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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask realvnc-connect
About RealVNC Connect
RealVNC Connect provides VNC-based remote desktop access with cloud connectivity for reaching devices from anywhere. A free Lite plan covers one non-commercial user with up to three devices and one connection at a time, while paid plans remove those limits.
Strengths
- Cloud connectivity avoids manual router or firewall configuration for remote access
- Free Lite plan available for personal, non-commercial use
Limitations
- Free plan is capped at three devices and a single simultaneous connection
- Commercial use requires a paid subscription
Details
- Pricing
- FreemiumFree Lite plan for one non-commercial user, paid plans for more devices and connections.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- RealVNC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Commercial VNC remote access tool with a free Lite plan for personal use
- Categories
- Remote desktop
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus Resource Hub (System Utilities); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
Alternatives to RealVNC Connect
Compare allSoftware that can replace RealVNC Connect for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
TeamViewer
Remote access and remote support across desktop and mobile platforms.
TeamViewer covers the same five platforms and connects through NAT without configuration, with a freemium model whose commercial-use detector can cut free sessions short.
AnyDesk
Fast remote desktop tool with low latency and simple session codes.
AnyDesk is a freemium closed-source tool on the same platforms using its own low-latency protocol and session codes rather than VNC, with paid licensing for commercial use.
TigerVNC
A fast, cross-platform VNC client and server built for real work, including 3D and video over the wire.
TigerVNC is a free GPL-2.0 VNC client and server for Windows, macOS and Linux with TLS support, but it has no cloud connectivity, so network access is on you.
RustDesk
An open-source remote desktop tool you can point at your own relay server instead of somebody else’s cloud.
RustDesk is open source under AGPL-3.0 and lets you host your own relay server, with clients for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android but none listed for iOS.
TightVNC
Lightweight VNC server and viewer for local network remote control.
TightVNC is a free, lightweight GPL-2.0 VNC server and viewer for Windows and Linux with no relay service and weak authentication that needs SSH or VPN tunnelling.
TurboVNC
A VNC server and viewer tuned for image-heavy work, so 3D applications and video stay usable over a network.
TurboVNC is a free GPL-2.0 VNC server and viewer tuned for 3D and image-heavy applications, without cloud connectivity and without encryption enabled by default.
NoMachine
High-performance remote desktop with audio, video and file transfer.
NoMachine is a paid, closed-source remote desktop for the same five platforms, adding smoother audio and video, printing and file transfer over plain VNC.
Chrome Remote Desktop
Google's free remote desktop service for reaching and controlling your computers from a web browser.
Chrome Remote Desktop is free with no device cap and runs in a web browser, but it requires a Google account and has fewer management features.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
KasmVNC
Access a Linux desktop through a web browser.
Remmina
The standard Linux remote desktop client, with plugins for RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE and X2Go behind one connection list.
Apache Guacamole
A self-hosted remote desktop gateway that gives browser access to machines over VNC, RDP and SSH.
