Open Source Remote Desktop Manager AlternativesTop Remote Desktop Tools and other similar apps like Remote Desktop Manager

The best open source alternative to Remote Desktop Manager is mRemoteNG. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Remote Desktop Manager and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Remote Desktop Manager are Terminator, Konsole, ConnectBot and Vinagre.

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  1. mRemoteNG icon

    mRemoteNG

     228 likes

    Manage remote connections efficiently with this open-source tool, featuring a tabbed interface supporting RDP, VNC, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, and more protocols, without any ads.

    87 mRemoteNG alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about mRemoteNG as an Alternative to Remote Desktop Manager
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    It’s user friendly, easy to get started with or work with for pros

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    A very nice set of configurable properties are available, that make this a nice alternative to other remote desktop managers.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • mRemoteNG is Free and Open SourceRemote Desktop Manager is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Terminator icon

    Terminator

     166 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    90 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.
     
  4. Konsole icon

    Konsole

     75 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    72 Konsole alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Konsole screenshot 1
     
  5. ConnectBot icon

    ConnectBot

     102 likes

    ConnectBot is a Secure Shell client for the Android platform. Its ultimate goal is to create a secure connection through which you can use a shell on a remote machine and transfer files back and forth to your phone.

    45 ConnectBot alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    ConnectBot screenshot 1
     
  6. Vinagre icon

    Vinagre

     36 likes

    A VNC/SSH Client for the GNOME Desktop

    • You can connect to several machines at the same time with tabs
    • You can keep track of your most used connections with favorites
    • You can keep track of your recently used connections through GtkRecent
    • You can browse your network f.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Vinagre connected to a windows machine
     
  7. 1Remote icon

    1Remote

     5 likes

    1Remote (previously PRemoteM) is a modern personal remote session manager and launcher. It is a single place to manage all your remote sessions supporting a number of different protocols.

    20 1Remote alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    1Remote screenshot 1
     
  10. PAC Manager icon

    PAC Manager

     41 likes

    PAC is a Perl/GTK Gnome replacement for SecureCRT/Putty/etc... It provides a GUI to configure SSH/Telnet connections: users, passwords, EXPECT regular expressions, macros, etc.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    PAC Manager screenshot 1
     
  11. PuTTY Tray icon

    PuTTY Tray

     26 likes

    PuTTY Tray is an improved version of PuTTY. It features a number of addons to make it more useful and much more fun to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    PuTTY Tray screenshot 1
     
  12. mRemoteNC icon

    mRemoteNC

     1 like

    mRemoteNC is the next stage of mRemote development. mRemote is a full-featured, multi-tab remote connections manager.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    mRemoteNC screenshot 1
     
  13. dRemote icon

    dRemote

     4 likes

    dRemote is an easy and free tool to handle mutiple remote connections of different types. This tool comes in handy when you have to connect to differnt remote connections all the want to have to change all the settings manually.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    dRemote screenshot 1
     
  14. Blink Shell icon

    Blink Shell

     9 likes

    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    94 Blink Shell alternatives

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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