# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/Terminals-Origin/Terminals
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/terminals
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: rdp, ssh, telnet, terminals, remote-control, putty, terminal, client
Last push: 2026-03-22T17:09:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3436, "days_push": 164, "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 1365, forks 249 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.100922+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, networking, security
- domain: developer-tools, networking, windows, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: rdp-client, remote-desktop, ssh-client, vnc, telnet, multi-tab, mstsc-replacement, citrix, desktop

## Member repositories
- Terminals-Origin/Terminals (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.100922+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 2026-08-30T04:41:15.274209+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Terminals-Origin/Terminals (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.100922+00:00, sha 680c7ad91c43)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.