Having used RealVNC® remote access software on a daily basis for over 5 years, RealVNC® has significantly increased productivity and become our life-line. Maria Horne, Senior Support Analyst, San Diego Unified Port Authority - Maria Horne, Senior Support Analyst, San Diego Unified Port Authority. Licensing Terms. There are two licensing options available for TightVNC software:. GNU General Public License version 2 (often abbreviated as GNU GPL). This is the default licensing option. It's completely free but it does not allow integration with closed-source products. Read the complete text of the license here (opens in a new window). If downloaded directly, the VNC Viewer can be run either by double-clicking on the program icon, or from the command-line. The VNC Viewer will present the Connection Details dialog, allowing the IP address or name of the target VNC Server to be specified.
Connecting to a VNC Server
If installed by the WinVNC setup package then VNC Viewer isaccessible from the Start Menu.
If downloaded directly, the VNC Viewer can be run either bydouble-clicking on the program icon, or from the command-line.
The VNC Viewer will present the ConnectionDetails dialog, allowing the IP address or name of the target VNC Serverto be specified.
If the VNC server's Display Number is non-zero then the displaynumber can be specified by adding a colon to the server's IP address orname, followed by the display number:
If the VNC server is using a non-standard port number to acceptconnections then this is specified by adding two colons to theserver's address or name, followed by the port number:
Encryption is not currently supported by VNC Open.
Once you have selected the VNC server to connect to, you cansimply click OK or press return to attempt to connectto it. If your connection attempt succeeds then the server's detailswill be added to the Connection Details drop-down menu,to save you typing next time.
Alternatively, you can select the Options...button, to override the default connection configuration, before youconnect. See the Configuring VNC Viewerdocumentation for more details.
Licensing Terms
There are two licensing options available for TightVNC software:
- GNU General Public License version 2 (often abbreviated as GNU GPL). This is the default licensing option. It's completely free but it does not allow integration with closed-source products. Read the complete text of the license here (opens in a new window).
- Commercial source code license. Unlike GPL, it allows integrating the software into proprietary products, although it's not free. Read more about commercial licensing.
Download TightVNC for Windows (Version 2.8.59)
TightVNC 2.8.59 runs basically on any version of Windows (see more details here).
- Installer for Windows (64-bit) (2,486,272 bytes)
- Installer for Windows (32-bit) (2,068,480 bytes)
You can also download TightVNC source code (or purchase a commercial license):
Realvnc Viewer For Linux Mint
- TightVNC C++ source code for Windows, ZIP archive (2,733,268 bytes)
See also:
Download TightVNC Java Viewer (Version 2.8.3)
TightVNC Java Viewer works on any system where Java is supported. It requires Java SE version 1.6 or later.
- TightVNC Java Viewer JAR in a ZIP archive (890,473 bytes)
Realvnc Viewer Msi
You can also download TightVNC Java Viewer source code (or purchase a commercial license):
- Java Viewer source code, zipped archive (560,872 bytes)
Download DFMirage Driver
It's a recommended add-on if you use TightVNC with Windows 7 or earlier version. It's not needed with Windows 8 and above.
DFMirage mirror display driver allows TightVNC to gain the best performance under old versions of Windows. With DFMirage, TightVNC Server can detect screen updates and grab pixel data in a very efficient way. If you use TightVNC as free software, DFMirage is FREE for you as well.
Older Versions
If you need a version working in Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT 4.0, or in Unix-like systems (including Linux), download TightVNC 1.3.10.
Verify the Files
All executable files and packages (.EXE files) are digitally signed by GlavSoft LLC. Make sure to check the digital signatures.