ThinRDP

Converts any modern web browser into an HTML5 Remote Desktop Client

ThinRDP allows you to access any application or desktop from anywhere in the world, using the device of your preference. ThinRDP takes advantage of the HTML5 Web browser technology to deliver high-performance RDP access, using only web standards like Ajax, WebSockets and JSON.

Highlights:

Cross-browser and Cross-OS

Thanks to ThinRDP's cross-browser, cross-platform capability, Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS users can remote into any Windows Desktop or work with single Windows Applications through their favorite browser.
ThinRDP supports Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and other HTML5-based web browsers. IE8 and earlier versions may be enhanced with HTML5 features by the addition of the Chrome Frame plug-in.

Chromebook, Android and iOS ready

ThinRDP can be used from any PC and almost any device. Users can take their Chromebook, Android tablet, iPad, iPhone and other smartphones to connect to their remote computers from anywhere and have access to all their programs, documents, files, and network resources as if they were in front of the host PC. All you need is an HTML5 compatible browser.

Access RDS/VDI/App-V platforms

ThinRDP grants access to applications and desktops running on Remote Desktop Services (Windows Terminal Services). With ThinRDP you can even remote into RDS / VDI platforms, such as session-based applications or virtual desktops.

Zero client setup

ThinRDP is a pure-web solution and does not require Flash, Java, ActiveX, Silverlight or any other setup on the end-user side.

Secure entry point to LAN desktops

ThinRDP enables secure, high-performance HTML5-based Remote Desktop Access to any PC on the local area network, through a single published IP address, using http(s) and WebSockets protocols.

Embed ThinRDP on the Web

ThinRDP SDK allows you to publish Windows Applications and Desktops into the web through an easy-to-use JavaScript library.

Active Directory integration

ThinRDP credentials can be integrated with an existing Active Directory, also with the possibility to set up a single-sign-on schema.

Manage Access Profiles

You can define sets of accesses to desktops and Windows applications and assign to the Active Directory permissions, creating profiles that will fit to every end-user need.

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Features:

  • Enables access to applications and desktops running on Windows Terminal Services
  • Allows users to remotely connect to RDS/VDI platforms (i.e. virtual desktops or applications)
  • Allows companies to publish their Windows applications to the Web
  • Provides secure access through just one public IP address and port
  • Works with any HTML5-compliant Web browser
  • Supports PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Chromebook, and Android devices
  • Virtual Touch Keyboard Supports
  • Supports Remote Printing
  • Uses Active Directory
  • Access Profiles Management
  • SDK Enhancements & APP Integration
  • Compatible with all 32-bit/64-bit versions editions of Windows XP and newer
  • Compatible with XRDP Server
  • Driven by a high-performance, firewall-friendly, HTTP/WebSockets server

Architecture

ThinRDP Server is composed of:

  • ThinRDP Windows Server
  • ThinRDP Web Client

ThinRDP Windows Server is a secure, high-performance HTTP / WebSockets server, which serves the web pages needed to run the ThinRDP Web Client on the web browser.

At the same time, the ThinRDP Windows Server acts as a gateway between the ThinRDP Web Client and the remote RDP server.

 
 

 

When the end-user accesses the ThinRDP main page and enters the appropiate connection parameters, the ThinRDP Web Client connects to the ThinRDP Windows Server using Ajax and WebSockets (if available) to start the connection to the remote-end.

Once the connection is established, ThinRDP Windows Server interprets RDP commands, optimizes them for the web, and sends the resulting data stream to the ThinRDP Web Client.

Requirements

ThinRDP Web Client

  • OS independent
  • HTML5-compliant Web Browser

ThinRDP Windows Server

  • Windows XP 32-bit / Windows XP 64-bit
  • Windows Vista 32-bit / Windows Vista 64-bit
  • Windows 7 32-bit / Windows 7 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2003 32-bit / Windows Server 2003 64-bit
  • Windows Server 2008 32-bit / Windows Server 2008 64-bit

Live Demo

ThinRDP can be embbeded into any web page, allowing the integration of any Internet/Intranet website or application with any legacy windows application.

The published windows application will be available to any device with a modern web browser, PC, MAC, Chromebooks, iPad, iPhone, Android devices, etc.

As a simple demonstration, you can access our demo website where you'll be able to access a virtual desktop.

For developers

SDK

The ThinRDP SDK is a library that allows you to publish Windows applications and desktops into the web. Through ThinRDP SDK you will be able to integrate your own Website or application with an existing Windows application and the authentication can be integrated with the Active Directory structure you are already using.

The integration is made via a JavaScript library. Take a look on our live demo page, to see an example of two windows applications embeded in our website. For further reference about ThinRDP SDK, read the ThinRDP help SDK section.

Web Services API

The Web Services API enables you to manipulate ThinRDP users and their permissions from a external software application. The integration is made through the ThinRDP Access Profiles feature, which allows Active Directory integration. The ThinRDP Access Profiles integration allows external applications to:

  • Retrieve any information about the configured profiles at ThinRDP server
  • Create new profiles
  • Delete existing profiles
  • Modify any information of an existing profile

You also have available the Web Service Transaction Manager, which enables you to execute a series of operations as a single unit of work. With that, the transaction manager will guarantee that either the series of operations will be executed all together, or no one will be executed.

For further reference, read the Web Services API section on the ThinRDP Administrator Guide.