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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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