Remote Desktop Frequently Asked Questions

Complete FAQ for the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

Remote Desktop Client Software

Remote desktop clients for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Java, Linux/Unix, as well as HTML5 web based RDP clients. Clients are available for almost every desktop operating system, as well as mobile devices and some phones.

You can find information about RDP servers at the Remote Desktop Servers topic.

Remote Desktop Clients by Operating System

This index categorizes RDP clients by OS.

HTML5 (browser based)

Windows

Mac OS X

iPhone/iPad/iPod

Android

Windows Phone 7

Windows Mobile

Linux/Unix

Java