# Remmina review (2026): is it any good? > Free Linux remote desktop client for RDP, VNC and SSH Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Remmina is a remote desktop client for Linux that connects to other machines over RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE, X2Go and web interfaces through plugins. It is free, open-source and copyleft, funded by donations, and is usually installed from a Linux distribution's own package repository or as a Flatpak or Snap. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Remmina - **Website:** https://remmina.org - **Runs on:** Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Windows or a Mac, as there's no build for either. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Remmina is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Free and open-source under a copyleft license; the project accepts donations. | Read from https://remmina.org on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Remmina before buying. ## Key features - **Protocol plugins:** The home page lists RDP, SSH, SPICE, VNC, X2Go and HTTP/HTTPS plugins, and the features page also covers SFTP, NX and XDMCP. - **RDP options:** The RDP plugin settings include Remote Desktop Gateway servers, folder, printer and smartcard sharing, microphone redirection and color depth. - **SSH tunnels and sessions:** Connections can use an SSH tunnel, and the SSH plugin offers key-based authentication, proxy commands and optional session logging. - **Kiosk mode and multi-monitor:** The site mentions kiosk mode and multi-monitor support, plus tabbed connections, a toolbar and view-only mode in the settings. - **Wide distribution support:** The site says Remmina is available in 67 languages and 50+ distributions, with guides for Flatpak, Snap, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and others. ## Good for - Linux desktop users who connect to Windows machines over RDP - Admins who keep many VNC and SSH profiles in one client - Anyone who wants free, copyleft software ## Worth knowing - The install guide covers Linux distributions only; no Windows or macOS build is offered. - It is a client: the machine you connect to needs its own RDP, VNC or SSH server. - Support comes from the community channels (IRC, Matrix, forums), not a paid vendor. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Remmina is a free, open-source remote desktop client for Linux with plugins for RDP, SSH, SPICE, VNC, X2Go and HTTP, plus kiosk mode and multi-monitor. It's a client, so the machine you reach needs its own server. There's no Windows or macOS build. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source with optional donations, against a $2.50 cheaper-quarter start for remote access tools. - **Free plan and trial: A.** The whole program is free, with nothing held back. - **Features: C.** Protocol plugins, RDP options, SSH tunnels, kiosk mode and multi-monitor. It's a client only, so the other end needs its own RDP, VNC or SSH server. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You install it from your distribution and add each connection profile yourself. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Linux only: the install guide covers Linux distributions and offers no Windows or macOS build. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Remmina's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Remmina's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 20 of the 35 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 29 of 35) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). - Remmina has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Remmina is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. - You could not: A fast, secure link to another computer through any network. - You could not: A real app for Linux. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, FreeRDP, SPICE and X2Go among them. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with FreeRDP, SPICE, X2Go, Flatpak, Snap **Tags:** Remote desktop, Open source ## Alternatives - [mRemoteNG](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mremoteng): Free tabbed connection manager for RDP, VNC and SSH on Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mremoteng-vs-remmina) - [Royal TS](https://toolgpa.com/tools/royal-ts): Connection manager for RDP, SSH, VNC and web sessions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remmina-vs-royal-ts) - [RustDesk](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rustdesk): Open-source remote desktop you can run on your own server. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/remmina-vs-rustdesk) - [NoMachine](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nomachine): Self-hosted remote desktop sold as yearly server subscriptions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/nomachine-vs-remmina) - [Apache Guacamole](https://toolgpa.com/tools/apache-guacamole): Open-source clientless remote desktop gateway. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/apache-guacamole-vs-remmina) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://remmina.org - https://remmina.org/remmina-features/ - https://remmina.org/how-to-install-remmina/ - https://remmina.org/remmina-floss/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/remmina Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).