freerdp

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    "rdesktop",
    "xfreerdp",
    "mstsc"
  ],
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    "pkgconf"
  ],
  "categories": [
    "networking",
    "remote-access",
    "library"
  ],
  "caveats": "xfreerdp is an X11 application that requires an XServer be installed\nand running. Lack of a running XServer will cause a \"$DISPLAY\" error.\n\nXQuartz provides an XServer for macOS. The XQuartz can be installed\nas a package from www.xquartz.org or as a Homebrew cask:\n  brew install --cask xquartz\n\n",
  "conflicts_with": [],
  "dependencies": [
    "cjson",
    "ffmpeg",
    "jansson",
    "jpeg-turbo",
    "libcbor",
    "libfido2",
    "libusb",
    "libx11",
    "libxcursor",
    "libxext",
    "libxfixes",
    "libxi",
    "libxinerama",
    "libxrandr",
    "libxrender",
    "libxv",
    "openssl@3",
    "pkcs11-helper",
    "sdl3",
    "sdl3_ttf",
    "uriparser"
  ],
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  "deprecation_reason": null,
  "desc": "X11 implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)",
  "disable_reason": null,
  "disabled": 0,
  "enrichment_fetched_at": "2026-06-20T23:37:49+00:00",
  "first_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
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  "github_repo": null,
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  "github_topics": [],
  "homepage": "https://www.freerdp.com/",
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  "homepage_og_image": null,
  "homepage_title": "FreeRDP",
  "installs_30d": 2601,
  "installs_365d": 29001,
  "installs_90d": 8050,
  "keg_only": 0,
  "keg_only_reason": null,
  "last_seen": "2026-06-20T23:34:18+00:00",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "llm_generated_at": "2026-06-20T23:47:34+00:00",
  "llm_model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
  "name": "freerdp",
  "oldnames": [],
  "one_liner": "Open-source Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client and server library for X11 and other platforms.",
  "optional_dependencies": [],
  "rank_30d": 857,
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  "raw_hash": "732becc48eb7c4b2",
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  "revision": 0,
  "ruby_source_path": "Formula/f/freerdp.rb",
  "tap": "homebrew/core",
  "test_dependencies": [],
  "uses_from_macos": [
    "cups"
  ],
  "version_head": "HEAD",
  "version_stable": "3.27.1",
  "versioned_formulae": [],
  "why_use_this": "FreeRDP lets you connect to Windows RDP servers from Linux/macOS without proprietary clients. It\u0027s a mature, feature-rich implementation with both command-line tools and a reusable library for developers. Use it if you need RDP access on Unix-like systems or want to embed RDP functionality in your own applications."
}