Alcedo RDP
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Your workspace. In full flight.

Alcedo RDP is a remote desktop client for Mac and Linux.

Open your Windows desktops and RemoteApp programs, then print, scan and use your webcam inside the session. TSPrint, TSScan and TSWebCam are built in.

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  • Free on the Mac App Store
  • macOS 12.4 or later, Apple silicon
The Alcedo RDP window on macOS: a sidebar with All Connections, Favorites, Recent, a Default group and Sign in with Microsoft, next to a connection list with one saved server, a search field and an Add Connection button. View full size
Alcedo RDP on macOS: your connections in one library.

Bring your desk into the session.

Connect to your remote desktops and apps, and take your printer, scanner and webcam along. Everything you need for that is part of Alcedo.

Your remote workspace.

Run your Windows desktops and apps from your Mac. Open a full remote desktop or a single RemoteApp program, and keep every connection in one library with favorites, recent connections and groups.

  • Remote desktops and RemoteApp programs
  • Workspace integration
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Clipboard, folder and device redirection
Illustration: a Mac connected to a remote session with a report, scans and a camera view. Your Mac
Illustration: a report in the remote session printing on a local printer. Your printer

Print to your own printer.

Built in: TSPrint

Requires TSPrint on the server. Free trial available.

Print from your remote session to the printer right next to you. TSPrint is built into the client, so there are no extra drivers to install on your Mac.

Scan straight into your session.

Built in: TSScan

Requires TSScan on the server. Free trial available.

Put a paper document on the scanner next to you, and the scan arrives in your remote apps.

Illustration: a local flatbed scanner sending a scanned page to the remote session. Your scanner

Use your own webcam.

Built in: TSWebCam

Requires TSWebCam on the server. Free trial available.

Connect the camera on your desk and use it inside your remote session.

Illustration: a local webcam on a tripod, its picture shown in the camera panel of the remote session. Your webcam

See Alcedo in action.

A 55-second film about connecting to your workspace and bringing your devices with you, with captions in the picture.

What the film shows

  1. 0:00 Meet Alcedo Meet Alcedo, a remote desktop client for Mac and Linux.
  2. 0:06 Your remote desktop Connect to your remote desktops and apps, and bring your printer, scanner and webcam along.
  3. 0:14 Print to your own printer With TSPrint, print from your remote session to the printer right next to you. Requires TSPrint on the server.
  4. 0:22 Scan straight into your session With TSScan, scan a paper document straight into your remote apps. Requires TSScan on the server; free trial available.
  5. 0:30 Use your own webcam With TSWebCam, use your local webcam inside your remote session. Requires TSWebCam on the server; free trial available.
  6. 0:38 Now on Linux, too On Linux, remote scanning and webcam used to be the hard part. Alcedo makes it simple. Scanning and webcam are new.
  7. 0:50 Your workspace. In full flight. Alcedo. Your workspace, in full flight. For Mac and Linux, by Terminalworks.

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Choose your platform.

Linux

Printing, scanning and webcam are built in on Linux, too.

Packages
.deb, .rpm and AppImage
Hardware
64-bit PC (x86_64) or ARM64
Linux installation

Alcedo RDP is supported as a client by TSPrint 3.2.4.34 or later, TSScan 3.5.5.6 or later and TSWebCam 1.0.9.10 or later on the server. Earlier versions are not supported.

Install on Linux

Choose your system and processor to see the package and the command for them.

Choose your system

Processor

Most PCs need x86_64. If you are not sure, run uname -m in a terminal: aarch64 means ARM64.

System requirements
System
64-bit PC (x86_64): Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12, Linux Mint 21, Fedora 40 or later
ARM64: Ubuntu 24.04, Debian 13, Fedora 40 or later
Other distributions
The AppImage runs on most distributions with glibc 2.35 or later (ARM64: 2.39 or later)
Desktop
Wayland or X11: GNOME, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon and others
Devices
Printers set up on your computer (CUPS), scanners supported by SANE, USB and built-in webcams

Download

Download the .deb package (x86_64, 129 MB) alcedo-rdp_1.1.0_amd64.deb
Download the .deb package (ARM64, 122 MB) alcedo-rdp_1.1.0_arm64.deb
Download the .rpm package (x86_64, 129 MB) alcedo-rdp-1.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
Download the .rpm package (ARM64, 122 MB) alcedo-rdp-1.1.0-1.aarch64.rpm
Download the AppImage (x86_64, 166 MB) Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage
Download the AppImage (ARM64, 164 MB) Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-aarch64.AppImage

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Install it from a terminal

Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS (x86_64):

sudo apt install ~/Downloads/alcedo-rdp_1.1.0_amd64.deb

Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS (ARM64):

sudo apt install ~/Downloads/alcedo-rdp_1.1.0_arm64.deb

Fedora (x86_64):

sudo dnf install ~/Downloads/alcedo-rdp-1.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm

Fedora (ARM64):

sudo dnf install ~/Downloads/alcedo-rdp-1.1.0-1.aarch64.rpm

Other distributions (x86_64):

chmod +x ~/Downloads/Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage
~/Downloads/Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-x86_64.AppImage

Other distributions (ARM64):

chmod +x ~/Downloads/Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-aarch64.AppImage
~/Downloads/Alcedo_RDP-1.1.0-aarch64.AppImage

The AppImage needs FUSE 2: install libfuse2t64 on Ubuntu 24.04 and later, libfuse2 on older Ubuntu and Debian releases, or fuse-libs on Fedora.

Open Alcedo RDP

Open Alcedo RDP from your app menu. Double-clicking an .rdp file opens it in Alcedo. The AppImage adds itself to the app menu the first time it runs.

To update, install the new version the same way. Your connections are kept. To remove Alcedo, run sudo apt remove alcedo-rdp or sudo dnf remove alcedo-rdp, or delete the AppImage file.

Questions and answers.

What is Alcedo RDP?

Alcedo RDP is a remote desktop client for Mac and Linux. It connects you to remote Windows desktops and RemoteApp programs, and has TSPrint, TSScan and TSWebCam built in, so you can print, scan and use your webcam inside the remote session.

Which platforms does Alcedo RDP run on?

Alcedo RDP is available for Mac and Linux, with printing, scanning and webcam built in on both. On Linux, Terminalworks offered only TSPrint until now, so scanning and webcam are new there.

How do I download Alcedo RDP for Mac?

Download it from the Mac App Store, where it is free. It requires macOS 12.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Open Alcedo RDP on the Mac App Store

Where can I find the Linux installation instructions?

In the Download section of this page. Choose the .deb package for Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Pop!_OS or Zorin OS, the .rpm package for Fedora, or the AppImage for any other distribution, then follow the installation steps there.

Go to Linux installation

Can I print from a remote session to my local printer?

Yes. TSPrint is built into Alcedo RDP, so you can print from your remote session to the printer next to you. TSPrint also needs to be installed on the server; a free trial is available.

Can I scan documents into a remote session?

Yes. TSScan is built in: scan a paper document on your local scanner and it arrives in your remote apps. TSScan also needs to be installed on the server; a free trial is available.

Can I use my webcam in a remote session?

Yes. TSWebCam is built in, so your local webcam can be used inside the remote session. TSWebCam also needs to be installed on the server; a free trial is available.

Questions, support or feedback?

Get in touch about Alcedo RDP: setting it up, something that is not working, or an idea for what it should do next.

Email Terminalworks support

More about the team behind Alcedo: www.terminalworks.com

Alcedo RDP on macOS

The Alcedo RDP window on macOS: a sidebar with All Connections, Favorites, Recent, a Default group and Sign in with Microsoft, next to a connection list with one saved server, a search field and an Add Connection button.