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

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