Apple Screen Sharing Alternatives

Apple Screen Sharing is described as 'Screen Sharing is a VNC client by Apple Inc. included as part of Mac OS X v10.5. It allows remote observance or control of any Macintosh machine on the local network that has Screen Sharing activated. It may also be used over the Internet via iChat' and is a Remote Desktop tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Apple Screen Sharing for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Apple Screen Sharing alternative is RustDesk, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Apple Screen Sharing are TeamViewer, AnyDesk, Remmina and Chrome Remote Desktop.

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  1. TigerVNC icon
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    TigerVNC is an advanced VNC implementation. It is based on the fourth generation of VNC. TigerVNC also includes features from the TightVNC and TurboVNC projects. This includes accelerated JPEG compression. TigerVNC supports the latest X.Org X server.

    80 TigerVNC alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. RealVNC icon
     146 likes

    Secure, cost-effective remote access and support for your computer, from your desktop or mobile device.

    128 RealVNC alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  3. Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC and RDP. We call it clientless because no plugins or client software are required.

    73 Apache Guacamole alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  4. Access and control your Mac from anywhere. Modern remote desktop for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Remotely icon
     29 likes

    Remotely is a free and open-source remote desktop, remote scripting, and rich auto-complete to maximize your IT support efficiency.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. UltraViewer icon
     46 likes

    Remote control and support tool for Windows offering screen monitoring, chat, and file transfer, allowing users to assist clients, share files, manage multiple sessions, while partners oversee and manage permissions during support.

    149 UltraViewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. FreeRDP icon
     19 likes

    FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Enjoy the freedom of using your software wherever you want, the way you want it, in a world where interoperability can finally liberate your computing experience.

    85 FreeRDP alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • openSUSE
    • Fedora
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Flathub
     
  8. join.me icon
     126 likes

    Easy to start, easy to join and with no downloads for viewers, connecting for external presentations, sales demos, and ad hoc get-togethers means you get work done and get on with it.

    206 join.me alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Microsoft 365
     
  9. Vinagre icon
     36 likes

    A VNC/SSH Client for the GNOME Desktop

    • You can connect to several machines at the same time with tabs
    • You can keep track of your most used connections with favorites
    • You can keep track of your recently used connections through GtkRecent
    • You can browse your network f.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. Remote Utilities is a remote PC access program for connecting to a remote PC over LAN or via the Internet. The program is used by system administrators, home users and helpdesks for remotely managing PCs in their corporate or home network, or providing customer support.

    117 Remote Utilities alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. Xrdp icon
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    xrdp provides a graphical login to remote machines using Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). xrdp accepts connections from a variety of RDP clients:

    100 Xrdp alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  12. Dayon! icon
     11 likes

    A user-friendly, open-source, cross-platform solution, that allows controlling of remote computers. It can be used as an alternative to various commercial remote desktop and assistance products.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
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