Vnc Tool For Mac

This page is a comparison of remote desktop software available for various platforms.

Five ways to remotely access a Mac. Five ways to access a remote Mac; Remote access: OS X's built-in tools. (For the purposes of these articles, we're looking at remote graphical control. VNC is built into Mac's, you can put vnc:// in Safari to connect to the remote system ( assuming it's a Mac or running a VNC server ). Five Best Remote Desktop Tools.

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Remote desktop software[edit]

Software	Protocols	Creator	First public release date	Latest stable year, version	License	Free for personal use	Free for commercial use
AetherPal	Proprietary	AetherPal Inc.	2011	2016, Valet	Proprietary	No	No
Ammyy Admin	Proprietary	Ammyy Inc.	2007	2015, 3.5^[1]	Proprietary	Yes	No
AnyDesk	Proprietary	AnyDesk Software GmbH	2015	2019, 5.2.2	Proprietary	Yes	No
Anyplace Control	Proprietary	Anyplace Control Software	2002	2012, 5.4.0.0	Proprietary	No	No
AnywhereTS	RDP, ICA	Qzone	?	2009, 3.4	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
Apple Remote Desktop	RFB (VNC)	Apple	2002	2017, 3.9^[2]	Proprietary	No	No
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	Proprietary, RFB (VNC)	Apple	2007	2014, 1.6	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
AppliDis	RDP	Systancia	?	2013, 4 SP3	Proprietary	No	No
BeAnywhere Support Express	Proprietary	BeAnywhere	1996	2015, 6.00	Proprietary	No	No
Bomgar	Proprietary	Bomgar	2003	2018, 18.1.1	Proprietary	No	No
Cendio ThinLinc	RFB (VNC)	Cendio AB	2003	2019, 4.10.1	Proprietary	Yes^[a]	Yes^[a]
Chicken of the VNC	RFB (VNC)	?	2002	2011-02, 2.1.1	GPL	Yes	Yes
Chrome Remote Desktop	Chromoting	Google	2011	2018, 70.0.3538.21	BSD Client, Proprietary Server	Yes	Yes
CloudBerry Lab (CloudBerry Remote Assistant)	Proprietary	CloudBerry Lab	May 25, 2017	2018-08, 1.7.2	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
Citrix XenApp/Presentation Server/MetaFrame/WinFrame	RDP, ICA	Citrix Systems	1995	2014, 7.5	Proprietary	No	No
Ericom Connect	Proprietary	Ericom Software	2015	2019, 9.1	Proprietary	No	No
Fog Creek Copilot	RFB (VNC)	?	2005	2014^[3]	Proprietary	No	No
GO-Global	Proprietary	GraphOn	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control)	Proprietary, RDP, RFB (VNC), Intel vPro KVM, SSH	Goverlan Systems Management	1998	2019, 9.01	Proprietary	No	No
GoToMyPC	Proprietary	Citrix Online	2000	2013	Proprietary	No	No
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS)	HP RGS	Hewlett-Packard	2003	2016, 7.3	Proprietary	Yes^[b]	Yes^[b]
IBM Director Remote Control	Proprietary	IBM	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
I'm InTouch	Proprietary	Communique	2000	2015, 9.51	Proprietary	No	No
Veyon	RFB (VNC)	?	2005	2019-05-08, 4.2.1	GPL	Yes	Yes
KRDC	RFB (VNC), RDP	Tim Jansen, Urs Wolfer, a.o.	2010	2014-07, 4.13.95^[c]	GPL	Yes	Yes
LogMeIn	Proprietary	LogMeIn, Inc.	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
Mikogo	Proprietary	BeamYourScreen GmbH	?	2015-03-24, 5.2.2^[5]	Proprietary	Yes	No
Netop Remote Control	Proprietary	Netop Business Solutions A/S	1987	2019, 12.78	Proprietary	No	No
NetSupport Manager	Proprietary	NetSupport Software	1989	2013	Proprietary	No	No
Netviewer	Proprietary	Netviewer AG	?	?	Proprietary	No	No
NoMachine	NX	NoMachine	2003	2019, 6.6.8	Proprietary	Yes^[d]	No
OpenText Exceed onDemand	Proprietary	OpenText^[e]	1999	2011	Proprietary	No	No
Open Virtual Desktop	RDP	Ulteo	2009	2014, 4.0.1	GPL Client, Proprietary Server	No	No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI	AIP	Tarantella/Oracle Inc.	1997	2015-04, 5.2.903	Proprietary	No	No
Parsec	Proprietary	Parsec Cloud, Inc	2016	2016-07, 3.5	Proprietary	Yes	No
Proxy Networks	Proprietary	Funk Software Inc.	1993	2015-02-04,8.10.2	Proprietary	No	No
QVD	NX and HTTP	Qindel Group	2001	2017-02, 4.0.0^[6]	GPL	Yes	Yes
rdesktop	RDP	Matthew Chapman	2001	2013	GPL	Yes	Yes
RealVNC Open	RFB (VNC)	RealVNC	2002	2012, 4.1.3^[7]	GPL	Yes	Yes
RealVNC	RFB (VNC)	RealVNC	2002	2019, 6.4.1	Proprietary	Yes^[d]	No
Remmina	RDP, RFB (VNC), SPICE, XDMCP, SSH	Originally written by Vic Lee	2009	2019-03-12, 1.3.4	GPL	Yes	Yes
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	RDP	Microsoft	1998	2016	Proprietary	Yes	Yes^[f]
Remote Utilities	Proprietary	Remote Utilities	2004	2019	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
ScreenConnect	Proprietary	Elsinore Technologies	2008	2017, 6.2	Proprietary	No	No
Splashtop	Proprietary	Splashtop Inc	2010	2019 3.3.0.1	Proprietary	Yes	No
SSH with X forwarding	X11	?	1999	2015, OpenSSH: 7.1, protocol: 2.0	BSD	Yes	Yes
Sun Ray/SRSS	ALP	?	?	?	Proprietary	?	?
Proprietary	Symantec Corporation	1986	2012, 12.6.65	Proprietary	No	No
TeamViewer	Proprietary	TeamViewer GmbH	2005	2019, 14.2	Proprietary	Yes	No
Techinline	RDP	Techinline Ltd.	2006	2016, 4.2.2	Proprietary	No	No
Teradici	PCoIP	Teradici Corp.	2007	2016	Proprietary	No	No
Thinc	Thinc	Columbia university	2007	2008	GPL	Yes	Yes
TigerVNC	RFB (VNC)	Red Hat, Cendio AB, The VirtualGL Project	2009	2018, 1.9.0^[8]	GPL	Yes	Yes
TightVNC	RFB (VNC)	Constantin Kaplinsky	2001	2018, 2.8.11	GPL	Yes	Yes
Timbuktu	Proprietary	WOS Datasystems	pre-1988	2013, 8.8.5 (macOS)/9.0.5 (Windows)	Proprietary	Yes	Yes
TurboVNC	RFB (VNC)	The VirtualGL Project	2004	2018, 2.2	GPL	Yes	Yes
UltraVNC	RFB (VNC)	Rudi De Vos, UltraSam, Martin Scharpf, Oliver Schneider	2005	2018, 1.2.2.2	GPL	Yes	Yes
Vinagre	RFB (VNC), SPICE, RDP, SSH	The GNOME Project	2007	2019-05-08, 3.32.2	GPL	Yes	Yes
XDMCP	X11	Keith Packard	1989	2012, 1.1.1	MIT	Yes	Yes
xpra	Bencode-based, rencode-based, YAML-based, RFB (VNC) for desktop mode	Nathaniel Smith	2008	2019-03-20, 2.5^[9]	GPL	Yes	Yes
X11vnc	RFB (VNC)	Karl Runge	2001	2019, 0.9.16^[10]	GPL	Yes	Yes
X2Go	NX	Oleksandr Shneyder and Heinz-M. Graesing^[11]	2006^[11]	2018, 4.1.0.3	GPL	Yes	Yes
x2x	X11	?	1996	2003, 1.27	BSD	Yes	Yes
Software	Protocol	Creator	First public release date	Latest stable version	License	Free for personal use	Free for commercial use

Operating system support[edit]

Software	Microsoft Windows		Mac OS X		Linux		FreeBSD		eComStation		Java (client)	Android		iOS		Blackberry (client)	Windows Mobile		Chrome OS(client)
Software	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Java (client)	Client	Server	Client	Server	Blackberry (client)	Server	client	Chrome OS(client)
AetherPal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?
Ammyy Admin	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
AnyDesk	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
AppliDis	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	?
Apple Remote Desktop	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
BeAnywhere Support Express	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	?
Bomgar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No^[12]	No^[12]	?
Cendio ThinLinc	No^[g]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[h]	No	Yes^[i]	No	Yes^[j]	No	Yes^[k]	No	Yes^[l]	No	Yes^[m]	Yes^[n]
Citrix XenApp	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?
CloudBerry Lab (CloudBerry Remote Assistant)	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
Ericom Connect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Fog Creek Copilot	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	?
FreeNX	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
GO-Global	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	?
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
GoToMyPC	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	?
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS)	Yes^[13]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	?	Yes	?
IBM Director Remote Control	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
I'm InTouch	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
Veyon	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
KRDC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
LogMeIn Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	?
Mikogo	?	Yes	?	Yes^[o]	?	Yes^[p]	?	No	?	?	No	Yes^[q]	?	Yes^[r]	No	No	?	No	?
Netop Remote Control	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes^[s]
NetSupport Manager	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes	?
Netviewer	?	Yes	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	No	Yes^[17]	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
NoMachine	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes^[t]
Open Text Exceed onDemand	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	No	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	?
Open Virtual Desktop	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	?
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	?
Proxy Networks	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	?
QVD	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	?
rdesktop	No	Yes^[18]	?	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
RealVNC Free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	No	?
RealVNC Personal	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	No	?
RealVNC Enterprise	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	No	?
Remmina	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	No	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	?
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[u]	Yes^[20]	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	?	Yes^[v]	?
ScreenConnect	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No	No	No	?
Splashtop	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes^[23]	Yes	Yes
SSH with X forwarding	No	Yes^[w]	No	Yes^[w]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	Yes^[24]	?	Yes	No	No	?	No	?
Sun Ray/SRSS	?	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	?
Sub7	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	No	Yes	?	Yes	?
TeamViewer	Yes^[25]	Yes^[25]	Yes^[26]	Yes^[26]	Yes^[27]	Yes^[27]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes^[28]	Yes^[28]	Yes^[29]	No	Yes^[30]	Yes^[31]	Yes^[32]	Yes^[33]
Techinline	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
TightVNC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes^[x]	Yes^[y]	Yes^[y]	Yes^[y]	Yes^[y]	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
TigerVNC	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[z]	Yes^[z]	No	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
Timbuktu	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
TurboVNC	No	Yes	No	Yes^[aa]	Yes	Yes^[ab]	Yes^[z]	Yes^[z]	No	No	Yes^[ac]	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
UltraVNC	Yes	Yes^[ad]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
XDMCP	?	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	No	?	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
xpra	Yes^[ae]	Yes	Yes^[ae]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No^[af]	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No^[ag]
X11vnc	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	No	No	?	No	?
X2Go	No	Yes^[37]	No	Yes^[37]	Yes^[38]	Yes^[37]	No	Yes^[37]	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	?
x2x	No^[ah]	No^[ai]	No^[ah]	Yes	No^[ah]	Yes	No^[ah]	Yes	No^[ah]	?	No	?	No^[ah]	?	No	No	No^[ah]	No	?
Software	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Server	Client	Java (client)	Client	Server	Client	Server	Blackberry (client)	Server	Client	Chrome OS(client)
Software	Microsoft Windows		Mac OS X		Linux		FreeBSD		eComStation		Java (client)	Android		iOS		Blackberry (client)	Windows Mobile		Chrome OS(client)

Features[edit]

Software	Client/server/listening	Built-in encryption	File transfer	Audio support	Multiple sessions	Seamless window	Remote assistance	Access permission request	NAT passthrough	IPv6 support	Maximum simultaneous connections	Video	3D	Drag and drop file transfer	Multiple passwords for remote access	Session recording	Screen blanking	USB forwarding	Export network services	Printing	Smartcard authentication	Whiteboard	Chat tool	H.264 support	Browser-based access
AetherPal	Client & server	SSL, TLS	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ammyy Admin	Client & server	AES, RSA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	No	No	?	?	?	No	?	?	No	?	?
AnyDesk	Client & server	SSL, TLS 1.2, AES	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Unlimited (depends on license)	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
Anyplace Control	Client & server	RC4, RSA	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
AnywhereTS	Client only	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
AppliDis	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Apple Remote Desktop	Client & server	AES-128	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat)	Client & server	AES-256	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BeAnywhere Support Express	Client & server	SSL, TLS, AES	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Bomgar	Client, server, & listening	SSL, AES 256	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cendio ThinLinc	Client & server	SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[aj]	Unlimited	Yes	VirtualGL	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Chicken of the VNC	Client only	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Chrome Remote Desktop	Client & server	SSL, TLS	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
CloudBerry Lab (CloudBerry Remote Assistant)	Client & server	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	?	?	No	?	No	?	No	No	No	No	?	Yes	?	No
Citrix XenApp	Client & server	SSL, TLS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Ericom Connect	Client & server	SSL, TLS^[39]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
FreeNX	Client & server	AES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
GO-Global	Client & server	SSL, DES-56, DES-168, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Goverlan Systems Management (Goverlan Reach Remote Control)	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GoToMyPC	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS)	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	No	No	Yes	?
IBM Director Remote Control	Client & server	AES, Triple DES, DES	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
I'm InTouch	Web client & Win server	SSL, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Veyon	Client & server	SSH	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	Unlimited	Yes	No	No	Token-Based	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
KRDC	Client only	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LogMeIn	Pro only	SSL, TLS^[40]	?	Yes^[41]	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes^[41]	?	?	?	Yes^[42]	?	Yes^[41]	?	?	?
Mikogo	Client & server^[ak]	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes^[al]	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netop Remote Control	Client & server & listening	SSL, TLS, AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NetSupport Manager	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Netviewer	Client & server	AES-128	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes^[am]	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
NoMachine	Client & server	SSL, SSH	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	VirtualGL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Open Text Exceed onDemand	Client & server	SSL, SSH	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Open Virtual Desktop	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Unlimited	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI	Client & server	SSL, TLS (AES-256)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Proxy Networks	Client, server, & gateway	SSL, AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes, client	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes
QVD	Client & server	SSL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
rdesktop	Client only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[an]	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RealVNC Home	Client, server, & listening	AES-128	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes in listening mode	No	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RealVNC Professional	Client, server, & listening	AES-128	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes in listening mode	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
RealVNC Enterprise	Client, server, & listening	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes in listening mode	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Yes^[ao]
Remmina	Client only	AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	No^[ap]
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[aq]	Yes^[ar]	Yes^[as]	Yes^[at]	No	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
ScreenConnect	Client & server	AES-256	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Splashtop	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
SSH with X forwarding	Client & server	Yes	Yes	Partial^[au]	Yes^[av]	Yes	?	?	No	Yes^[aw]	Unlimited	Yes	Yes, server side^[45]	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?
Sun Ray/SRSS	Client, server, & hardware	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Sub7	Client & server	No	No	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Client & server	AES-256	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	?	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	?	?
TeamViewer	Client & server	AES-256	Yes	Partial^[ax]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes, client & server	Yes	3-15^[ay]	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Techinline	Client & server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	1 or unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
TightVNC	Client, server, & listening	SSH (Unix client only)	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes in listening mode	?	Unlimited	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
TigerVNC	Client, server, & listening	SSL, TLS	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes in listening mode	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Timbuktu	Client & server	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
TurboVNC	Client, server, & listening	SSL, TLS, SSH	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes in listening mode	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	VirtualGL	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
UltraVNC	Client & server	With plugin	Yes	No	Yes	Partial^[az]	Yes	Yes	Yes, with SC version + external 'Repeater' server	?	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?
XDMCP	Client & server	No	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
xpra	Client & server	SSH, TLS, AES	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes^[ba]	Yes	Yes	Yes, server^[bb]	Yes	Unlimited	Yes	VirtualGL	Yes	Yes^[bc]	Yes^[bd]	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
X11vnc	Server only	SSL	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	?	?	Yes	Unlimited	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
X2Go	Client & server	SSH	Yes	Yes^[be]	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
x2x	Client only	Yes^[bf]	No	No	Yes	N/A	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Software	Client/server/listening	Built-in encryption	File transfer	Audio support	Multiple sessions	Seamless window	Remote assistance	Access permission request	NAT passthrough	IPv6 support	Maximum simultaneous connections	Video	3D	Drag and drop file transfer	Multiple passwords for remote access	Session recording	Screen blanking	USB forwarding	Export network services	Printing	Smartcard authentication	Whiteboard	Chat tool	H.264 support	Browser-based access

Terminology[edit]

In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:

Listening mode: where a server connects to a viewer. The server site does not have to configure its firewall/NAT to allow access on port 5900 (or 5800); the onus is on the viewer, which is useful if the server site has no computer expertise, while the viewer user would be expected to be more knowledgeable.
Built-in Encryption: the software has at least one method of encrypting the data between the local and remote computers, and the encryption mechanism is built into the remote control software.
File Transfer: the software allows the user to transfer files between the local and remote computers, from within the client software's user interface.
Audio Support: the remote control software transfers audio signals across the network and plays the audio through the speakers attached to the local computer. For example, music playback software normally sends audio signals to the locally attached speakers, via some sound controller hardware. If the remote control software package supports audio transfer, the playback software can run on the remote computer, while the music can be heard from the local computer, as though the software were running locally.
Multiple sessions: the ability to connect to a server in many users, and each one see his different desktop
Seamless Window: the software allows an application to be run on the server, and just the application window to be shown on the client's desktop. Normally the remote user interface chrome is also removed, giving the impression that the application is running on the client machines.
Remote Assistance: remote and local users are able to view the same screen at the same time, so remote user can assist a local user.
Access Permission Request: local user should approve a remote access session start.
NAT Passthrough: the ability to connect to the server behind a NAT without configuring the router's port forwarding rules. It offers an advantage when you can't reconfigure the router/firewall (for example in case it is on the Internet service provider's side), but is a serious security risk (unless the traffic is end-to-end encrypted), because all the traffic will pass through some proxy server which in most cases is owned by the remote access application's developers.^{[citation needed]}
Maximum simultaneous connections: number of clients connected to the same session
Screen blanking: the ability to prevent the user of the host/server from viewing what is currently being displayed on the screen while a remote user is connected.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a^bFree use limited to 5 concurrent users.
^ ^a^b Receiver is a free download^[4] Sender is free on HP Z Workstations.
^ Since 2010 KRDC has been integrated with the KDE desktop manager.
^ ^a^b Free version.
^Formerly Hummingbird.
^ Admin mode available for servers & workstations without additional licensing, in TS mode a separate license is required.
^However, the Linux server can act as an RDP client, connecting to a separate Windows Server with Remote Desktop Services.
^ Web Access Client for browser.
^ Web Access Client for browser.
^ Web Access Client with Android support.
^ Web Access Client with iOS support.
^ Web Access Client with touch support.
^ Web Access Client with touch support.
^ Web Access Client with touch support.
^ Some features are MS Windows-only.
^ Some features are MS Windows- and Apple Mac-only.^[14]
^ Available to view a remote desktop from Google Android Linux devices.^[15]
^ Available to view a remote desktop from Apple iOS devices.^[16]
^ Web Access Client for browser.
^ Works on ChromeOS running on Chromebook.
^ There exists an 'official' client for Apple Mac OS, as well as several independent implementations. See for example the 'CoRD' entry above, an alternative open source RDP client for Mac^[19]
^ Windows Mobile Remote Desktop is an optional part of WM 6.1.^[21]^[22]
^ ^a^bTo use Windows or Mac OS X as a client, an X server needs to be installed and running. Windows or Mac OS X can be used as a server, if they have an SSH server running; but only X11 applications (not native GUI applications) can display their GUI on the client; on Windows these probably have to be run within Cygwin.
^As X application, 1.3.x version only.^[34]
^ ^a^b^c^d1.3.x version only 'Download (Previous Versions)'. TightVNC. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
^ ^a^b^c^dRequires installation from source.
^ Bundled Java application that uses libjpeg-turbo native library for accelerated JPEG decompression.^[35]
^ Bundled Java application that uses libjpeg-turbo native library for accelerated JPEG decompression.^[35]
^ Can use libjpeg-turbo through JNI to accelerate JPEG decompression.^[35]
^ UltraVNC v1.0.4 RC4 (beta) claims 'Greatly improved Vista support' as of 1 October 2007.^[36]
^ ^a^bNo seamless mode
^Working code exists but it is unmaintained
^The server includes a built-in HTML5 client
^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^gIt is designed to run only on the client; it can connect to any X11 server.
^This could actually work when running an X server, but it is easier to use Win2VNC instead.
^ Only when host names are used.
^ Connections are centrally negotiated via Mikogo server.
^ Up to ten participants.
^ 8 simultaneously.
^ With the addition of SeamlessRDP.^[43]
^Using a Java applet.
^Since it is a GTK+ application, it can be accessed using the Broadway HTML5 back-end, but this is not yet mature or a full replacement for a browser remote desktop client.
^ Remote Desktop Services are single user only. Local screen is locked when remote user connects and local user can not view remote user's activities. Remote user is disconnected when local user logs in. Terminal Services use multiple independent desktops. Local user views its own desktop and can not view remote users' activities. Local user is not notified when remote user connects.
^ Provided the server is running Windows 2008 or later.
^ Assistance mode uses a separate client named MSRA (Microsoft Remote Assistance). Remote user must approve your access in assistance mode.
^ Access approval is always requested in assistance mode and never in remote access mode.
^ When using something like pulseaudio
^ No sessions at all, just individual windows. However one can use Xnest.
^ OpenSSH supports IPv6 and IPv6 forwarding.^[44]
^ Audio sharing not available on Mac
^ 3 with the free version; up to 15 with a license
^ UltraVNC allows a single Window to be shown, however it is still doing full screen polling and not capturing the application details. This can cause other windows to overlap and popup windows to 'disappear'.
^ Only for X sessions.
^ Using the proxy server.^[46]
^ Through SSH and/or xpra's authentication modules.^[47]
^ Via configuration and external tools.^[48]
^ Via PulseAudio.^[49]
^ Can be used over SSH session.

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^Fog creek status, Type pad.
^RGS, Hewlett-Packard.
^'Download'. Mikogo. Beam Your Screen.
^'Release Notes - QVD: The Linux VDI platform'. QVD: The Linux VDI platform. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^Download, Real VNC.
^https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases
^xpra (source code archive).
^Christian Beier (5 January 2019), x11vnc 0.9.16.
^ ^a^b'about:start'. X2Go. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ ^a^bBomgar Mobile Device Support, Bomgar.
^HP Remote Graphics Software version 7(PDF) (data sheet), Hewlett Packard, 2014, p. 3.
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^'Google Android Linux', Download, Mikogo.
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^ ^a^bTeamViewer for macOS, TeamViewer.
^ ^a^bTeamViewer for Linux, TeamViewer.
^ ^a^bTeamViewer for Android, TeamViewer.
^TeamViewer for iOS, TeamViewer.
^TeamViewer for BlackBerry, TeamViewer.
^TeamViewer QuickSupport for Windows Mobile, TeamViewer.
^TeamViewer for Windows Mobile, TeamViewer.
^TeamViewer for Chrome OS, TeamViewer.
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^MS Windows Vista Support, UltraVnc.
^ ^a^b^c^dClient, X2Go.
^Server, X2Go.
^'Connect Admin 9.1.1 Guide - Overview'. guide.ericom.com. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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^Seamless RDP, Cendio.
^ssh (manual page), OpenBSD.
^Ars technica.
^Xpra Proxy Server.
^Xpra Authentication Modules.
^Feature Ticket.
^'doc:newtox2go'. X2Go. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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