# Devolutions/IronRDP

Rust implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

Repository: https://github.com/Devolutions/IronRDP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ironrdp
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rdp, rust
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:17:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2611, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 54, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3137, forks 261 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:45.728682+00:00)

## What it is
IronRDP is a modular Rust implementation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), providing PDU codecs, connection/session state machines, virtual channels, and image codecs. Its sans-I/O, no_std-compatible core powers native, WebAssembly, and .NET clients, servers, and proxies.

## Use cases
- build an RDP client in Rust
- implement a remote desktop server for Windows hosts
- write an RDP proxy or gateway
- run remote desktop in the browser via WebAssembly
- parse and write .rdp connection files
- add clipboard and device redirection to a remote desktop app

## When to choose
- you need a security-focused, fuzzed RDP protocol implementation
- you want a composable library rather than a monolithic client
- you need RDP support across native, WASM, and .NET targets
- you need both client and server RDP roles

## When to avoid
- you just want a ready-to-use graphical RDP client application
- your project is not in Rust, WASM, or .NET
- you need protocols other than RDP such as VNC or SSH

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: networking, security, cryptography, image-processing, parser, sdk
- domain: networking, security, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: rust, wasm, cross-platform, windows
- tags: rdp, remote-desktop, sans-io, protocol-implementation, credssp, nla, remotefx, virtual-channels, no-std, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- Devolutions/IronRDP (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.728682+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 2026-08-30T07:26:04.533253+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Devolutions/IronRDP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:45.728682+00:00, sha 40b50a8e063a)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/ironrdp (fetched 2026-08-29T09:40:45.269005+00:00, sha cfbd43e18551)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.