[/wiki/Start Getting Started] : About

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Xpra started as '''screen for X''': it allows you to run X11 programs, usually on a remote host, direct their display to your local machine, and then to disconnect from these programs and reconnect from the same or another machine, without losing any state.[[BR]]
It gives you remote access to individual applications. You can see it in action here: [/wiki/Screenshots screenshots]

It now includes much much more than that too, see [/wiki/Enhancements].
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Xpra is "''rootless''" or "'''seamless'''": programs you run under it show up on your desktop as regular programs, managed by your regular window manager.

Xpra is '''open-source''' (GPLv2+), multi-platform with a [/wiki/Clients native clients] available on [/wiki/Platforms many supported platforms] and also a built-in [/wiki/Clients/HTML5 HTML5 client].

Sessions can be accessed over [/wiki/Network SSH, TCP, SSL etc]

Xpra is usable over reasonably slow links and does its best to '''adapt''' to changing network bandwidth constraints and application behaviour.
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[https://www.xpra.org/dists/ Download it] and [/wiki/Usage get started]

See [/wiki/News what is happening]: current releases, development and plans.
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