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noVNC vs Nexterm: catalog facts
noVNC	Nexterm
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to self-host, with source published on GitHub.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Works in any modern browser, including mobile browsers No VNC viewer to install on the client machine	SSH, VNC and RDP in one browser interface Self-hosted with Docker
Needs a VNC server on the remote machine The NPM package holds only the core library, not the full client	You need to run and secure the server yourself Browser-based sessions depend on a network connection to your server
Web application, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is 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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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