Software · Remote access
directgate
Secure browser-based remote access with ultra-low-latency remote desktop over end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer connections. No VPN, no port forwarding, no static IP.
- Completely free
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- Open source
- No account
Overview
directgate is a remote access program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: end-to-end encryption.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Private remote access for your computers, servers, and home machines.” — official website, 10 November 2026
- “Secure browser-based remote access with ultra-low-latency remote desktop over end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer connections.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
At a glance
All of directgate is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.
Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No account needed
- Commercial use allowed
Sources and checks
- Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
- Facts collected from LicitPro automatic classification () —
- Last technical check: 6 November 2026
- Description from github.com — Dépôt GitHub directgate/directgate (GPL-3.0-only)
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