macOS
brew install freerdplocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install FreeRDPMacPorts ports tree · net/FreeRDP/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für freerdp in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install freerdplocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install FreeRDPMacPorts ports tree · net/FreeRDP/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add freerdpAlpine Linux edge package indexes · freerdp · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo dnf install freerdpFedora Rawhide package metadata · freerdp · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#freerdpnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/freerdp/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S freerdpArch Linux sync databases · freerdp · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install freerdpopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · freerdp · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
choco install freerdpChocolatey community package catalog · freerdp · Quelle: community.chocolatey.org
Überblick
X11 implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Verlauf
FreeRDP is a free implementation of Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, distributed as both libraries and client/server command-line programs. In package terms it is the portable RDP stack many Unix-like desktops, remote-access tools, and automation workflows build around when the native Microsoft client is unavailable or unsuitable.
The official project history describes FreeRDP as starting as a fork and later becoming a multi-platform implementation with Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android clients. The modern project also includes WinPR, the Windows Portable Runtime, which provides Windows API compatibility pieces used by FreeRDP on non-Windows systems.
The project announced FreeRDP 1.0 in January 2012 and has continued as an actively maintained RDP implementation. Current release notes show the 3.x line adding client, proxy, gateway, Android, codec, and security work while tracking Microsoft protocol extensions.
FreeRDP's adoption is tied to the need for interoperable RDP outside Microsoft's own clients. The project's own history calls it the standard client implementation where no native Microsoft client is available, and official site posts describe downstream use in related remote-desktop projects such as Remmina and Myrtille.
Because FreeRDP exposes libfreerdp as well as end-user clients such as xfreerdp and sdl-freerdp, it became both an application package and an infrastructure library for remote desktop front ends, thin-client systems, and RDP gateways.
Typical package usage is direct interactive connection to Windows hosts with xfreerdp or SDL-based clients, plus library linking by graphical remote desktop applications. The official README points users to the wiki, API documentation, release downloads, Microsoft Open Specifications references, and compilation instructions.
Modern release notes emphasize security fixes, RDP gateway behavior, clipboard and device redirection, Android client work, codec support, proxy features, and compatibility with Azure and Entra related authentication extensions.
FreeRDP matters to package maintainers because it is a protocol implementation, a CLI client set, and a C library stack in one package. It pulls together fast-moving security updates, optional multimedia backends, platform-specific clients, and the WinPR compatibility layer, so downstream packaging decisions affect both desktop users and dependent remote-access software.
It is also a useful case study in open implementations of proprietary network protocols: packagers care about which RDP extensions are enabled, how TLS and smart-card support are built, and which client binaries are shipped.
Sicherheitslage
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
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Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
local files
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
${SYSCONF_DIR}/xfreerdp.json${SYSCONF_DIR}/certificates.jsonExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
freerdp-proxy | cli | globales Executable | |
freerdp-shadow-cli | cli | globales Executable | |
sdl-freerdp | cli | globales Executable | |
sfreerdp | cli | globales Executable | |
sfreerdp-server | cli | globales Executable | |
winpr-hash | cli | globales Executable | |
winpr-makecert | cli | globales Executable | |
xfreerdp | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:freerdp |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.28.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/freerdp |
| Homepage | https://www.freerdp.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP#readme |
| Lizenz | Apache-2.0 |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/archive/refs/tags/3.28.0.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-07-06T10:06:57Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | cjson, ffmpeg, jansson, jpeg-turbo, libcbor, libfido2, libusb, libx11, libxcursor, libxext, libxfixes, libxi, libxinerama, libxrandr, libxrender, libxv, openssl@3, pkcs11-helper, sdl3, sdl3_ttf, uriparser |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | cmake, pkgconf |
| Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken | cups |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
| Einschränkungen | xfreerdp is an X11 application that requires an XServer be installed and running. Lack of a running XServer will cause a "$DISPLAY" error. XQuartz provides an XServer for macOS. The XQuartz can be installed as a package from www.xquartz.org or as a Homebrew cask: brew install --cask xquartz |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | freerdp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
freerdp
nix profile install nixpkgs#freerdpfreerdp 3.26.0-r0
FreeRDP client
sudo apk add freerdpfreerdp-dev 3.26.0-r0
FreeRDP client (development files)
sudo apk add freerdp-devfreerdp-doc 3.26.0-r0
FreeRDP client (documentation)
sudo apk add freerdp-docfreerdp-libs 3.26.0-r0
FreeRDP client (libraries)
sudo apk add freerdp-libsfreerdp 3.26.0-7.fc45
Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
sudo dnf install freerdpfreerdp-devel 3.26.0-7.fc45
Development files for freerdp
sudo dnf install freerdp-develfreerdp-libs 3.26.0-7.fc45
Core libraries implementing the RDP protocol
sudo dnf install freerdp-libsfreerdp-server 3.26.0-7.fc45
Server support for freerdp
sudo dnf install freerdp-serverlibwinpr 3.26.0-7.fc45
Windows Portable Runtime
sudo dnf install libwinprlibwinpr-devel 3.26.0-7.fc45
Windows Portable Runtime development files
sudo dnf install libwinpr-develfreerdp 2:3.26.0-1
Free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
sudo pacman -S freerdpfreerdp 3.26.0-3.1
Remote Desktop Viewer Client
sudo zypper install freerdpfreerdp-devel 3.26.0-3.1
Development Files for freerdp
sudo zypper install freerdp-develfreerdp-proxy 3.26.0-3.1
Remote Desktop Security and Monitoring Proxy Server
sudo zypper install freerdp-proxyfreerdp-proxy-plugins 3.26.0-3.1
Plugins for the Security and Monitoring Proxy Server
sudo zypper install freerdp-proxy-pluginsQuellspur
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