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TurboVNC vs Xpra: catalog facts
TurboVNC	Xpra
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project relies on sponsorship and funded…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Tight encoding variant tuned for image-heavy applications, where ordinary VNC crawls With VirtualGL it displays 3D applications remotely at interactive speed	Remote apps appear as normal local windows Sessions survive disconnects
VNC has no built-in encryption by default; you tunnel it over SSH or configure TLS Setting up VirtualGL alongside it is genuinely involved	Persistent app sessions depend on X11 on the server Many options make configuration involved
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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