TigerVNC is a high-performance implementation of Virtual Network Computing, a remote display system for viewing and interacting with graphical applications running on another computer. It originated from the RealVNC and X.org code bases and was created as a successor to TightVNC development on Unix and Linux.
The project covers several different remote desktop scenarios rather than offering only a viewer. It can create persistent virtual desktops, expose an existing X11 desktop, or share a Wayland session. Performance is a particular focus, including workloads involving rapidly changing graphics, video and 3D applications.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- vncviewer provides a cross-platform VNC viewer built using FLTK.
- Xvnc combines an X server and virtual framebuffer to provide independent persistent remote desktop sessions.
- x0vncserver shares an existing X11 display rather than creating a separate virtual desktop.
- w0vncserver provides VNC access to an existing Wayland session.
- Supports TLS encryption and extensions for more advanced authentication methods.
- Uses an accelerated variant of Tight encoding together with libjpeg-turbo for JPEG compression.
- Provides configurable scaling, full-screen operation and remote desktop resizing in the viewer.
- Supports clipboard exchange between the viewer and remote desktop.
- vncsession integrates virtual desktop sessions with systemd on Linux systems.
- Provides tools for creating VNC passwords and configuring session authentication.
- Implements the RFB protocol used by VNC and retains interoperability with other compatible VNC implementations.
Website: github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc
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Developer: TigerVNC
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
TigerVNC is written in C++ and Java. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn Java with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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|---|---|
| TigerVNC | Platform-neutral implementation of VNC |
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| Guacamole | Clientless remote desktop gateway |
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Read our verdict in the software roundup.
| Remote Desktop Servers | |
|---|---|
| TigerVNC | Platform-neutral implementation of VNC |
| GNOME Remote Desktop | Designed for GNOME using pipewire. |
| X2Go | Fast terminal server suite based on NoMachine's NX libraries |
| RustDesk | Works out of the box with no configuration required |
| TurboVNC | TightVNC-compatible remote desktop software |
| FreeRDP | Remote Desktop Protocol Implementation |
| TightVNC | Remote network access to graphical desktops |
| xrdp | Accepts connections from variety of RDP clients |
| Xpra | Multi-platform persistent remote display server |
| Guacamole | Clientless remote desktop gateway |
| OpenSSH | Encrypted communication sessions using the ssh protocol |
| Veyon | Computer monitoring and classroom management |
| KasmVNC | Browser-based VNC server for secure remote desktop access |
| IronRDP | Rust implementation of RDP |
| Dayon! | Easy to use, cross-platform remote desktop assistance solution |
| wayvnc | VNC server for wlroots-based Wayland compositors |
| Lamco RDP Server | Wayland-native RDP server for Linux |
| hypr-rdp | Native RDP server for Hyprland |
Read our verdict in the software roundup.
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