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wayvnc

VNC server for wlroots-based Wayland compositors

Remote Access & VPN ★ 1.8k stars Medium setup ISC

wayvnc is a VNC server that enables remote access to desktops running wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as Sway. It supports hardware-accelerated framebuffer capture and authentication.

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Key features

  • VNC for Wayland compositors
  • Hardware-accelerated capture
  • TLS encryption
  • Lightweight server

Strengths

  • Released under the ISC license
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in C
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 128 MB RAM

Is wayvnc secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for wayvnc's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

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