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Remmina

Remmina is a remote access program, available on Linux: file sharing.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

Remmina is a remote access program, available on Linux.

Features described on its official website: file sharing.

Services and protocols mentioned: SSH, RDP and VNC.

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
  • “Remmina — X2Go, RDP, SSH, SPICE, VNC, and X2Go protocol remote desktop client.” — official website, 10 November 2026
  • “Remote access screen and file sharing to your desktop.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

Remmina is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) 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
  • Commercial use allowed

About

Remmina is a remote-desktop client written in GTK, to use other desktops remotely, from a tiny screen or large monitors. Remmina supports multiple network protocols in an integrated and consistent user interface. The protocols currently supported are: X2Go, RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), VNC (Virtual Network Computing), and SSH (Secure Shell / Open SSH). External plugins are also supported to add new protocols and features.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from LicitPro automatic classification () —
  • Facts collected from Comptoir du Libre (source code, licence) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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