virt-viewer

A console viewer for connecting to the graphical displays of virtual machines over SPICE and VNC.

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About virt-viewer

virt-viewer is a small application for opening the graphical console of a virtual machine. It connects to VM displays over the SPICE and VNC protocols, so you can see and use the desktop of a guest running on a local or remote virtualization host.

It is a common companion to libvirt-based setups, where it offers a simple window onto a guest without a full management interface. The source code and releases are published on GitLab under the GPL.

Strengths

  • Supports both SPICE and VNC displays
  • Lightweight single-purpose viewer
  • Fits into libvirt virtualization setups

Limitations

  • Only a viewer, with no VM management features
  • Mainly useful for virtual machines rather than physical desktops

Details

Pricing
FreeFree and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Developer
The virt-viewer contributors
Platforms
Linux
How it runs
Downloadable app
Account
Not required
Best suited for
Opening the display of KVM or libvirt virtual machines
Last verified
Added
Provenance
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  • Connections

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  • bVNC

    Open-source VNC client for Android, part of a suite that also covers RDP, SPICE and oVirt.

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    bVNC moves VM console access to Android, covering VNC, RDP, SPICE and oVirt/Proxmox, with each protocol as a separate app.

  • KRDC

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    KRDC is KDE's GPL client for VNC and RDP connections on Linux, without SPICE support for virtual machines.

  • TigerVNC

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    TigerVNC provides a VNC viewer for Windows, macOS and Linux with TLS encryption, covering VNC displays only.

  • noVNC

    An open-source VNC client that runs in a web browser using HTML5 WebSockets and Canvas.

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    noVNC opens VNC displays in any web browser with no viewer to install, and is used by OpenStack and OpenNebula.

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