Five Apps: Access a VNC Remote Desktop
Image 1 of 14
Five Apps for VNC Remote Desktop Access on Windows
Five Apps for VNC Remote Desktop Access on Windows
This gallery is also available in the article format.
AnyrnIT representative or system administrator worth his or her salt is always asrnavailable as possible, even off-site. When trouble arises and you need to steprna client through a complex software problem interactively or troubleshoot arnremote server graphically, and whenever a Telnet or SSH session isrninsufficient, it’s important to have a VNC clientrnhandy to give you the power to access any other machine over an intranet or thernregular Internet. Of course, it’s assumed that you have a VNC server processrnrunning on the destination machine beforehand in order to facilitate in thernproper handshake and connection. Here are five apps that will work well forrnconnecting into a VNC server remotely.
rnrn
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
VNC Viewer Plus 1
VNC Viewer Plus 1
Five Apps
rnrn
1. VNC Viewer Plus
rnrnAlthough a paid app with arnprice tag of $99.99, VNC Viewer Plus might very well be worth every last penny.rnIn addition to the bog standard VNC connection capability, you can alsorncommunicate with Intel hardware, powered by Advanced Management Technology,rnliterally giving you complete control over an entire PC, versus control at thernoperating system level alone with VNC.
rnrn
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
VNC Viewer Plus 2
VNC Viewer Plus 2
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
VNC Viewer Plus 3
VNC Viewer Plus 3
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TightVNC Viewer 1
TightVNC Viewer 1
2. TightVNC Viewer
If you are looking for a remote desktop tool with quite the history to back it up, TightVNC is most certainly worth a look. With the older version 1.3 provided on the site, the server and viewer software can be used on versions of Windows as far back as 95 and NT 4.0. You can also utilize JPEG compression in order to conserve bandwidth and cut down on render lag for remote sessions. The source code is licensed under GPLv2 and is available as freeware.
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TightVNC Viewer 2
TightVNC Viewer 2
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TightVNC Viewer 3
TightVNC Viewer 3
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TigerVNC 1
TigerVNC 1
3. TigerVNC
rnrnOriginally conceived as arndirect continuation of the unreleased TightVNC v4 branch, TigerVNC became itsrnown animal as it were (pun intended) and delivers a more modern interface inrnconcert with improved security and bug fixes from the development side. Asidernfrom that, TigerVNC behaves much like the project it spawned from, and as arnresult, is also available under the GPLv2 as freeware.
rnrn
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TigerVNC 2
TigerVNC 2
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
TigerVNC 3
TigerVNC 3
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
UltraVNC 1
UltraVNC 1
4. UltraVNC
rnrnWhen it comes to a remoterndesktop tool that consolidates all display options right at your fingertips,rnUltraVNC is quite nice here. Before you pop into a session, you can choose fromrna series of pre-defined connection quality settings, allowing you to jump rightrninto work without having to mess around with the settings menu later. There isrnalso a chat feature where you can send text messages across the network to therndestination machine for others to see. UltraVNC is available for free asrndonationware.
rnrn
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
UltraVNC 2
UltraVNC 2
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
SmartCode Web VNC Viewer 1
SmartCode Web VNC Viewer 1
5. SmartCodernWeb VNC Viewer
rnrnIf you’d rather not dealrnwith a dedicated software VNC viewer client, SmartCode Solutions has anrnActiveX-powered VNC viewer which works a lot like regular viewers do, albeitrnwith less features. You are also limited to Internet Explorer 8 and up, due tornthe fact that ActiveX is required, and not something more ubiquitous like arnJava applet. This web service is available for free.
rnrn
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
SmartCode Web VNC Viewer 2
SmartCode Web VNC Viewer 2
Credit: Images by Matthew Nawrocki for TechRepublic
