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VNC was released as open source software and the RFB specification published on the web. Since then RFB has been a free protocol which anybody can use. When ORL was closed in 2002 some of the key people behind VNC and RFB formed RealVNC, Ltd., in order to continue
Virtual Network Computing logo VNC in KDE 3.1. VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse input from one computer to another, relaying the graphical-screen updates, over a network. [1]
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. [3]
Free for personal use Free for commercial use AetherPal: Proprietary: AetherPal Inc. 2011 2016, Valet ... RFB (VNC) Apple 2002 2023, 3.9.8 [2] Proprietary: No No
UltraVNC allows the use of a remote computer as if the user were in front of it. This is achieved by sending mouse movements and key-presses to the remote computer, and replicating the remote computer's display (subject to differences in resolution) locally in real time. UltraVNC bears a strong resemblance to RealVNC Free Edition.
RealVNC is a company that provides remote access software. Their VNC Connect software consists of a server (VNC Server) and client (VNC Viewer) application, which exchange data over the RFB protocol to allow the Viewer to control the Server's screen remotely.
TigerVNC is an open source Virtual Network Computing (VNC) server and client software, started as a fork of TightVNC in 2009. [2] The client supports Windows, Linux and macOS. The server supports Linux. There is no server for macOS [3] and as of release 1.11.0 the Windows server is no longer maintained. [4]
pcAnywhere – VNC-style remote control Parallels Workstation – commercial full virtualization software for desktop and server Q – emulates an IBM-compatible PC on a Mac, allows running PC operating systems