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MultiVNC vs TightVNC: catalog facts
MultiVNC	TightVNC
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.	Free Free and open source under the GPL. A commercial licence is sold for redistribution.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Windows, Linux
Built-in SSH tunneling Desktop and Android clients	Very light on resources, with a Java viewer that runs from any browser host Simple, dependable remote control on a local network
Viewer only; needs a VNC server on the remote machine VNC only, no RDP support	No relay service; you must reach the machine yourself over the network VNC authentication is weak and needs to be tunnelled over SSH or a VPN
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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