NoMachine
Access remote computers easily with enterprise-class speed and features supporting any content including audio and video.
What is NoMachine?
NoMachine NX is an enterprise-class solution for secure remote access, desktop virtualization, and hosted desktop deployment built around the self-designed and self-developed NX suite of components. Thanks to its outstanding compression, session resilience and resource management and its integration with the powerful audio, printing and resource sharing capabilities of the Unix world, NX makes it possible to run any graphical application on any operating system across any network connection.
NX is SSH encrypted, has random cookie generation, and is compressed for speed. Free version is available to everyone, and enterprise and server editions are available at cost.
You can use NoMachine to:
- Enjoy all videos, including HD movies, TV shows, and music files that are playable only on your computer
- Play graphic intensive games
- Remotely administrate unattended computers and give on-the-go support to colleagues and friends
- Control your computers remotely as if you were sitting in front of them
- Work with all your files, desktop applications and other programs all running on your computer elsewhere
Features:
- Access all computers behind firewalls
- High-resolution video and audio streaming
- Transfer files in both directions
- Record any activity on the remote desktop
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Supported Languages
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
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Tags
- Remote Desktop
- ssh-encrypted
- nxserver
- Virtual Desktop
- nxclient
- resource-sharing
- remote-desktop-client
- terminal-server
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The best solution i found for connect from Linux to Mac in local network(without need internet). I tried Anydesk, TeamViewer, Chrome Remote Desktop, VNC(Remmina, Tigervnc, Tightvnc, Ultravnc).
Very fast, high quality, out the box, local network, all keyboard button works.
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Mauricio B. Holguín added NoMachine as alternative(s) to Quick Assist
I discovered NoMachine here really, since LogMeIn dropped their free version, googling I had seen NoMachine mentioned as a good substitute and finally tried it out. I was pleasantly surprised, the more so after having read the negative review by Anamon. Since I always support the underdog, even though I have to admit that quality-wise NoMachine is far from being one, I have to submit my review to show my support.
For me it worked out of the box. I work often from home and can access my office Win PC to get files and work on the applications I have there, and which I don't have at home on my Mac. I only ever had one problem, which was the sending of ctrl-alt-canc. The company I work for now has it installed on many of the remote Workstations (of course, not the free version!) which are Linux - audio, sharing data from usb devices, transferring file all work. I don't think $124 for the Workstation is that expensive considering you get 4 virtual Linux desktop sessions with that. The free version is just one session which might frustrate some, but then again it's free and offers a lot. The free version is for access to the physical display only which as a pure remote desktop tool is surely what most people want.
As I said, I was using LMI before and stuck with it for years out of habit really. In a way, I'm happy they eliminated their free version otherwise I wouldn't have discovered a better alternative which imho performs much better in that it's very responsive. Plus it's streaming of video is near-native quality and other alternatives out there can't match it.
I suppose not everyone's experience will be the same, but win some lose some. Social reviews will always be negative which is a sad fact. And authors of professional reviews should really stop reviewing the same products. There are many alternatives out there, as this site actually shows, which deserve to be praised.
Has been working reliably for me using it across Win/Mac/Linux platforms.
Upon uninstallation crashed into blue screen and Windows didn't seem to load afterwards. Had to go through the automatic repair thing. As to why I uninstalled, it doesn't allow setting password. Instead, you're required to set password for your Windows account and log in like you would in Remote Desktop. Unaccaptable for me. Giving it 2 stars instead of 1 as a benefit of doubt.
The best solution i found for connect from Linux to Mac in local network(without need internet). I tried Anydesk, TeamViewer, Chrome Remote Desktop, VNC(Remmina, Tigervnc, Tightvnc, Ultravnc).
Very fast, high quality, out the box, local network, all keyboard button works.
Thanks for the feedback, I'm using it as a replacement to Teamviewer. I recommend you to try Zerotier (p2p VPN: gratis service, open source multi-platform client) for remote support.
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Easy to setup and combined with Zerotier as alternative to Teamviewer.
Free for personal use but not opensource, slightly slower than Parsec and much lower quality but acceptable (it gets better with FPS 60 and codec H264 instead of by default 30 fps VP8), but requires to be in the same LAN, although computers are autodetected so it's easy, OR specify IP address over internet, so it's not like TeamViewer. Client cannot connect from web browser, it's only through a desktop app.
It's responsive over high latency networks, enough to be able to edit video apps. I tried Anydesk to do the same, I wasn't satisfied.
Looking at the other comments, I don't understand some of the complaints. It worked out of th e box for me, doesn't crash, and I'm able to file transfer, forward UBS media devices both ways which is essential for me.
One person complained of having to set a password - having to set a password is a small thing to do, if you want to keep your desktop safe.