# FreeRDP/FreeRDP

FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients

Repository: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/freerdp
Homepage: http://www.freerdp.com/
Language: C
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: c, rdp, remote-desktop, freerdp, library, android, rdp-client, rdp-connection, sdl, wayland-client, x11
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:30:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5543, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13593, forks 15413 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:03.601285+00:00)

## What it is
FreeRDP is a free, open-source implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), provided as a C library plus client applications. It enables connecting to and from Windows machines and other RDP servers across many platforms including X11, Wayland, SDL, and Android.

## Use cases
- connect to a Windows machine remotely from Linux
- embed RDP client functionality into my own application
- open-source alternative to mstsc or Microsoft Remote Desktop
- script remote desktop sessions from the command line
- build an RDP client for Android
- access a remote desktop over Wayland or X11

## When to choose
- you need a free, permissively licensed (Apache-2.0) RDP implementation
- you want to embed RDP protocol support in a C/C++ application
- you need RDP clients on Linux, macOS, BSD, or Android
- you require broad protocol coverage and active security maintenance

## When to avoid
- you need a polished end-user GUI remote desktop app with a modern interface out of the box
- you only need VNC or SSH, not RDP
- you want a managed cloud remote-desktop service
- you prefer a higher-level language binding without touching C

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, gui, cli, sdk, security
- domain: cross-platform, developer-tools, networking, security
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cpp, c
- tags: rdp, remote-desktop, rdp-client, x11, wayland, sdl, microsoft-remote-desktop, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- FreeRDP/FreeRDP (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.601285+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:13:10.627635+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:03.601285+00:00, sha bff17fb39c0b)
  - homepage: http://www.freerdp.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:00.076979+00:00, sha 6145077b3dcb)
  - site_page: https://pub.freerdp.com/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T08:08:00.086463+00:00, sha dce905aa7a8a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.