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Aspia

Free remote desktop and file transfer toolkit

Remote Access & VPN ★ 2k stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

Aspia is a free, open-source remote desktop and file-transfer application supporting desktop management, view-only sessions and a self-hostable relay and router. It works across Windows and Linux.

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Key features

  • Remote desktop and file transfer
  • Self-hostable relay/router
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Cross-platform

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Active community (2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 256 MB RAM

Is Aspia secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Aspia's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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