TigerVNC
The facts below are what the maker publishes about TigerVNC, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From TigerVNC's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| TigerVNC | Free | GPL-licensed VNC client and server |
The facts
Each one read from TigerVNC's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access mode
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Client
- The cross-platform vncviewer connects to VNC servers on Windows or Unix/Linux and lets users interact with the remote desktop.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The project provides Linux binaries, Windows installers, a universal Mac binary, source code, and packages for some distributions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption and authentication
- TigerVNC provides extensions for advanced authentication methods and TLS encryption.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Performance
- The project says it provides performance for running 3D and video applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- TigerVNC is a platform-neutral VNC client/server for launching and interacting with graphical applications on remote machines.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recent security fix
- The 1.16.2 release announcement says it is a second attempt at a bug fix for a security issue in x0vncserver.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server access controls
- Xvnc can be configured to accept connections only from the same machine, use a password file, or prompt the desktop user to accept connections.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Server security settings
- Xvnc defaults to TLSVnc and VncAuth security types and can temporarily reject connections from hosts that repeatedly fail authentication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- TigerVNC directs users to its user forum mailing list for support, general discussion, and bug reports.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Viewer features
- The viewer supports clipboard transfer, full-screen mode, remote resizing, shared sessions, and multiple security types.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linuxchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Unix and Linux servers
- The Unix/Linux distribution includes Xvnc, x0vncserver, and w0vncserver for controlling X and Wayland desktops.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows server status
- The Windows distribution includes winvnc, which the project marks as unmaintained and potentially nonfunctional.checked 12 Oct 2026
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