noVNC
VNC client that runs entirely in the browser
noVNC is an open-source VNC client implemented with HTML5 that connects to any VNC server through a WebSockets proxy. It requires no plugins or installed software on the client.
Key features
- Browser-based VNC client
- No plugins required
- WebSockets proxy
- Embeddable in apps
Strengths
- Released under the MPL-2.0 license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 13.9k GitHub stars
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