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RustConn

Manage SSH, RDP, and VNC connections.

  • Completely free
  • macOS and Linux
  • Open source
  • No account

Overview

Features described in its Flathub listing: sync across devices.

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
  • “Organize connections into groups and tags, split terminals side by side, automate tasks with expect scripts and command snippets, and synchronize configurations across devices via Cloud Sync.” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Tab Overview, Tab Pinning, Split View, and cluster commands for managing many sessions” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of RustConn 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

About

RustConn is a modern connection manager for Linux. Manage SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes, and Zero Trust connections from a single application with embedded protocol support and no external dependencies required. Organize connections into groups and tags, split terminals side by side, automate tasks with expect scripts and command snippets, and synchronize configurations across devices via Cloud Sync. Import from Remmina, Asbru-CM, MobaXterm, Royal TS, SSH config, Ansible inventory, CSV, RDP files, or libvirt. SSH, MOSH, Telnet, Serial, and Kubernetes terminals with scrollbar and font zoom Embedded RDP, VNC, and SPICE sessions with external client fallback Zero Trust tunnels: AWS SSM, GCP IAP, Azure Bastion, Cloudflare, Teleport, Tailscale, and more Cloud Sync via shared directories (Google Drive, Syncthing, Nextcloud, Dropbox) Tab Overview, Tab Pinning, Split View, and cluster commands for managing many sessions Credential storage via KeePassXC, GNOME Keyring, Bitwarden, 1Password, Passbolt, or Pass SFTP file browser with split-panel navigation and remote host monitoring Session recording, text highlighting, Wake-on-LAN, and custom terminal themes

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from GitHub (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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