xrdp
The facts below are what the maker publishes about xrdp, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From xrdp's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| xrdp | Free | Open-source RDP server · GNU/Linux is the primary target |
The facts
Each one read from xrdp's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access mode
- unattendedchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Audio
- Audio and microphone redirection require building additional modules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The project states that RDP transport is encrypted using TLS by default.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Installation
- The project says most Linux distributions provide xrdp packages and gives apt and dnf installation instructions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitHub repository lists the project under the Apache-2.0 license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network requirement
- xrdp listens on TCP port 3389, which the project says must be allowed through the firewall for the desired access route.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Proxy
- xrdp can proxy connections to another RDP or VNC server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- xrdp provides graphical login to remote machines using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).checked 12 Oct 2026
- RDP clients
- The project lists FreeRDP, rdesktop, KRDC, NeutrinoRDP, Windows MSTSC, and Microsoft Remote Desktop as clients that can connect.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Resource redirection
- It supports two-way clipboard transfer for text, bitmap, and files, plus drive redirection for mounting client drives on the remote machine.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security updates
- The xrdp v0.10.6.1 release notes say the release fixes 10 vulnerabilities and one regression.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Session features
- It supports reconnecting to existing sessions and resizing sessions on connection or while connected.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists user and development Google Groups and a Gitter chat for contact.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform support limits
- The platform support policy says macOS and other UNIX-like systems are not fully supported, and xrdp no longer works on Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Primary platform
- The project primarily targets GNU/Linux, with x86 and ARM processors described as its most mature architectures.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- GNU/Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
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