Features

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Xpra integrates remote applications with your local desktop by forwarding windows, devices, and data while adapting display output to each client.

Configure features graphically

Configure Xpra features window with switches for forwarded session features

Features can be configured using the GUI. Open Xpra, choose Configure, then select Features to turn individual subsystems on or off. See the usage guide for the other graphical tools and command-line examples.

Feature guides

Choose a category to learn how each forwarded feature works and how to configure it.

Device forwarding

Audio — speakers and microphones
Printers
Webcams
Keyboard

Data synchronization

Display characteristics

Explore session types, connectivity, security, performance, and deployment.

Sessions and clients

Seamless and desktop modes
Shadow existing displays
HTML5 client
Session sharing
Platform support

Networking and security

Types of network connections
Authentication
Encryption with AES or SSL
Session discovery via mDNS
Shared memory and vsock connections

Performance and graphics

Automatic picture encoding
Hardware acceleration
OpenGL accelerated rendering

Deployment

Proxy server connection multiplexing
Running as a system service