# Tigervnc (open-source remote desktop app)

> Tigervnc is a free, open-source remote desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. High performance, multi-platform VNC client and server. It has 7,542 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license, and people use it instead of RealVNC. Its source code is on GitHub at TigerVNC/tigervnc.

Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a remote display system which allows you to view and interact with a virtual desktop environment that is running on another computer on the network. Using VNC, you can run graphical applications on a remote machine and send only the display from these applications to your local machine. VNC is platform-independent and supports a wide variety of operating systems and architectures as both servers and clients.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 7,542 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | RealVNC |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://tigervnc.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Remote desktop & access |
| Latest release | v1.16.2 (Mar 26, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 25, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/TigerVNC/tigervnc/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

## Similar desktop apps

- [RustDesk](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/rustdesk): An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. (125,386 stars, AGPL-3.0, official)
- [Lazydocker](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/lazydocker): The lazier way to manage everything docker. (53,070 stars, MIT)
- [Puter](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/puter): The Internet Computer! Free, Open-Source, and Self-Hostable. (43,661 stars, AGPL-3.0, official)
- [Sunshine](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/sunshine): Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight. (41,963 stars, GPL-3.0, official)
- [Mattermost](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/mattermost): Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle.. (39,290 stars, AGPL-3.0, official)
- [Moonlight](https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/moonlight): GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link). (18,982 stars, GPL-3.0, official)

---

Canonical page: https://appsgit.com/desktop-apps/tigervnc
Source: appsgit (https://appsgit.com), the app store for github. Data from the GitHub API, refreshed nightly.
Machine access: JSON API https://appsgit.com/api/v1/apps (OpenAPI: https://appsgit.com/openapi.json), MCP server https://mcp.appsgit.com/mcp, full index https://appsgit.com/llms-full.txt.