Alternatives to Remote Desktop Connection Manager

A Sysinternals tool for organising and opening many Windows Remote Desktop connections from one window. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Remote Desktop Connection Manager.

  • mRemoteNG

    A tabbed connection manager for Windows that keeps all your RDP, VNC, SSH and HTTP sessions in one organised tree.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    mRemoteNG is an open-source GPL-2.0 Windows manager adding VNC, SSH, telnet and HTTP to RDP in a folder tree, with its last stable release from 2019.

  • 1Remote

    A Windows remote session manager for RDP, VNC, SSH and other protocols in one tabbed app.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    1Remote is a free Windows session manager that adds VNC and SSH to RDP in a tabbed interface.

  • Royal TS

    Connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and web sessions in one window.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOS

    Royal TS adds macOS, SSH, VNC and web sessions with shared team documents, but its free tier caps connections per document.

  • Remote Desktop Manager

    A connection manager that keeps RDP, VNC, SSH and other remote sessions in one workspace.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Remote Desktop Manager covers RDP, VNC, SSH and more on desktop and mobile with a credential vault, free for solo use but paid for teams.

  • XPipe

    Manage server connections through a desktop connection hub.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    XPipe is an Apache-2.0 connection hub for Windows, macOS and Linux focused on reusing SSH and other installed tools, with paid professional features.

  • Remmina

    The standard Linux remote desktop client, with plugins for RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE and X2Go behind one connection list.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Remmina is a free GPL-2.0 Linux client keeping RDP, VNC, SSH and SPICE connections in one list, with no Windows build.

  • Nexterm

    A self-hosted server management tool for SSH, VNC and RDP connections in the browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Nexterm is a self-hosted browser interface for SSH, VNC and RDP sessions run with Docker, which you must secure yourself.

  • Apache Guacamole

    A self-hosted remote desktop gateway that gives browser access to machines over VNC, RDP and SSH.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Apache Guacamole is a self-hosted Apache-2.0 gateway giving browser access to RDP, VNC and SSH machines without a client install.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.