xrdp
Shares rank 11 of 22 game streaming software by recommenders
People recommend xrdp as a free Linux remote desktop server that works well over RDP, with one reader noting it has not always worked right for them.
People recommend xrdp as a free Linux remote desktop server that works well over RDP, with one reader noting it has not always worked right for them.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Has not always worked right
“What I have always wanted with xrdp that never worked quite right.”
Comment from 5 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: What is your (AI) dev tech stack / workflow? (June 2026)”
Other game streaming software people recommend
The four most recommended other game streaming software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight | 68 | 10 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Sunshine | 55 | 16 | 77% | 10 | — | Approved |
| RustDesk | 32 | 20 | 62% | 8 | — | — |
| Sunshine and Moonlight | 18 | 6 | 75% | 7 | 3 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| xrdpThis page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“xrdp does it all now without vnc or anything. good stuff.”
“What I have always wanted with xrdp that never worked quite right.”
“I've found xrdp to be better than alternatives at times.”
“Connecting to Linux works perfectly. I can't use xrdp or ssh or vnc”
“They should try and look at xrdp with x264 as a start.”
“it is incredibly good, basically cannot really tell that I'm remote desktoping”
“set up X11 distro and use xrdp - it's really easy”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.