The GNOME-Aligned RustConn Connection Manager Continues Piling On More Features
RustConn, a modern GTK4-based connection manager written in Rust, continues to expand its feature set for managing SSH, RDP, VNC, and SPICE connections. Recent updates include Cloud Sync, SSH Tunnel Manager, and extended jump host support across multiple protocols. The application is now widely available through Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, and various Linux distribution packages.
- ▪RustConn supports managing SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, and other types of connections through a GTK4 interface.
- ▪New features include Cloud Sync for configuration synchronization via Google Drive, Nextcloud, Dropbox, or USB, and an SSH Tunnel Manager for port forwarding.
- ▪SSH jump host support has been extended to RDP, VNC, and SPICE connections.
- ▪Tab management in RustConn has been reworked for improved usability.
- ▪RustConn is available as Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, Debian, RPM, and AUR packages, with source code hosted on GitHub.
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The GNOME-Aligned RustConn Connection Manager Continues Piling On More Features Written by Michael Larabel in GNOME on 3 May 2026 at 06:29 AM EDT. Add A Comment One of the interesting GNOME-aligned application developments in recent months has been RustConn as a modern GTK4-based connection manager. RustConn allows managing SSH, RDP, VNC, SPICE, and a variety of other connections from this Rust-written application. It's been steadily tacking on more features and that effort continued with more features landing. RustConn's latest releases bring "the three biggest features since the project started", per This Week in GNOME.
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