# Xpra

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Xpra and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, mature, feature-rich tool that runs graphical apps remotely, like screen or tmux for windows; people say it works great.

## Why people recommend it

- Mature and feature-rich (2 comments): "Like RustDesk, Xpra is similarly feature-rich and mature" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49311746)) "especially with features that xpra brings" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48730426))
- Works great for remote desktops (2 comments): "I do the dinosaur version of this, with screen and xpra. Works great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585178)) "Run desktop browser via xpra, connect. Problem solved." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46836290))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Windows RDP](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rdp.md): 15 recommend
- [VNC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vnc.md): 10 recommend
- [X2Go](https://hackerapproved.com/p/x2go.md): 6 recommend
- [Apache Guacamole](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apache-guacamole.md): 6 recommend
- [WayVNC](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wayvnc.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Xpra", https://hackerapproved.com/p/xpra/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).