is at v0.1.0 active development, and some features depend on external tools or optional components.
Plans and prices
From Remote Commander's own pricing page, checked 10 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Remote Commander | Free | MIT-licensed; use, modify, and redistribute, including commercially |
The facts
Each one read from Remote Commander's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The project describes the app as a unified remote-access manager for engineers and homelabbers.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Credentials
- Credentials are stored encrypted at rest using the OS keychain or an Electron safeStorage-encrypted file fallback; the README notes the fallback may be base64-encoded on systems without an OS keychain.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Credential security
- Credentials are stored encrypted using the OS keychain or an encrypted-file fallback, and profile exports use password-protected AES-256-GCM encryption.checked 4 Oct 2026
- File editor limit
- The remote file editor supports text files up to 5 MB.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes itself as a unified remote-access manager for engineers and homelabbers.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The app is released under the MIT License, which the project says permits use, modification, and redistribution, including commercially.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License and development
- The project is MIT-licensed and lists its status as active development at v0.1.0.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The repository identifies the app as active development at v0.1.0 and lists auto-update as not yet wired and cloud profile sync as descoped.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- It supports SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, VPN, and web console connections.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Remote Commander combines terminals, file transfer, remote desktops, an embedded web console, remote file editing, and VPN control in one tabbed, split-pane desktop app.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Remote desktop
- RDP can run in a tab through Guacamole with an external FreeRDP fallback, and VNC runs in-app through noVNC.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Remote desktops
- RDP can run in an app tab through guacd or fall back to an external FreeRDP window; VNC runs in the app through noVNC.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirements
- RDP and VPN features require system tools, and the local terminal needs an optional native module.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The project warns that on systems without an OS keychain, such as WSL2, the fallback may be base64-encoded rather than strongly encrypted.checked 4 Oct 2026
- SSH and SFTP
- SSH includes an xterm.js terminal, jump-host support, and automatic reconnect, while SFTP provides dual-pane file transfers and a transfer queue.checked 10 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- RDP and VPN features require external system tools, and the local terminal needs an optional native module.checked 10 Oct 2026
- VPN integrations
- The app manages OpenVPN and WireGuard profiles and can connect a profile's VPN before opening a session.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Web console
- A sandboxed embedded browser opens device and cloud management interfaces, with per-profile sessions, proxy settings, and bookmarks.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Web security
- Web consoles run without Node access in isolated sessions, and invalid TLS certificates prompt for trust limited to the session unless a profile opts in permanently.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Workspace features
- Users can organize connections into profiles and groups, split panes, save workspaces, and export connection history as CSV.checked 4 Oct 2026
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