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virt-viewer vs noVNC: catalog facts
virt-viewernoVNC
Free

Free and open source under the GPL version 2 or later.

Free

Free and open source.

Linux Web, Self-hosted
  • Supports both SPICE and VNC displays
  • Lightweight single-purpose viewer
  • Works in any modern browser, including mobile browsers
  • No VNC viewer to install on the client machine
  • Only a viewer, with no VM management features
  • Mainly useful for virtual machines rather than physical desktops
  • 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-or-later License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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