KasmVNC
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KasmVNC, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From KasmVNC's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| KasmVNC (GPL-2.0 open-source software) | Free | Linux desktop streaming · Self-hosted on a server or in Kasm Workspaces containers · Community supported |
The facts
Each one read from KasmVNC's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API and users
- The project README describes a web API for remote control and information retrieval, plus multi-user permissions that can be changed through the API.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Kasm’s product page says KasmVNC supports strong credentials and additional security such as two-factor authentication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Clipboard
- The product page describes copy and paste between remote and local systems, and the project README lists binary clipboard support for text, images, and formatted text in Chromium-based browsers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compression
- Kasm’s product page says WebP and smart encoding provide 30% better compression.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- It can run inside Kasm Workspaces containers or be installed directly on a server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File transfer
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- Kasm describes the software as open-source browser-based remote access for people who need to securely access and control virtual desktops.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Protocol compatibility
- KasmVNC is not compliant with the RFB specification and does not support legacy VNC viewer applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KasmVNC streams full Linux desktops and individual applications to a modern web browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirement
- The installation guide specifies a minimum of two CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- KasmVNC includes data-loss-prevention controls such as keystroke and clipboard logging, clipboard transfer limits, keyboard rate limits, and screen-region selection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The documentation directs users to the public KasmVNC GitHub issues page to report issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported systems
- The current installation guide lists Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, Oracle Linux, openSUSE, Fedora, and Alpine distributions for amd64 and arm64.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser technology
- The software uses browser-native technologies including WebAssembly, WebRTC, and WebGL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Linux distributions including Ubuntu,Debian,Kali,Oracle Linux,openSUSE,Fedora,and Alpine; modern web browserschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- McLean, Virginia, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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