Overview

What is VNC?

is a platform-independent solution for viewing and controlling another PC's desktop from anywhere on the Internet.

In depth

A closer look at VNC

VNC, which stands for Virtual Network Computing, works with a wide variety of machine architectures. There are two components: a viewer, and a server. The viewer can be run as a stand-alone application, or as a Java applet. The server component can run on Windows, Macintosh, and a variety of UNIX platforms.

VNC is truly platform-independent. For example, a desktop running on a Linux machine may be displayed on a PC. Or a Solaris machine. Or any number of other architectures.

With VNC, you can connect to and remotely control the PC running the server component. With some configurations, you can have multiple users connected. You can send commands to the remote PC, and cut and paste ASCII text between the viewer and the server.

Verdict

Should you download VNC?

VNC runs on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11 and is available under the Freeware license — the installer is 966 KB. We’ve catalogued it under Remote Computing.

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VNC specifications

Category: Remote Computing
Publisher: AT and T Laboratories Cambridge
Last updated: Mar 12, 2025
License: Freeware
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/Windows 10/11
File size: 966 KB
Price: Free
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