freerdp

FreeRDP Albert Plugin

A simple and convenient Albert launcher plugin to launch FreeRDP connections directly from the launcher.

Prerequisites

• Albert launcher (version 0.23 or later)
• freerdp3-x11

Installation

1. Clone this repository into your Albert Python plugins directory:

cd ~/.local/share/albert/python/plugins/

# Clone with sparse checkout
git clone --filter=blob:none --sparse git@github.com:RubenLWF/albert-plugins.git temp-albert
cd temp-albert
git sparse-checkout set freerdp

# Move everything to a new location
cd ..
mkdir freerdp
mv temp-albert/.git freerdp/
mv temp-albert/freerdp/* freerdp/
rm -rf temp-albert

# Update the working tree
cd freerdp
git reset --hard

2. Restart Albert or reload the plugins

3. Enable the FreeRDP plugin in Albert settings (Extensions → FreeRDP)

Configuration

1. Open Albert settings
2. Navigate to Extensions → FreeRDP
3. Configure the following:
   • Server hostname: Your RDP server hostname.
   • Domain: Your RDP server domain.
   • Username: Your username.
   • Password: Your password.
   • Enable floatbar: Whether you want to FreeRDP floatbar to be visible"
   • Enable dynamic resolution
   • Enable clipboard sharing: Allow clipboard sharing between your device and the RDP session.
   • Enable multi monitor support

Usage

Trigger the connection

Type rdp followed by a space in Albert to activate the plugin.

Available commands

• Launch RDP session:
  • Type: rdp connect or rdp up
  • The plugin will launch your FreeRDP session.

How it works

The plugin uses freerdp3-x11 in the background to launch an RDP session.

Link

• FreeRDP
• Albert Launcher