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What is TightVNC?

TightVNC is a free remote control software package. With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer. TightVNC is:

free for both personal and commercial usage, with full source code available, useful in administration, tech support, education, and for many other purposes, cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, with Java client included, compatible with standard VNC software, conforming to RFB protocol specifications.

With TightVNC, you can:

cut your expenses and save your time on traveling, help your friends and family to solve problems with their computers remotely, make sure nothing wrong is happening on your computers when you are away.

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More free downloads from TightVNC Group:

TightProjector — project a desktop onto many networked PCs

Selected News

January 27, 2012 – Announcing TightVNC Java Viewer version 2.1

TightVNC Java Viewer 2.1 has been released. New version features adjustable color depth and improves compatibility with Mac OS X (Apple Remote Desktop). Read the complete announcement!

August 3, 2011 – TightVNC 2.0.4 released

TightVNC 2.0.4 has been released. This version corrects a few problems discovered in the previous release. Read the complete announcement.

July 20, 2011 – TightVNC Java Viewer version 2 released

TightVNC Java Viewer version 2 has been released today. It's a major milestone for the TightVNC project. See more information here.

January 31, 2011 – Business-friendly license for TightVNC Server version 2

While TightVNC Server version 2 for Windows is available under the GNU GPL terms, that's not the only licensing option available. We can offer the source code under a business-friendly license if you would like to include it in your commercial software. So we have published a document which describes such commercial licensing in detail, with all terms and prices included. Read more information here.

January 18, 2011 – Tight Decoder is available commercially

If you would like to support Tight encoding in your proprietary VNC-compatible viewer, there is an easy solution available. We offer commercial licenses for our genuine Tight Decoder (written in pure C, compatible with any C or C++ program). Click here to read more.

All news and announcements

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An easy way to broadcast your Windows desktop to the local network.


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