RustConn

7.2easy start · #10 of 29
in Remote Connection Manager Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

RustConn is ranked #10 of 29 in remote connection manager software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free Desktop application · GPL-3.0 open source flathub.org · 1 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Supported protocols: SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, SFTP, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes, Web, Zero Trust
Desktop platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows via WSL2/WSLg
Team connection sharing: Yes
Credential vault: Yes
Session recording: Yes

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The record

Product: RustConn is a cross-platform connection orchestrator with a GTK4/libadwaita interface for SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, MOSH, Telnet, Serial, Kubernetes and Zero Trust connections.
File transfer: It provides an SFTP file browser through the system file manager using sftp:// URIs and a D-Bus portal.
Organization: Connections can be organized with groups, tags, templates, custom icons, history and statistics.
Monitoring: An agentless remote-host metrics bar can show CPU, RAM, disk, network, load and system information per connection.
Credential security: Credential backends include KeePassXC, libsecret, macOS Keychain, Bitwarden CLI, 1Password CLI, Passbolt CLI, Pass and script credentials, with an encrypted-file fallback.
Zero Trust integrations: Supported Zero Trust integrations include AWS SSM, GCP IAP, Azure Bastion, Azure SSH with AAD, OCI, Cloudflare, Teleport, Tailscale, Boundary and Hoop.dev.
Cloud sync: Connection configurations can synchronize through shared directories using Google Drive, Syncthing, Nextcloud or Dropbox.
CLI: The rustconn-cli tool supports headless connection management, import/export, snippets, groups, templates, clusters, Wake-on-LAN and shell completions.
Supported systems: The installation guide lists Linux, macOS 13 or later and Windows through WSL2/WSLg as supported systems.
Release security: Deb, RPM, AppImage and Flatpak bundles attached to GitHub releases from version 0.20.0 carry signed SLSA build-provenance attestations.
Vulnerability reporting: The project asks users to report security issues privately through GitHub Security Advisories and aims to acknowledge reports within a few days.
Support: The project directs users to its GitHub issue tracker for bugs and features, Discussions for questions and a user guide for help.
Snap limitation: The Snap package does not provide SPICE because strict confinement cannot start the host remote-viewer.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/totoshko88/RustConn· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/totoshko88/RustConn/blob/main/docs/INST· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/totoshko88/RustConn/blob/main/SECURITY.· checked 1 Oct 2026
flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.totoshko88.RustConn· checked 1 Oct 2026