TightVNC Software

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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• Get your free copy of TightVNC!

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.

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