I compiled FreeRDP into a Flutter app so my phone can do RDP and SSH

About I compiled FreeRDP into a Flutter app so my phone can do RDP and SSH

Free SSH client that keeps your Xshell, MobaXterm and PuTTY habits: SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP and serial in one app for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android.

In the maker’s words

Hi HN, I'm the developer. XConnect is an SSH/SFTP client for iOS and Android that also has a real RDP client built in, so one app covers my Linux and Windows machines when I'm away from my desk. No account needed: tap "Continue Offline" and everything stays on the phone. I built it because fixing things from my phone meant switching between an SSH app, a file app and Microsoft's RDP app, and on a small screen the switching was the worst part. What it does: - SSH and Telnet, with a key row for phone keyboards (Esc, Tab, arrows, sticky Ctrl/Alt, one-tap Ctrl-C/D/L/Z) and multiple sessions. - RDP (iOS for now). FreeRDP 3 is compiled into the app, so the phone speaks RDP directly, with no gateway or relay. Trackpad or direct-touch mode, pinch to zoom, two-finger right-click and scroll. Hardware keyboards are forwarded by scancode. - SFTP, jump hosts (ProxyJump-style, for both SSH and SFTP), …

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