<s>
This	O
page	O
is	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
notable	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
various	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Protocols	O
Creator	O
First	O
public	O
release	O
date	O
Latest	O
stable	O
year	O
,	O
version	O
License	O
Free	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
Free	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
AetherPal	B-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
AetherPal	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
2011	O
2016	O
,	O
Valet	O
Ammyy	B-Device
Admin	I-Device
Proprietary	B-Application
Ammyy	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
2007	O
2015	O
,	O
3.5	O
AnyDesk	B-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
AnyDesk	B-Protocol
Software	O
GmbH	O
2015	O
2020-07-28	O
,	O
6.0.7	O
Anyplace	B-Device
Control	I-Device
Proprietary	B-Application
Anyplace	B-Device
Control	I-Device
Software	O
2002	O
2012	O
,	O
5.4.0.0	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Apple	O
2002	O
2017	O
,	O
3.9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Screen	B-Protocol
Sharing	I-Protocol
(	O
iChat	B-Protocol
)	O
Proprietary	B-Application
,	O
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Apple	O
2007	O
2014	O
,	O
1.6	O
AppliDis	O
RDP	B-Protocol
Systancia	B-Protocol
2013	O
,	O
4	O
SP3	O
Cendio	B-Protocol
ThinLinc	I-Protocol
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Cendio	O
AB	O
2003	O
2022-02-07	O
,	O
4.14.0	O
Free	O
use	O
limited	O
to	O
5	O
concurrent	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrome	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
Chromoting	O
Google	O
2011	O
2018	O
,	O
70.0.3538.21	O
Citrix	O
XenApp/Presentation	O
Server/MetaFrame/WinFrame	O
RDP	B-Protocol
,	O
ICA	B-Protocol
Citrix	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
1995	O
2018-06-01	O
,	O
7.18	O
ConnectWise	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
(	O
ScreenConnect	B-Protocol
)	O
Proprietary	B-Application
Elsinore	O
Technologies	O
2008	O
2022	O
,	O
22.5	O
Single-technician	O
license	O
-	O
1	O
connection	O
-	O
3	O
unattended	O
access	O
agents	O
Ericom	B-Application
Connect	I-Application
Proprietary	B-Application
Ericom	B-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
2015	O
2019	O
,	O
9.1	O
GO-Global	B-Device
Proprietary	B-Application
GraphOn	B-Device
Goverlan	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
(	O
Goverlan	O
Reach	O
Remote	O
Control	O
)	O
Proprietary	B-Application
,	O
RDP	B-Protocol
,	O
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
,	O
Intel	B-Architecture
vPro	I-Architecture
KVM	I-Architecture
,	O
SSH	B-Protocol
Goverlan	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
1998	O
2019	O
,	O
9.01	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Citrix	B-Operating_System
Online	I-Operating_System
2000	O
2013	O
HP	B-Application
Remote	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
Software	I-Application
(	O
RGS	O
)	O
/	O
ZCentral	O
Remote	O
Boost	O
HP	B-Application
RGS	I-Application
HP	O
Inc	O
2003	O
2022-05-01	O
,	O
22.1	O
IBM	B-Application
Director	I-Application
Remote	O
Control	O
Proprietary	B-Application
IBM	O
I	B-Protocol
'm	I-Protocol
InTouch	I-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Communique	O
2000	O
2015	O
,	O
9.51	O
Krdc	B-Language
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
,	O
RDP	B-Protocol
Tim	O
Jansen	O
,	O
Urs	O
Wolfer	O
,	O
a.o.	O
</s>
<s>
2010	O
2021-03-04	O
,	O
20.12.3	O
LogMeIn	B-Application
Proprietary	B-Application
LogMeIn	B-Application
,	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
Proprietary	B-Application
BeamYourScreen	O
GmbH	O
2015-03-24	O
,	O
5.2.2	O
NetSupport	B-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
NetSupport	B-Protocol
Software	I-Protocol
1989	O
2019	O
Netviewer	B-Application
Proprietary	B-Application
Netviewer	B-Application
AG	O
NX	B-Application
technology	I-Application
(	O
NoMachine	B-Application
)	O
Proprietary	B-Application
NoMachine	B-Application
2003	O
2021	O
Oracle	O
Secure	O
Global	O
Desktop	O
Software/Sun	O
VDI	O
AIP	B-Device
Tarantella/Oracle	O
Inc	O
.	O
1997	O
,	O
5.2.903	O
Parsec	B-Device
Proprietary	B-Application
Parsec	B-Device
Cloud	O
,	O
Inc	O
2016	O
,	O
3.5	O
Proxy	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Funk	O
Software	O
Inc	O
.	O
1993	O
2020-01-29	O
,	O
10.2	O
QVD	B-Application
NX	B-Application
and	I-Application
HTTP	I-Application
Qindel	O
Group	O
2001	O
,	O
4.2	O
rdesktop	B-Protocol
RDP	B-Protocol
Matthew	O
Chapman	O
2001	O
2013	O
RealVNC	B-Language
VNC	O
Server/Viewer	O
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
,	O
SSH	B-Protocol
RealVNC	B-Language
2002	O
2021-10-22	O
,	O
Server	O
6.8	O
,	O
Viewer	O
6.21	O
Remmina	B-Language
RDP	B-Protocol
,	O
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
,	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
,	O
XDMCP	O
,	O
SSH	B-Protocol
,	O
EXEC	B-Operating_System
Originally	O
written	O
by	O
Vic	O
Lee	O
2009	O
2022-12-20	O
,	O
1.4.29	O
Remote	O
Desktop	O
Services/Terminal	O
Services	O
RDP	B-Protocol
Microsoft	O
1998	O
2016	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Utilities	I-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Alex	O
Ter-Osipov	O
,	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Utilities	I-Protocol
LLC	O
2004	O
2019	O
RustDesk	B-Protocol
own	O
open	O
protocol	O
2020	O
2022-05-02	O
,	O
1.1.9	O
Splashtop	B-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Splashtop	B-Protocol
Inc	O
2010	O
2022-04-26	O
,	O
3.5.0.2	O
No	O
SSH	B-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
forwarding	I-Protocol
X11	B-Operating_System
1999	O
2015	O
,	O
OpenSSH	B-Language
:	O
7.1	O
,	O
protocol	O
:	O
2.0	O
Sun	O
Ray/SRSS	O
ALP	O
Symantec	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
Symantec	O
Corporation	O
1986	O
2012	O
,	O
12.6.65	O
TeamViewer	B-Language
Proprietary	B-Application
TeamViewer	B-Language
GmbH	O
2005	O
2021-04-27	O
,	O
15.17	O
Techinline	B-Device
RDP	B-Protocol
Techinline	B-Device
Ltd	O
.	O
2006	O
2016	O
,	O
4.2.2	O
Thinc	B-Protocol
Thinc	B-Protocol
Columbia	O
university	O
2007	O
2008	O
TigerVNC	B-Language
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Red	O
Hat	O
,	O
Cendio	O
AB	O
,	O
The	O
VirtualGL	B-Protocol
Project	O
2009	O
2021-11-10	O
,	O
1.12.0	O
TightVNC	B-Language
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Constantin	O
Kaplinsky	O
2001	O
,	O
2.8.63	O
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
Proprietary	B-Application
WOS	O
Datasystems	O
pre-1988	O
2013	O
,	O
8.8.5	O
(	O
macOS	B-Application
)	O
/9.0.5	O
(	O
Windows	B-Application
)	O
TurboVNC	B-Application
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
The	O
VirtualGL	B-Protocol
Project	O
2004	O
2018	O
,	O
2.2	O
UltraVNC	B-Language
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Rudi	O
De	O
Vos	O
,	O
UltraSam	O
,	O
Martin	O
Scharpf	O
,	O
Oliver	O
Schneider	O
2005	O
2023-01-17	O
,	O
1.4.0.9	O
Veyon	B-Application
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
2005	O
2021-03-11	O
,	O
4.5.4	O
Vinagre	B-Language
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
,	O
SPICE	B-Protocol
,	O
RDP	B-Protocol
,	O
SSH	B-Protocol
The	O
GNOME	O
Project	O
2007	O
2019-05-08	O
,	O
3.32.2	O
xpra	B-Application
Bencode-based	O
,	O
rencode-based	O
,	O
YAML-based	O
,	O
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
for	O
desktop	O
mode	O
Nathaniel	O
Smith	O
2008	O
2020-06-04	O
,	O
4.0.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X11vnc	B-Application
RFB	O
(	O
VNC	O
)	O
Karl	O
Runge	O
2001	O
2019	O
,	O
0.9.16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Windows	B-Application
macOS	B-Application
Linux	O
FreeBSD	O
Java	O
(	O
client	O
)	O
Android	B-Application
iOS	B-Operating_System
Blackberry	O
(	O
client	O
)	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
(	O
client	O
)	O
Server	O
Client	O
Server	O
Client	O
Server	O
Client	O
Server	O
Client	O
Client	O
ServerClientServer	O
Server	O
client	O
AetherPal	B-Protocol
Ammyy	B-Device
Admin	I-Device
AnyDesk	B-Protocol
AppliDis	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
Cendio	B-Protocol
ThinLinc	I-Protocol
Citrix	B-General_Concept
XenApp	I-General_Concept
Ericom	B-Application
Connect	I-Application
GO-Global	B-Device
Goverlan	B-Protocol
Systems	I-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
(	O
Goverlan	O
Reach	O
Remote	O
Control	O
)	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
HP	B-Application
Remote	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
Software	I-Application
(	O
RGS	O
)	O
/	O
ZCentral	O
Remote	O
Boost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	B-Application
Director	I-Application
Remote	O
Control	O
I	B-Protocol
'm	I-Protocol
InTouch	I-Protocol
KRDC	B-Language
LogMeIn	B-Application
Pro	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
NetSupport	B-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
Netviewer	B-Application
NX	B-Application
Technology	I-Application
(	O
NoMachine	B-Application
)	O
Oracle	O
Secure	O
Global	O
Desktop	O
Software	O
Parsec	B-Device
Proxy	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
QVD	B-Application
rdesktop	B-Protocol
RealVNC	B-Language
Free	O
RealVNC	B-Language
Personal	O
RealVNC	B-Language
Enterprise	O
Remmina	B-Language
Remote	O
Desktop	O
Services/Terminal	O
Services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Utilities	I-Protocol
RustDesk	B-Protocol
ConnectWise	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Splashtop	B-Protocol
SSH	B-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
forwarding	I-Protocol
To	O
use	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
client	O
,	O
an	O
X	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
needs	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
server	O
,	O
if	O
they	O
have	O
an	O
SSH	B-Protocol
server	O
running	O
;	O
but	O
only	O
X11	B-Operating_System
applications	O
(	O
not	O
native	O
GUI	B-Application
applications	O
)	O
can	O
display	O
their	O
GUI	B-Application
on	O
the	O
client	O
;	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
these	O
probably	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
within	O
Cygwin	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sun	O
Ray/SRSS	O
Sub7	B-Protocol
Symantec	B-Protocol
pcAnywhere	I-Protocol
TeamViewer	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techinline	B-Device
TightVNC	B-Language
1.3.x	O
version	O
only	O
TigerVNC	B-Language
Requires	O
installation	O
from	O
source	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timbuktu	B-Protocol
TurboVNC	B-Application
UltraVNC	B-Language
Veyon	B-Application
xpra	B-Application
No	O
seamless	O
mode	O
No	O
seamless	O
mode	O
Working	O
code	O
exists	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
unmaintained	O
The	O
server	O
includes	O
a	O
built-in	O
HTML5	B-Application
client	O
X11vnc	B-Application
X2Go	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zoho	O
AssistYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoNoNoYes	O
x2x	B-Language
It	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
run	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
any	O
X11	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
could	O
actually	O
work	O
when	O
running	O
an	O
X	B-Operating_System
server	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
Win2VNC	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
AetherPal	B-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Ammyy	B-Device
Admin	I-Device
Client	O
&	O
server	O
AnyDesk	B-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
(	O
depends	O
on	O
license	O
)	O
Anyplace	B-Device
Control	I-Device
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
AppliDis	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Apple	O
Screen	O
Sharing(iChat )	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Cendio	B-Protocol
ThinLinc	I-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
(	O
Linux	O
only	O
)	O
Unlimited	O
Chrome	B-Operating_System
Remote	I-Operating_System
Desktop	I-Operating_System
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Citrix	B-General_Concept
XenApp	I-General_Concept
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Ericom	B-Application
Connect	I-Application
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
GO-Global	B-Device
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Goverlan	O
Systems	O
Management(Goverlan Reach Remote Control )	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
GoToMyPC	B-Protocol
?	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
Remote	O
Graphics	O
Software(RGS )	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
IBM	B-Application
Director	I-Application
Remote	O
Control	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
I	B-Protocol
'm	I-Protocol
InTouch	I-Protocol
Web	O
client	O
&	O
Win	O
server	O
KRDC	B-Language
Client	O
only	O
LogMeIn	B-Application
Pro	O
only	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
Client	O
&	O
server	O
NetSupport	B-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Netviewer	B-Application
Client	O
&	O
server	O
NX	B-Application
technology	I-Application
(	O
NoMachine	B-Application
)	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Oracle	O
Secure	O
Global	O
Desktop	O
Software/Sun	O
VDI	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
ParsecClient	O
,	O
Win8+	O
server	O
&	O
Enterprise	O
Relay	O
Proxy	B-Protocol
Networks	I-Protocol
Client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
&	O
gateway	O
Unlimited	O
QVD	B-Application
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
rdesktop	B-Protocol
Client	O
only	O
RealVNC	B-Language
Home	O
Client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
&	O
listening	O
in	O
listening	O
mode	O
Unlimited	O
RealVNC	B-Language
Professional	O
Client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
&	O
listening	O
in	O
listening	O
mode	O
Unlimited	O
RealVNC	B-Language
Enterprise	O
Client	O
,	O
server	O
,	O
&	O
listening	O
in	O
listening	O
mode	O
Unlimited	O
Using	O
a	O
Java	O
applet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remmina	B-Language
Client	O
only	O
Unlimited	O
Since	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
GTK+	B-Application
application	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
using	O
the	O
Broadway	O
HTML5	B-Application
back-end	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
yet	O
mature	O
or	O
a	O
full	O
replacement	O
for	O
a	O
browser	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	O
Desktop	O
Services/Terminal	O
Services	O
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Utilities	I-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
(	O
depends	O
on	O
license	O
)	O
RustDesk	B-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
ConnectWise	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Splashtop	B-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
SSH	B-Protocol
with	I-Protocol
X	I-Protocol
forwarding	I-Protocol
Client	O
&	O
server	O
Unlimited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
server	O
site	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
configure	O
its	O
firewall/NAT	O
to	O
allow	O
access	O
on	O
a	O
defined	O
port	O
;	O
the	O
onus	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
viewer	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
if	O
the	O
server	O
site	O
has	O
no	O
computer	O
expertise	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
viewer	O
user	O
would	O
be	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
knowledgeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built-in	O
encryption	O
:	O
the	O
software	O
has	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
method	O
of	O
encrypting	O
the	O
data	O
between	O
the	O
local	O
and	O
remote	O
computers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
encryption	O
mechanism	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
support	O
:	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
transfers	O
audio	O
signals	O
across	O
the	O
network	O
and	O
plays	O
the	O
audio	O
through	O
the	O
speakers	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
control	I-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
package	O
supports	O
audio	O
transfer	O
,	O
the	O
playback	O
software	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
computer	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
music	O
can	O
be	O
heard	O
from	O
the	O
local	O
computer	O
,	O
as	O
though	O
the	O
software	O
were	O
running	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
the	O
remote	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
chrome	I-Application
is	O
also	O
removed	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
the	O
application	O
is	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NAT	B-Protocol
passthrough	O
:	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
behind	O
a	O
NAT	B-Protocol
without	O
configuring	O
the	O
router	O
's	O
port	O
forwarding	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
