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Remmina vs noVNC: catalog facts
Remmina	noVNC
Free Free and open source, funded by donations.	Free Free and open source.
Linux	Web, Self-hosted
RDP, VNC, SSH, SPICE, X2Go and HTTP/HTTPS through one saved connection list Packaged in more than fifty distributions, so installing it is usually one command	Works in any modern browser, including mobile browsers No VNC viewer to install on the client machine
Linux only; there is no official Windows or macOS build Protocol support depends on which plugin packages your distribution ships	Needs a VNC server on the remote machine The NPM package holds only the core library, not the full client
Downloadable app	Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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