# Xpra-org/xpra

Persistent remote applications for X11; screen sharing for X11, MacOS and MSWindows.

Repository: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xpra
Homepage: https://xpra.org/
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: remote-desktop, remote-app, network-access
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:32:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2049, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 18, "n_releases_24m": 34}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2949, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:31.888905+00:00)

## What it is
Xpra is a multi-platform screen and application forwarding tool, known as 'screen for X', that lets you run graphical applications on a remote host and display them locally with persistent, reconnectable sessions. It supports seamless per-application forwarding, full desktop shadowing, an HTML5 client, and forwards extras like audio, clipboard, printers, and notifications.

## Use cases
- run linux gui apps remotely and display them on my local machine
- disconnect and reconnect to remote applications without losing state
- share my existing desktop session over the network
- access a remote desktop from windows or macos
- open individual remote applications that look like native windows
- self-hosted remote desktop alternative to vnc
- forward audio and clipboard between remote and local sessions
- access remote apps from a browser via html5 client

## When to choose
- you need persistent, reconnectable remote application sessions with state preserved
- you want individual remote apps integrated seamlessly into your local desktop rather than a full desktop
- you need cross-platform clients including a browser-based HTML5 client
- you need forwarded extras like audio, clipboard, printing, and notifications

## When to avoid
- you only need simple one-shot screen sharing without session persistence
- you need remote access to non-graphical headless servers
- you want a lightweight VNC-only solution with minimal setup
- you require a license more permissive than GPLv2

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: networking, audio-processing, video-processing, file-upload, gui
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, self-hosted, networking, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: remote-applications, screen-sharing, x11, session-persistence, html5-client, seamless-mode, remote-desktop, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- Xpra-org/xpra (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:31.888905+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 2026-08-30T07:32:44.149938+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Xpra-org/xpra (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:31.888905+00:00, sha a334d85606d7)
  - homepage: https://xpra.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:55.800459+00:00, sha 74319bad8890)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/xpra/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:47:55.803195+00:00, sha 72d1c28d2443)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.