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Selkies vs TurboVNC: catalog facts
Selkies	TurboVNC
Free Free and open source for self-hosting.	Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project relies on sponsorship and funded…
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Browser-only access, no client install Hardware-accelerated low-latency streaming	Tight encoding variant tuned for image-heavy applications, where ordinary VNC crawls With VirtualGL it displays 3D applications remotely at interactive speed
Host side is Linux only Setup expects familiarity with containers	VNC has no built-in encryption by default; you tunnel it over SSH or configure TLS Setting up VirtualGL alongside it is genuinely involved
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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