# kimmknight/remoteapptool

Create and manage RemoteApps hosted on Windows 7, 8, 10, 11, XP and Server. Generate RDP and MSI files for clients.

Repository: https://github.com/kimmknight/remoteapptool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/remoteapptool
Language: Visual Basic .NET
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: remoteapps, rdp, manage-remoteapps, rdp-files, msi-files, remote-desktop
Last push: 2024-10-14T13:00:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2849, "days_push": 688, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3974, forks 463 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:30.913569+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows GUI utility for creating and managing Microsoft RemoteApps hosted on Windows XP through 11 and Server editions. It generates RDP files and MSI installers for client deployment, with options for RD Gateway, file associations, and RDP signing.

## Use cases
- publish a local Windows application as a seamless RemoteApp
- generate RDP files for clients to launch remote apps
- create MSI installers that deploy RemoteApp connections
- manage RemoteApp session timeouts and icons
- back up existing RemoteApp configurations
- serve remote apps through a Remote Desktop Gateway

## When to choose
- you host applications on Windows desktops or servers and want seamless remote app access
- you need to distribute RemoteApp connections as RDP or MSI files
- you want a GUI to manage RemoteApps on unsupported or older Windows editions

## When to avoid
- you are not on a supported Windows edition (e.g. Windows 10 Home)
- you need web-based RemoteApp feeds - use the companion RAWeb project instead
- you need cross-platform or Linux remote application publishing

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, gui, configuration-management, backup
- domain: windows, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: remoteapp, remote-desktop, rdp-files, msi-installer, terminal-services, remoteapp-publishing, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- kimmknight/remoteapptool (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.913569+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 2026-08-29T18:24:20.127554+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kimmknight/remoteapptool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:30.913569+00:00, sha 417368300973)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.