Get Xpra on macOS and Linux Now!
Persistent remote applications for X11; screen sharing for X11, MacOS and MSWindows
Get Xpra with one command
Pick your system, reveal the step-by-step guide, copy the command, paste it into your terminal and press Enter. This command comes from the project's public source.
Not available for Windows yet.
Xpra doesn't publish an install command for Windows anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one. It does document one for macOS and Linux — switch to that tab.
Pastes into PowerShell and installs Xpra on your Windows machine in one step. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
Not available for macOS yet.
Xpra doesn't publish an install command for macOS or Linux anywhere we can verify, so there's nothing for us to show you. We won't invent one.
Installs Xpra on your macOS or Linux machine and links it into your PATH — after this,
Xpra just works from any directory. Runs as your normal user account, and needs no administrator rights.
How to set up Xpra, step by step
Open Terminal. On a Mac it's in Applications ▸ Utilities, or press Cmd+Space and type Terminal. On Linux, press Ctrl+Alt+T. Paste the command and press Enter.
Run Xpra --help to see the available commands, and
Xpra --version to confirm the install worked. If your shell complains about
permissions, that project usually documents a corrected command on its own site.
This asks Homebrew to fetch Xpra and link it into /opt/homebrew/bin (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local/bin (Intel), so you can run it by name.
Xpra at a glance
- Installs with a single
command —
Homebrew. - Installs on macOS / Linux.
- Free and open source, with no paid tier and no account needed.
- 3.0k stars — an actively used project.
Xpra doesn't publish a feature list we can quote, so this is what we verified ourselves.
About Xpra
Persistent remote applications for X11; screen sharing for X11, MacOS and MSWindows
| Category | Developer tool |
|---|---|
| Install method | Homebrew |
| Windows | no install command published |
| macOS / Linux | documented install command available |
| Price | Free and open source |
| Command verified | From project source |
| Popularity | 3.0k stars on the project's public repository |
On mobile
Xpra is a command-line tool, so there is no phone app for it — a phone has no shell to run it in. You'll need a desktop, or a remote shell into a machine that has one.
Xpra is developed by its own authors. This page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by the project. The command shown here was reproduced from the project's public documentation — always check the project's own documentation before running anything.