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TigerVNC

High-performance, platform-neutral VNC implementation

Remote Access & VPN ★ 7.6k stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

TigerVNC is a high-performance, open-source implementation of VNC for remote desktop access. It offers server and client components for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Key features

  • High-performance VNC
  • Cross-platform server and client
  • TLS encryption
  • Per-user virtual desktops

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • Mature project with 7.6k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is TigerVNC secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect TigerVNC's latest release (v1.16.2). OSV.dev lists 16 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-34352, published 2026-03-26 (202 days ago), fixed in 1.16.2

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

TigerVNC replaces

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