Open source tool for secure remote access and screen sharing, supporting cross-platform use and self-hosting for complete data control.
- Remote Desktop Tool
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Self-Hosted
- Flathub
- F-Droid
- Flatpak
+2Facilitates device communication, enabling notifications, SMS replies, file sharing, and remote control across multiple operating systems.
- Mobile Remote Control Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- KDE Plasma
- F-Droid
- Sailfish OS
- Plasma Mobile
- Chocolatey
+4Open-source FTP client supporting FTP, FTPS, and SFTP with features like large file transfers, site management, and cross-platform because of FileZilla Server.
- FTP Client
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- PortableApps.com
- ReactOS
AnyDesk offers a fast, intuitive and security-focused way to connect to remote computers. With a bevy of features and lightweight design that works across multiple desktop and mobile platforms, it's powerful enough for enterprises but easy enough for personal and home office...
- Remote Desktop Tool
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- Apple TV
- Raspberry Pi
- iPad
+3Jami (formerly GNU Ring, SFLphone) positions itself as a potential free Skype replacement
- Instant Messenger
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
+12A libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, Backblaze B2, Azure & OpenStack Swift browser.
- File Manager
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
+1OpenSSH is a free version of the SSH connectivity tools that technical users rely on. OpenSSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks.
- SSH Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- iPhone
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Haiku
rsync is a software application for Unix which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. An important feature of rsync not found in most similar programs/protocols is that the mirroring...
- File Sync Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Haiku
Send lets you share files with end-to-end encryption and a link that automatically expires. So you can keep what you share private and make sure your stuff doesn’t stay online forever.
- Large File Transfer Service
- Free • Open Source
- Self-Hosted
cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE.
- HTTP Client
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Cygwin
- Haiku
A device management platform for seamless remote control, file transfers, notifications, and screen mirroring across devices without network limits.
- Mobile Remote Control Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
+4RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and .
- Video Calling App
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- OpenSSL
- OpenPGP
+2UltraVNC is easy to use and free software that can display the screen of another computer (via the Internet or a local network) on your own screen. The program allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control the other computer remotely.
- Remote Desktop Tool
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
+1uGet is a lightweight and full-featured Download Manager for Linux and Windows. uGet allows you to download in multiple parallel streams for download acceleration, put files in a Download Queue, Pause & Resume downloads, Advanced Category Management, Browser Integration...
- Download Manager
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
- Xfce
- aria2
+6FastCopy is the fastest copy, delete, & sync software on Windows. It uses modern checksum verification to ensure copy accuracy and data integrity. It handles long Unicode path names over MAX_PATH (260 bytes), and automatically optimizes copy mode operations between the same...
- File Copy Utility
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
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