Comparison of remote desktop software

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This page is a comparison of remote desktop software available for various platforms.

Remote desktop software

Software Protocols Creator First public release date Latest stable version year License Free for personal use Free for commercial use OS
2X Software RDP 2X Software 2006 2014, 12.0.0[1] Proprietary Yes[lower-alpha 1] Yes[lower-alpha 1] Server: Windows, Client: Multiple
AetherPal Proprietary AetherPal Inc. ? 3.0 Proprietary No No
Anyplace Control Proprietary Anyplace Control Software 2002 5.4.0.0 Proprietary No No
AnywhereTS RDP, ICA Qzone ? 2009, 3.4 BSD Yes Yes
Apple Remote Desktop RFB (VNC) Apple 2002 2015, 3.8.3[2] Proprietary No No Mac OS
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) Proprietary, RFB (VNC) Apple 2007 2014, 1.6 Proprietary Yes Yes Mac OS
Bomgar Proprietary Bomgar 2003 15.3 Proprietary No No Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile
Cendio ThinLinc RFB(VNC) Cendio AB 2003 2015, 4.5.0 Proprietary Yes[lower-alpha 2] Yes[lower-alpha 2]
Chicken of the VNC RFB(VNC) ? ? 2011-02, 2.1.1 GPL Yes Yes
Chrome Remote Desktop Chromoting Google 2011 2015 BSD Yes Yes Chrome OS, Linux (beta), OS X, iOS, Windows, Android
Citrix XenApp/Presentation Server/MetaFrame/WinFrame RDP, ICA Citrix Systems 1995 2014, 7.5 Proprietary No No
Fog Creek Copilot RFB (VNC) ? 2005 2014[3] Proprietary No No
GO-Global Proprietary GraphOn ? ? Proprietary No No
GoToMyPC Proprietary Citrix Online 2000 2013 Proprietary No No
I'm InTouch Proprietary Communique 2000 8.3 Proprietary No No
iTALC RFB(VNC) ? 2005 2014-07, 2.0.2 GPL Yes Yes
IBM Director Remote Control Proprietary IBM ? ? Proprietary No No
KDE RFB(VNC), RDP Tim Jansen, Urs Wolfer, a.o. 2010 2014-07, 4.13.95[lower-alpha 3] GPL Yes Yes
LiteManager Proprietary LiteManagerTeam 2009 2016-01, 4.7.2 Proprietary Yes[lower-alpha 4] Yes[lower-alpha 4]
LogMeIn Proprietary LogMeIn, Inc. ? ? Proprietary No No
Mikogo Proprietary BeamYourScreen GmbH ? 2015-03-24, 5.2.2[4] Freeware[lower-alpha 5] Yes No
NetSupport Manager Proprietary NetSupport Software 1989 2013 Proprietary No No
Netviewer Proprietary Netviewer AG ? ? Proprietary No No
NoMachine NX NoMachine 2003 2016, 5.1.9 Proprietary Yes Yes[lower-alpha 6] Windows, Linux, Linux ARM, Mac, iOS, Android
Open Virtual Desktop RDP Ulteo 2009 2014, 4.0.1 GPL No No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI AIP Tarantella/Oracle Inc. 1997 2015-04, 5.2.903 Proprietary No No
Proxy Networks Proprietary Funk Software Inc. 1993 2015-02-04,8.10.2 Proprietary No No
QVD NX and HTTP Qindel 2001 2014-05, 1.8.2 GPL Yes Yes
rdesktop RDP Matthew Chapman 2001 2013 GPL Yes Yes
RealVNC Open RFB (VNC) RealVNC 2002 2012, 4.1.3[5] GPL Yes Yes
RealVNC RFB (VNC) RealVNC 2002 5.3.0 Proprietary Yes[lower-alpha 6] No
Radmin (Remote Administrator) Proprietary Famatech Corp. 1999 3.5 Proprietary No No
Remmina RDP,RFB (VNC), SPICE, XDMCP, SSH Originally written by Vic Lee 2009 1.2.0.rcgit.12 GPL Yes Yes Linux, FreeBSD
Remote Desktop Manager RDP, ICA, RFB (VNC) Devolutions Inc. 2006 9.2 Proprietary Yes Yes
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services RDP Microsoft 1998 RDP 8.0 Proprietary Yes Yes[lower-alpha 7]
Remote Graphics Software (RGS) Proprietary Hewlett-Packard 2003 2015, 7.2.1 Proprietary Yes[lower-alpha 8] Yes[lower-alpha 8]
Remote Utilities Proprietary Usoris Systems 2004 2014 Proprietary Yes Yes[lower-alpha 9]
ScreenConnect Proprietary Elsinore Technologies 2008 2015, 5.1 Proprietary No No
SSH with X forwarding X11 ? ? Protokol: 2, OpenSSH: 2015, 7.1 BSD Yes Yes
Splashtop Remote Proprietary Splashtop Inc 2010 1.5 Proprietary Yes No
Sun Ray/SRSS ALP ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
Symantec pcAnywhere Proprietary Symantec Corporation 198x 12.6.65 Proprietary No No
TeamViewer Proprietary TeamViewer GmbH 2005 Win: 10.0.40798;[7] MacOS: 10.0.41404;[7] Linux: 10.0.37742;[7] Android: 10.0.2712; iOS: 10.0.35558;[8] Windows Phone: 10.0.1.0[9] Blackberry: 10.0.2546[10] Proprietary Yes No
Teradici PCoIP Teradici Corp. 2007 2.0.4 Proprietary No No
Techinline RDP Techinline Ltd. 2006 1.6.3 Proprietary No No
Thinc Thinc Columbia university ? 2008 GPL Yes Yes
TigerVNC RFB (VNC) Red Hat, Cendio AB, The VirtualGL Project 2009 2015, 1.6.0 GPL Yes Yes
TightVNC RFB(VNC) Constantin Kaplinsky 2001 2013, 2.7.10 GPL Yes Yes
Timbuktu Proprietary ? ? ? Proprietary ? ?
TurboVNC RFB (VNC) The VirtualGL Project 2004 2015, 2.0.1 GPL Yes Yes
UltraVNC RFB(VNC) ? 2005 2016, 1.2.1.0 GPL Yes Yes
Vinagre RFB (VNC), SPICE, RDP, SSH The GNOME Project 2007 2015, 3.18[11] GPL Yes Yes
WebEx Proprietary Webex communications Inc. 1996 2015, WBS29.13 Proprietary No No
XDMCP X11 Keith Packard 1989 2012, 1.1.1 MIT Yes Yes
xpra Bencode-based Nathaniel Smith 2008 2014-05, 13[12] GPL Yes Yes
X11vnc RFB (VNC) Karl Runge 2001 2011, 0.9.13[13] GPL Yes Yes
X2Go NX Oleksandr Shneyder and Heinz-M. Graesing[14] 2006[14] Client: 4.0.5.0; Server: 4.0.1.19 GPL Yes Yes
x2vnc X11 ? 1998 2006, 1.7.2 BSD Yes Yes
x2x X11 ? 1996 2003, 1.27 BSD Yes Yes
Software Protocol Creator First public release date Latest stable version License Free for personal use Free for commercial use OS

Operating system support

Software Microsoft Windows Windows Mac OS X Mac OS X Linux Linux FreeBSD eComStation Java (client) Java viewer Android (client) Android iOS (client) Blackberry (client) Windows Mobile Windows
Server Client Server Client Server Client Server Client Server Client Server Client
2X Software Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
AetherPal Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apple Remote Desktop No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No
BeAnywhere Support Express Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Bomgar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cendio ThinLinc Yes[lower-alpha 10] Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes[lower-alpha 11] Yes[lower-alpha 12] No No No
Citrix XenApp Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Fog Creek Copilot ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No No No No ? No
GO-Global ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes
GoToMyPC Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
FreeNX No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
I'm InTouch Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
iTALC Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No
IBM Director Remote Control Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No
KRDC No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No No No
LogMeIn Pro Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes[1]
Mikogo ? Yes ? Yes[lower-alpha 13] ? Yes[lower-alpha 14] ? No ? ? No Yes[lower-alpha 15] Yes[lower-alpha 16] No ? No
NetSupport Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? Yes
Netviewer ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? No Yes[18] ? No ? No
NoMachine Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Expected Expected Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Expected
Open Virtual Desktop Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes No No No ? No
Proxy Networks Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes No No No
QVD No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
rdesktop Yes[lower-alpha 17] Yes[19] ? Yes No Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
RealVNC Free Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
RealVNC Personal Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
RealVNC Enterprise Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No ? ? Yes Yes Yes No ? No
Radmin Yes Yes[lower-alpha 18] ? No ? Yes[lower-alpha 19] ? No ? ? No No No No ? No
Remmina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No No No No ? No
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Yes Yes No Yes.[lower-alpha 20] Yes[21] Yes No Yes ? ? ? Yes Yes No ? Yes[lower-alpha 21]
Remote Graphics Software (RGS) Yes[24] Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No ? Yes
Remote Utilities Yes Yes ? No ? Yes[lower-alpha 19] ? No ? ? No Yes[25] Yes[25] No ? No
ScreenConnect Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No
SSH with X forwarding ? Yes[lower-alpha 22] ? Yes[lower-alpha 22] Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? No Yes[26] Yes No ? No
Splashtop Remote Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sun Ray/SRSS ? Yes ? No ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes No No No ? No
Sub7 ? No ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
Symantec pcAnywhere ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? ? Yes ? Yes
TeamViewer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No ? ? Yes Yes[27][28] Yes[29] Yes ? No
Techinline Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No No No No
TightVNC Yes Yes No Yes[lower-alpha 23] Yes[lower-alpha 24] Yes[lower-alpha 24] Yes[lower-alpha 24] Yes[lower-alpha 24] No No Yes Yes ? No ? No
TigerVNC Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 25] Yes[lower-alpha 25] No No Yes No No No No No
Timbuktu ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? No ? ? No ? ? No ? No
TurboVNC No Yes No Yes[lower-alpha 26] Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 25] Yes[lower-alpha 25] No No Yes[lower-alpha 27] No No No No No
UltraVNC Yes Yes[lower-alpha 28] ? No ? No ? No ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
WebEx ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? No ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? No
WebTrain ? Yes ? No ? No ? No ? ? N/A ? ? No ? No
XDMCP ? No ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
xpra Yes[lower-alpha 29] Yes[lower-alpha 30] No[lower-alpha 30][lower-alpha 31] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? No No No No ? No
X11vnc No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? ? Yes ? ? No ? No
X2Go No Yes[33] No Yes[33] Yes[34] Yes[33] No Yes[33] No No No No No No No No
x2vnc ? Yes[lower-alpha 32] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
x2x ? Yes[lower-alpha 32] ? Yes ? Yes ? Yes ? ? No ? ? No ? No
Software Server Client Server Client Server Client Server Client Server Client Java (client) Java viewer Android (client) Android iOS (client) Blackberry (client) Server Client
Microsoft Windows Windows Mac OS X Mac OS X Linux Linux FreeBSD eComStation Windows Mobile Windows

Features

Software Client/server/listening Built-in encryption Native encryption File transfer File transfer Audio support Audio support Multiple sessions Multiple SessionsMultiple sessions Seamless window Remote assistance Access permission request NAT passthrough IPv6 support Maximum simultaneous connections Video 3D Drag and drop file transfer Multiple passwords for remote access Session recording Screen blanking USB forwarding Export network services Printing Smartcard authentication Whiteboard Chat tool H.264 support Browser-based access
2X Software Client & server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Concurrent user Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
AetherPal Client & server SSL, TLS Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Anyplace Control Client & server RC4, RSA Yes Expected Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
AnywhereTS Client only SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Apple Remote Desktop Client & server AES-128 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Apple Screen Sharing (iChat) Client & server AES-256 No No Yes No ? ? ? Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
BeAnywhere Support Express Client & server SSL, TLS, AES Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Unlimited No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Bomgar Client, server, & listening SSL, AES 256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Cendio ThinLinc Client & server SSH Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[lower-alpha 33] Unlimited Yes VirtualGL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chicken of the VNC Client only No No No No No ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Chrome Remote Desktop Client & server SSL, TLS No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Citrix XenApp Client & server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Fog Creek Copilot Client & server SSL Yes No No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GO-Global Client & server SSL, DES-56, DES-168, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
GoToMyPC  ? Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
FreeNX Client & server AES Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
I'm InTouch Web Client & Win server SSL, AES-256 Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
iTALC Client & server SSH No No Yes No Yes No ? No Unlimited Yes No No Token-Based ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
IBM Director Remote Control Client & server AES, Triple DES, DES Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
KRDC Client only No No Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
LogMeIn Pro only ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mikogo Client & server[lower-alpha 34] AES-256 Yes No Yes[lower-alpha 35] No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NetSupport Manager Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Unlimited Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Netviewer Client & Server AES-128 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[lower-alpha 36] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
NoMachine Client & server SSL, SSH Bidrectional Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Yes VirtualGL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, Cloud Server
Open Virtual Desktop Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Unlimited Yes No No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Oracle Secure Global Desktop Software/Sun VDI Client & server SSL, TLS (AES-256) Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Proxy Networks Client, server, & gateway SSL, AES-256 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, client Yes Unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
QVD Free Client&Server SSL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Unlimited Expected No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
rdesktop Client only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 37] ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
RealVNC Free Client, server, & listening No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using listening mode No Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
RealVNC Personal Client, server, & listening AES-128 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using listening mode Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
RealVNC Enterprise Client, server, & listening AES-256 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using listening mode Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Radmin Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes[lower-alpha 38] Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 39] Yes[lower-alpha 40] No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Remmina Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited ? ? Devolpment ongoing ? ? ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? ? Through Broadway HTML5 backend
Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes[lower-alpha 41] Yes[lower-alpha 42] Yes[lower-alpha 43] Yes[lower-alpha 44] No Yes Unlimited Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Remote Graphics Software (RGS) Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? Yes ? No Unlimited Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Remote Utilities Client, server, & listening AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited ? ? Yes[37] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
ScreenConnect Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
SSH with X forwarding Client & server Yes No No Yes[lower-alpha 45] Yes ? ? Yes, client Yes[lower-alpha 46] Unlimited Yes Yes, server side[39] No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Splashtop Remote Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sun Ray/SRSS Client, server, & hardware Yes No Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Sub7 Client & server No No No No No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Symantec pcAnywhere Client & server AES-256 Yes No Yes No ? ? ? No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TeamViewer Client & server AES-256 Yes Yes[lower-alpha 47] Yes No Yes Yes Yes, client & server Yes 2 Yes ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Techinline Client & server Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes ? 1 or unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TightVNC Client, server, & listening SSH (Unix client only) Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes, using Listening mode ? Unlimited ? ? No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TigerVNC Client, server, & listening SSL, TLS No No Yes No No No Yes, using Listening mode Yes Unlimited Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Timbuktu Client & server Yes Yes No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
TurboVNC Client, server, & listening No No No Yes No No No Yes, using Listening mode Yes Unlimited Yes VirtualGL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UltraVNC Client & server With plugin Yes No Yes Partial[lower-alpha 48] ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WebEx Client & server Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WebTrain Client & server SSL, TLS Yes Yes Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
XDMCP Client & server No No No Yes No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
xpra Client & server SSH No Yes[lower-alpha 49] Yes Yes[lower-alpha 50] No No No Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
X11vnc Server only SSL Yes No Yes No Yes ? ? Yes Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
X2Go Client & server SSH Yes Yes[lower-alpha 51] Yes Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
x2vnc Client only No No No Yes N/A ? ? ? ? Unlimited ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
x2x Client only Yes[lower-alpha 52] No No Yes N/A ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Software Client/server/listening Built-in encryption Native encryption File transfer File Transfer Audio support Audio Support Multiple sessions Multiple SessionsMultiple Sessions Seamless window Remote assistance Access permission request NAT passthrough IPv6 support Maximum simultaneous connections Video 3D Drag and drop file transfer Multiple passwords for remote access Session recording Screen blanking USB forwarding Export network services Printing Smartcard authentication Whiteboard Chat tool H.264 support Browser-based access

Terminology

In the table above, the following terminology is intended to be used to describe some important features:

  • Listening mode: where a server connects to a viewer. The server site does not have to configure its firewall/NAT to allow access on port 5900 (or 5800); the onus is on the viewer, which is useful if the server site has no computer expertise, while the viewer user would be expected to be more knowledgeable.
  • Audio Support: the remote control software transfers audio signals across the network and plays the audio through the speakers attached to the local computer. For example, music playback software normally sends audio signals to the locally attached speakers, via some sound controller hardware. If the remote control software package supports audio transfer, the playback software can run on the remote computer, while the music can be heard from the local computer, as though the software were running locally.
  • Built-in Encryption: the software has at least one method of encrypting the data between the local and remote computers, and the encryption mechanism is built into the remote control software.
  • File Transfer: the software allows the user to transfer files between the local and remote computers, from within the client software's user interface.
  • Seamless Window: the software allows an application to be run on the server, and just the application window to be shown on the clients desktop. Normally the remote user interface chrome is also removed, giving the impression that the application is running on the client machines.
  • Remote Assistance: remote and local users are able to view the same screen at the same time, so remote user can assist a local user.
  • Access Permission Request: local user should approve a remote access session start.
  • NAT Passthrough: the ability to connect to the server behind a NAT without configuring the router's port forwarding rules. It offers an advantage when you can't reconfigure the router/firewall (for example in case it is on the Internet service provider's side), but is a serious security risk (unless the traffic is end-to-end encrypted), because all the traffic will pass through some proxy server which in most cases is owned by the remote access application's developers.[citation needed]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Free use limited to 3 concurrent users.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Free use limited to 10 concurrent users.
  3. ↑ Since 2010 KRDC has been integrated with the KDE desktop manager.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Free use limited to 30 monitored users.
  5. ↑ Free for personal use, not free software (see Gratis versus Libre).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Free version.
  7. ↑ Admin mode available for servers & workstations without additional licensing, in TS mode a separate license is required.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Receiver is a free download[6] Sender is free on HP Z Workstations.
  9. ↑ Limited to 10 managed devices.
  10. ↑ Requires a separate Windows Server with Remote Desktop Services.
  11. ↑ HTML5 Client with Android support.
  12. ↑ HTML5 Client with iOS support.
  13. ↑ Some features are MS Windows-only.
  14. ↑ Some features are MS Windows- and Apple Mac-only.[15]
  15. ↑ Available to view a remote desktop from Google Android Linux devices.[16]
  16. ↑ Available to view a remote desktop from Apple iOS devices.[17]
  17. ↑ Run XDMCP under Cygwin on Win32 host to service rdesktop clients.
  18. ↑ Since version 3.2 (released 2008-04-25) supports MS Windows Vista (SP1), XP, 200X (32 and 64-bit editions).
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Runs under Wine.
  20. ↑ There exists an "official" client for Apple Mac OS, as well as several independent implementations. See for example the "CoRD" entry above, an alternative open source RDP client for Mac[20]
  21. ↑ Windows Mobile Remote Desktop is an optional part of WM 6.1.[22][23]
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 To use Windows or Mac OS X as a client, an X server needs to be installed and running. Windows or Mac OS X can be used as a server, if they have an SSH server running; but only X11 applications (not native GUI applications) can display their GUI on the client; such apps probably have to be run within Cygwin for Windows. Only for X apps.
  23. ↑ As X application, 1.3.x version only.[30]
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 1.3.x version only Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Requires installation from source.
  26. ↑ Bundled Java application that uses libjpeg-turbo native library for accelerated JPEG decompression.[31]
  27. ↑ Can use libjpeg-turbo through JNI to accelerate JPEG decompression.[31]
  28. ↑ UltraVNC v1.0.4 RC4 (beta) claims "Greatly improved Vista support" as of 1 October 2007.[32]
  29. ↑ Requires Cygwin and installation from source.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Apple Mac OS X support is not currently in the mainline repository, but is available in the source snapshots.
  31. ↑ Only X11 applications could be exported, not native Mac OS X applications. Requires source code modifications as the default source turns off the feature.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 Third-party software required; Microsoft Windows does not include support for the X Window System.
  33. ↑ Only when host names are used.
  34. ↑ Connections are centrally negotiated via Mikogo server.
  35. ↑ Up to ten participants.
  36. ↑ 8 simultaneously.
  37. ↑ With the addition of SeamlessRDP.[35]
  38. ↑ By default settings for audio transfer is not turned on but it can be easily done with built-in Voice Chat options.[36]
  39. ↑ Assistance mode only. User is always able to view your activities.
  40. ↑ Depending on parameters. Requests can be turned off on server side.
  41. ↑ Remote Desktop Services are single user only. Local screen is locked when remote user connects and local user can not view remote user's activities. Remote user is disconnected when local user logs in. Terminal Services use multiple independent desktops. Local user views its own desktop and can not view remote users' activities. Local user is not notified when remote user connects.
  42. ↑ Provided the server is running Windows 2008 or later.
  43. ↑ Assistance mode uses a separate client named MSRA (Microsoft Remote Assistance). Remote user must approve your access in assistance mode.
  44. ↑ Access approval is always requested in assistance mode and never in remote access mode.
  45. ↑ No sessions at all, just individual windows. However one can use Xnest.
  46. ↑ OpenSSH supports IPv6 and IPv6 forwarding.[38]
  47. ↑ Teamviewer Support says they do not support remote audio but do have audio/video conference.
  48. ↑ UltraVNC allows a single Window to be shown, however it is still doing full screen polling and not capturing the application details. This can cause other windows to overlap and popup windows to "disappear".
  49. ↑ Via PulseAudio which is very network intensive.[citation needed]
  50. ↑ Only for X sessions.
  51. ↑ Via PulseAudio.[40]
  52. ↑ Can be used over SSH session.

References

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  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
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  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  34. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  35. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  36. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  38. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  39. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
  40. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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