Terminals-Origin/Terminals
Terminals is a secure, multi tab terminal services/remote desktop client. It uses Terminal Services ActiveX Client (mstscax.dll). The project started from the need of controlling multiple connections simultaneously. It is a complete replacement for the mstsc.exe (Terminal Services) client. This is official source moved from Codeplex. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3436
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 164
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1365 stars · 249 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Terminals is a secure, multi-tab remote desktop and terminal services client for Windows that supports RDP, VNC, VMRC, SSH, Telnet, ICA Citrix, HTTP/HTTPS, and other protocols. It serves as a complete replacement for the built-in mstsc.exe client, designed for managing many simultaneous remote connections.
Use cases
- manage multiple rdp connections in tabs
- replace mstsc.exe with a better remote desktop client
- connect to servers via ssh telnet and vnc from one app
- organize and save remote desktop credentials
- control many remote machines simultaneously
- citrix ica and vmrc connections from a single client
When to choose
- you administer many Windows servers over RDP and want tabbed sessions
- you need one client for RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, and Citrix protocols
- you want a free mstsc.exe replacement with connection management
When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively developed client with recent protocol features
- you are on Linux or macOS since it depends on Windows ActiveX (mstscax.dll)
- you only need SSH and prefer a lightweight terminal emulator
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
gui networking security developer-tools networking windows cross-platform windows rdp-client remote-desktop ssh-client vnc telnet multi-tab mstsc-replacement citrix desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Terminals-Origin/Terminals · fetched 2026-08-28 · 680c7ad91c43
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Terminals-Origin/Terminals | main | 56 |
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