What's new in Remote Desktop Manager 2025.2

Remote Desktop Manager 2025.2 is here, and it’s packed with new tools, integrations, and workflow improvements. From new entry types, consoles, and dashboards to UI/UX improvements throughout, this release continues our mission to make remote connection and IT management more intuitive than ever.

For the full list of changes, check out the release notes.

New features

Linked (external vault) mode for selecting credentials (SQL Server only)

RDM provides a way to point to credentials in the current shared vault [Linked (Vault) mode], as well as to search within the user vault [Find by name (user vault) and Linked (user vault) modes].

As of 2025.2, you can now point to another shared vault via the Linked (external vault) mode for selecting credentials, enabling a new way to inject credentials against sessions in RDM!

This feature is coming soon to Devolutions Server and Devolutions Hub data sources.

Tailscale VPN

We're introducing Tailscale VPN integration as a new entry type in Remote Desktop Manager! This lightweight, zero-configuration VPN can now be launched directly through RDM, leveraging back-end PowerShell execution for seamless connectivity. The add-on supports key Tailscale CLI commands like up, down, login, and logout, mimicking manual behavior while simplifying workflows.

Proxmox console (preview)

We’ve built a dashboard to manage Proxmox VMs with two authentication methods:

• Ticket: Uses username/password for a 2-hour session, auto-refreshing 2 minutes before expiry.

• Token: Uses an API key without expiration.

Basic operations such as listing virtual machines and performing actions like Start, Stop, Reboot, Pause, and Resume (VMs only) are available from the context menu. Containers (LXC) support Start, Stop, Reboot, and Shutdown; Virtual Machines (QEMU) also offer these options plus Pause and Resume.

This initial release is a preview: more features will come in future releases!

ServiceNow dashboard

ServiceNow users, rejoice! We’ve made it possible to view and work on tickets in RDM. Users can view their tickets, log work on the ticket with a button, and enter a comment. By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), RDM can recommend a session and credential to use. When the session is over, the work is logged, and the ticket is closed.

Privileged sessions view (active sessions, recordings)

It’s now possible to view privileged sessions in RDM when using a Devolutions Server data source, allowing users to access and manage both native and remote recordings from sessions that use Devolutions Gateway. You can also shadow active sessions to observe what’s happening in real time.

This feature ensures that recordings remain accessible even if the original session entry is closed. Users can view or delete recordings (with appropriate permissions) and terminate active sessions when possible. This enhancement lays the groundwork for future capabilities, such as tracking PAM account usage and enforcing session terminations upon PAM check-in.

One Identity Safeguard for privileged sessions

We’ve expanded our One Identity support with a new mode in the credential entry that integrates directly with Safeguard for privileged sessions. This feature enables secure RDP session routing through the One Identity proxy — without exposing any credentials. Similar to our CyberArk PSM and Delinea Secret Server integrations, this proxy-based approach ensures session initiation and monitoring is fully controlled by One Identity. Simply link your RDP session to a Safeguard credential to open a session securely.

SQL Server management dashboard

Like in Dataflare, you can now manage SQL databases directly in RDM without having to install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)!

The following actions are supported:

• Running SQL queries

• Listing databases

• Create/delete a database

• Listing tables, viewing contents, and editing

• Start/stop/restart SQL Server service

• Manage logins; create, edit, delete, and reset passwords

• Manage roles

• View logs

• Manage agent and jobs

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) dashboard

We’ve introduced a new integration for AWS IAM, allowing system administrators to securely connect and visualize key components of their AWS IAM environment directly within RDM.

Just like our support for Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace, this integration provides a unified view of your IAM user groups, users, and roles — enabling efficient access audits, permission reviews, and centralized visibility into your cloud identities.

Start by exploring:

• IAM user groups and their memberships;

• IAM users and associated group policies;

• IAM roles and trust relationships.

This is the first step in bringing full AWS IAM administrative insights into your RDM environment — with more to come.

Notifications from Devolutions Server

Stay informed without leaving RDM. Notifications from Devolutions Server are now fully integrated into Remote Desktop Manager. You’ll receive the same updates as seen in the DVLS web interface, directly in RDM. Mark notifications as read or delete them from either interface, and they’ll stay in sync. Plus, thanks to regular background polling, you're always up to date.

Custom synchronizer (Powershell)

Inspired by the popular Custom VPN (PowerShell) entry, this new synchronizer gives advanced users full control over session creation using PowerShell scripts, meaning you can synchronize from sources that we don’t have a dedicated synchronizer for. Instead of relying on strict data contracts, it leverages proxy classes — similar to the Report (custom) PowerShell entry — to interact with rich RDM connection objects.

Cloudflare WARP VPN

RDM now supports Cloudflare WARP. You can connect or disconnect from the WARP VPN directly within RDM, streamlining access to protected environments. RDM also automatically launches the VPN before a session starts and opens the session once the VPN is connected.

Improvements

Revamped SFTP session using Avalonia

We've completely overhauled the SFTP session in RDM with a modern Avalonia-based interface. This update brings a noticeably improved user experience featuring smoother navigation, enhanced stability, and highly requested features like drag-and-drop file transfers. Inspired by user feedback and long-standing comparisons to WinSCP, this redesign bridges the usability gap while laying the groundwork for cross-platform support and future enhancements. This also applies to the built-in SFTP explorer for our SSH Terminal connections. More file explorers will receive a similar revamp in future releases.

Paging of activity logs with Devolutions Server

To improve performance, we’ve added paging to activity logs so that RDM only loads a subset of logs if you have over 100 logs.

IP address list: Populate from current vault

A new Populate from current vault button has been added to the IP address list entry, allowing you to auto-add IP addresses from relevant entries directly from your current vault. Choose between two modes:

• Synchronize with vault: Update existing entries based on host matches, with options to remove missing entries and selectively update fields like Name, Host, or Description.

• Add to existing list: Simply append new entries without removing or updating existing ones, even allowing duplicates.

Advanced prompts let you control how duplicates are handled and which fields to include. This feature streamlines IP management by making it easier to keep your list aligned with your vault contents.

Pending approval status for entries

A new Pending approval status has been added to entries, giving administrators the ability to review and approve newly created items before they're fully usable. While in this status, only vault owners and administrators can execute the entry. This feature is available for all entry types and can be managed directly in Administration > System settings > Vault management using the setting called Force default status for new entries. You can then see the status under the Description tab in the entry properties window.

New permissions for VPN/Tunnel/Gateway and session recording sections

Administrators can now enforce stricter control by assigning specific permissions for editing the VPN/Tunnel/Gateway and session recording sections within entries. This allows users to retain general editing rights (if granted) while preventing changes to critical connection settings.

Tell us what you think

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