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TermDesk

Ch 137.1of 29 Remote Connection Manager Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Supported protocolsSSH, SFTP, VNC, RDP
  4. 4Desktop platformsmacOS, Windows, Linux
  5. 5Credential vaultYes
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Overview

TermDesk is ranked #13 of 29 in remote connection manager software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

TermDesk plans and pricing

All plans
Free forever Free MIT-licensed; runs from source today; prebuilt signed installers are on the way termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026

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Free plan
Yestermdesk.pro
Supported protocols
SSH, SFTP, VNC, RDPtermdesk.pro
Desktop platforms
macOS, Windows, Linuxtermdesk.pro
Credential vault
Yestermdesk.pro

Facts

Purpose
TermDesk is an open-source desktop app for SSH, SFTP, VNC and RDP with a local encrypted vault.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
SSH and SFTP
It supports saved hosts, jump hosts, agent and port forwarding, drag-and-drop SFTP transfers, tabs, splits and tagged host groups.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
SSH configuration
TermDesk reads the user's existing ~/.ssh/config.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Remote desktop
VNC sessions are tunneled over SSH, and Windows hosts connect over RDP with trust-on-first-use certificate pinning.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
AI integrations
Its built-in MCP server supports Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients for listing hosts and running commands; agent access is off by default and approval-gated.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Vault storage
Hosts, keys, snippets and known hosts are stored in a local SQLite vault, while passwords and passphrases are encrypted using the operating system keychain.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Keychain support
The site names macOS Keychain, Windows DPAPI and Linux libsecret as supported secret-storage systems.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Security controls
The site says the renderer is sandboxed without Node access and secrets remain in the main process behind a Zod-validated IPC contract.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Privacy
The site says there is no mandatory cloud account or telemetry and that hosts, keys and history stay on the user's machine.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Open source
TermDesk is MIT-licensed, developed in public and available to build from source.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Availability limit
The site says TermDesk runs from source today and that prebuilt signed installers are on the way.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026
Support
The site directs users to GitHub Issues for bugs and feature requests and provides a contact form for other questions and security disclosures.termdesk.pro · 5 Oct 2026

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