X2Go Client

The client provides a graphical interface for connecting to remote X11 sessions over SSH, allowing users to run Linux desktop environments on a separate machine while viewing them locally. It supports session management, file transfer, and clipboard sharing, and can be installed on macOS (10.9 and newer) as a DMG package. The software is part of the X2Go project, which is maintained by the Open Remote Computing Association and is released under an open‑source licence.

It is aimed at developers, system administrators, and anyone who needs to access a full graphical Linux workspace from a macOS workstation. The client works with X2Go server installations that provide the remote desktop environment, and it integrates with standard SSH authentication mechanisms.

Distinctively, the client offers a stable, mature implementation that includes features such as session suspension and resumption, multi‑monitor support, and optional compression to reduce bandwidth usage. It is distributed as a ready‑to‑install DMG for macOS and is updated alongside the broader X2Go ecosystem.