The following is a list of software programs that can communicate with and/or host

directory service In computing, a directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses. It is a shared information infrastructure for locating, managing, administering and organizing everyday items and network r ...

s via the

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP ) is an open, vendor-neutral, industry standard application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Directory servi ...

(LDAP).

Client software

Cross-platform

* Admin4 - an open source LDAP browser and directory client for

Linux Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged as a Linux distribution, which ...

OS X macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and lapt ...

, and

Microsoft Windows Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...

, implemented in

Python Python may refer to: Snakes * Pythonidae, a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Africa, Asia, and Australia ** ''Python'' (genus), a genus of Pythonidae found in Africa and Asia * Python (mythology), a mythical serpent Computing * Python (pro ...

. * Apache Directory Server/Studio - an LDAP browser and directory client for

, and

, and as a plug-in for the

Eclipse An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three ce ...

development environment. * FusionDirectory, a web application under license

GNU General Public License The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the Four Freedoms (Free software), four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was th ...

developed in

PHP PHP is a general-purpose scripting language geared toward web development. It was originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1993 and released in 1995. The PHP reference implementation is now produced by The PHP Group. ...

for managing LDAP directory and associated services. *

JXplorer JXplorer is a free, open-source client for browsing Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers and LDAP Data Interchange Format (LDIF) files. It is released under an Apache-equivalent license. JXplorer is written in Java and is platfo ...

- a

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...

-based browser that runs in any operating environment. * JXWorkBench - a

-based plugin to

that includes LDAP reporting using the

JasperReports JasperReports is an open source Java reporting tool that can write to a variety of targets, such as: screen, a printer, into PDF, HTML, Microsoft Excel, RTF, ODT, comma-separated values (CSV) or XML files. It can be used in Java-enabled applica ...

reporting engine. *

LDAP Account Manager LDAP Account Manager is a web application for managing various account types in an LDAP directory. It is written in PHP. In contrast to tools like PhpLDAPadmin the focus is account based and to give the user a more abstract view of a directory. T ...

- a PHP based webfrontend for managing various account types in an LDAP directory. *

phpLDAPadmin phpLDAPadmin is a web app for administering Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers. It's written in the PHP programming language, and is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The application is available in 14 languages an ...

- a web-based LDAP administration tool for creating and editing LDAP entries in any LDAP server. * LDAP User Manager - A simple PHP interface to add LDAP users and groups. Also has a self-service password change feature. Designed to be run as a Docker container. * SLAMD - an open source load generation software suite, for testing multiple application protocols, including LDAP. Also contains tools for creating test data and test scripts. * RoundCube - an open source and free PHP

IMAP In computing, the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is an Internet standard protocol used by email clients to retrieve email messages from a mail server over a TCP/IP connection. IMAP is defined by . IMAP was designed with the goal of per ...

client with support with LDAP based address books. * GOsa² - provides a powerful framework for managing accounts and systems in LDAP databases * web2ldap, a web application under license Apache License 2.0 developed in

for managing LDAP directories. *

OpenDJ OpenDJ is a directory server which implements a wide range of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol and related standards, including full compliance with LDAPv3 but also support for Directory Service Markup Language (DSMLv2). Written in Java, Open ...

- a

-based LDAP server and directory client that runs in any operating environment, under license

CDDL The Common Development and Distribution License (CDDL) is a free and open-source software license, produced by Sun Microsystems, based on the Mozilla Public License (MPL). Files licensed under the CDDL can be combined with files licensed under o ...

* LDAP Explorer - a

VS Code Visual Studio Code, also commonly referred to as VS Code, is a source-code editor made by Microsoft with the Electron (software framework), Electron Framework, for Windows, Linux and macOS. Features include support for debugging, syntax highligh ...

extension to browse LDAP servers

Linux/UNIX

Evolution Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. These characteristics are the expressions of genes, which are passed on from parent to offspring during reproduction. Variation ...

- the contacts part of

GNOME A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature. Its characte ...

's PIM can query LDAP servers. *

KAddressBook Kontact is a personal information manager and groupware software suite developed by KDE. It supports calendars, contacts, notes, to-do lists, news, and email. It offers a number of inter-changeable graphical UIs (KMail, KAddressBook, Akregator, ...

- the address book application for

KDE KDE is an international free software community that develops free and open-source software. As a central development hub, it provides tools and resources that allow collaborative work on this kind of software. Well-known products include the ...

, capable of querying LDAP servers. *

OpenLDAP OpenLDAP is a free, open-source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) developed by the OpenLDAP Project. It is released under its own BSD-style license called the OpenLDAP Public License. LDAP is a platform-independ ...

- a free, open source implementation. * diradm / diradm-2 - A nearly complete nss/shadow suite for managing POSIX users/groups/data in LDAP. * System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) - a system service to access remote directories and authentication mechanisms

Mac OS X

Contacts Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes. Contact lenses are ocular prosthetic devices used by over 150 million people worldwide, and they can be worn to correct vision or for cosmetic ...

- an LDAP-aware

address book An address book or a name and address book is a book, or a database used for storing entries called contacts. Each contact entry usually consists of a few standard fields (for example: first name, last name, company name, address, telephone n ...

application built into

Mac OS X macOS (; previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac (computer), Mac computers. Within the market of ...

. * Directory Utility - a utility for configuring access to several types of

directory server In computing, a directory service or name service maps the names of network resources to their respective network addresses. It is a shared information infrastructure for locating, managing, administering and organizing everyday items and network ...

s, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X. *

Workgroup Manager Workgroup Manager is a computer program bundled as part of OS X Server for directory-based management of users, groups and computers across a network. This is where an admin could add, delete, and modify computer, and user accounts and group ...

- a utility for configuring access to several types of

s, including LDAP; built into Mac OS X Server and one of Apple's Server Admin Tools. *

Slapd The SLAPD (Standalone LDAP Daemon) and SLURPD (Stand-alone LDAP update replication daemon) originally evolved within the long-running project that developed the LDAP protocol. It was developed at the University of Michigan, and was the first Light ...

- from the Univ of Michigan

Microsoft Windows

Active Directory Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks. It is included in most Windows Server operating systems as a set of processes and services. Initially, Active Directory was used only for centralize ...

Explorer - a

freeware Freeware is software, most often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines ''freeware'' unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for the f ...

LDAP client tool from Microsoft * LDAP Admin - a free, open source LDAP directory browser and editor * Ldp is an LDAP client included with Microsoft Windows * NetTools - is a

utility for AD troubleshooting and includes an LDAP client * ActivMann- is a

utility for managing users and groups in Active Directory

Middleware

* Json2Ldap - a

JSON-RPC JSON-RPC is a remote procedure call protocol encoded in JSON. It is similar to the XML-RPC protocol, defining only a few data types and commands. JSON-RPC allows for notifications (data sent to the server that does not require a response) and for m ...

Client software

Cross-platform

Linux/UNIX

Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows

Middleware

Server software

Notes

References