Open Source RealVNC Alternatives

The best open source alternative to RealVNC is RustDesk. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to RealVNC and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to RealVNC are Remmina, TightVNC, UltraVNC and Bananas Screen Sharing.

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  1. Remote Desktop P2P based. Portable, No configuration or installation needed, communicate your endpoint to the peer, and vice versa, press connect and enjoy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. noVNC icon
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    noVNC - VNC client using HTML5 (Web Sockets, Canvas) with encryption (wss://) support.

    8 noVNC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Krfb icon
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    Krfb (server) is one of a pair of KDE programs - Krdc (client) is the other - that let you share your desktop (make it visible remotely) through the local network with another user, probably somebody like the tech downstairs who you wants to help you figure out how to do...

    7 Krfb alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE
     
  4.  5 likes

    Screensy is a simple peer-to-peer screen sharing solution.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Chicken icon
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    Chicken is a VNC client for Mac OS X. A VNC client allows remote access to another computer over the network. Chicken is based on Chicken of the VNC.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6.  1 like

    A Wayland Native VNC Client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
  7.  1 like

    A VNC server for DRM/KMS capable GNU/Linux devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
    • X11
     
  8.  1 like

    This is a VNC server for wlroots-based Wayland compositors. It attaches to a running Wayland session, creates virtual input devices, and exposes a single display via the RFB protocol. The Wayland session may be a headless one, so it is also possible to run wayvnc without a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (ISC)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Wayland
     
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    Headless wayland browser vnc sessions in a container.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Docker
     
  10.  6 likes

    The Enhanced TightVNC Viewer, SSVNC, adds encryption security to VNC connections.

    25 Ssvnc alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. .NET VNC Viewer is a VNC viewer written entirely in C#. It is binary compatible with Smartphones, Pocket PCs, Windows desktops (with .NET Compact Framework or .NET Framework) and even with Mono.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VNC Connect
    • UltraVNC
     
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