TightVNC
Sign in to saveTightVNC is a free and open-source remote desktop software server and client application for Linux and Windows. A server for macOS is available under a commercial source code license only, without SDK or binary version provided. Constantin Kaplinsky developed TightVNC, using and extending the RFB protocol of Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to allow end-users to control another computer's screen remotely.
Key facts
- Software.name
- TightVNC
- Software.logo
- TightVNC Logo
- Software.logo size
- 64px
- Software.released
- v1.0 /
- Software.latest release version
- Linux: 1.3.10; Windows: 2.8.85
- Software.programming language
- C, C++, Java
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Software.language
- English
- Software.genre
- Remote administration
- Software.license
- GPL-2.0-or-later
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Encodings
- Compatibility
- Derived software
- RemoteVNC
- TightVNC Portable Edition
- TurboVNC
- TigerVNC
- See also
- References
- External links
TightVNC is a free and open-source remote desktop software server and client application for Linux and Windows. A server for macOS is available under a commercial source code license only, without SDK or binary version provided. Constantin Kaplinsky developed TightVNC, using and extending the RFB protocol of Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to allow end-users to control another computer's screen remotely.
==Encodings== TightVNC uses so-called "tight encoding" of areas, which improves performance over low bandwidth connection. It is effectively a combination of the JPEG and zlib compression mechanisms. It is possible to watch videos and play DirectX games through TightVNC over a broadband connection, albeit at a low frame rate.