Connect-rs vs Remote Commander
Connect-rs
connectrs.appRemote Commander
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| Figure | Connect-rs | Remote Commander |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $3.25/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Remote Connection Manager Software | 8.2 (#8) | 8.0 (#13) |
| Credential security | The privacy policy says credentials are encrypted at rest and application data is never sent to a Connect-rs server. | Credentials are stored encrypted using the OS keychain or an encrypted-file fallback, and profile exports use password-protected AES-256-GCM encryption. |
| Purpose | Connect-rs is a native Linux desktop remote-connection manager for SSH, RDP, VNC, Telnet, and SFTP in one tabbed window. | Remote Commander combines terminals, file transfer, remote desktops, an embedded web console, remote file editing, and VPN control in one tabbed, split-pane desktop app. |
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Connect-rs
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Remote Commander
Remote Commander is a free, open-source desktop application for managing remote connections in one tabbed workspace. It supports SSH, SFTP, RDP, VNC, OpenVPN, WireGuard, web-console sessions, and a remote file editor on Windows, macOS, and Linux. SSH offers jump-host support and automatic reconnect. SFTP provides a dual-pane manager with drag-and-drop transfers. RDP can run in an application tab through Guacamole or open an external FreeRDP window, while VNC uses noVNC in the app. The web console isolates sessions by profile and includes proxies, bookmarks, and viewers for PDF, JSON, and Markdown. Connections can be grouped, split across panes, saved as workspaces, and exported as CSV history. Credentials use the OS keychain or an encrypted-file fallback, with password-protected AES-256-GCM profile exports. RDP and VPN features need system tools, and the editor handles text files up to 5 MB. The project is active development at v0.1.0.