Version 2603

TranslationRelease pending.date: March 23, 2026

Download

Download the latest version from the website. 

To do so, select the free Community Version >> NETWORK <<. Expect to receive the download link within a few hours.

Installation

 

For more information, see:

Note the system requirements.

Update

 

Update existing installations within the openthinclient Management Server.¹

 

For a description of the update process, read the article Performing an Update.

 

¹_{If using the virtual appliance, install a new appliance and migrate the data, at least for major releases.}

Updates and Improvements

Management

New features:

Administrator management (for openthinclient management). Integrated into user management or under Basic Settings if Active Directory integration is active. ThinClient Groups Button to reapply settings in ThinClient Management

Changes:

New ThinClient Login component replaces previous SSO and Autologin components The new "Audio" application now handles settings previously managed in the Desktop application. New FreeRDP Remote App application The new "localboot Installation Stick" application now replaces the "Create Installation Stick" option in localboot. Use custom packages for Virtual Channels and plugins for FreeRDP, Citrix, and Horizon. 

openthinclient OS

Based on Debian 13 trixie Improvements for notifications / balloon messages:

Prevent duplicate notifications Improved layout Improvements to the ThinClient login screen:

Redesign the layout to match the desktop version. Apply relevant desktop settings:

Wallpaper Screen saver Screen power-saving mode Panel configuration

FreeRDP

FreeRDP 3.24.1 Update Efficient camera forwarding Microphone forwarding:

Apply latency optimizations Encoding selection FIDO2 / YubiKey Forwarding Login dialog: Customizable title
Select the new keyboard layout option "Use Windows layout". New option "Automatic Reconnection" Fix:CTRL+ALT+ENTERexits full-screen mode Let the user change the window size.

Citrix

Citrix 2508.10 update Camera forwarding improvement New option for keyboard layout: "Windows settings (scancode)"

Desktop

Desktop background more customizable (per desktop application) Panel/Taskbar: Enable or disable individual elements

Command line

New option "After application closes"

Deprecated features

Citrix

Forwarding for Skype for Business HDX Webcam Native H264 stream

Known issues

openthinclient management

When renaming a hardware type used by a thin client, the system displays an error message upon saving, even though the operation completes successfully.

Citrix

The Citrix Receiver provides a list of known issues — Citrix Release info.

FreeRDP

FreeRDP is under constant development. The developers collect all known issues on GitHub — FreeRDP issues.