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Revision as of 04:39, 12 May 2007
This page is a comparison of remote desktop software available for various platforms.
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Terminology
In the tables below, the following terminology is used for features:
- Cut and paste - Seamlessly cut and paste between remote and local apps
- Suspend - Disconnect from the server while leaving all programs running, so that the session can be resumed later. Note that the programs remain in memory: this has nothing to do with suspending to disk. As a consequence, data loss may occur if the server is taken down and the user has not saved their work before suspending.
- Force suspend - Immediately suspend a session, without confirmation from the user (this may be an administrator-only action)
- Transfer to another client - Suspend session and then connect to it from another client
- Shared session - Two users can view and/or control the same desktop at the same time
Comparison chart
| Program | Protocol | Client | Server | Open Source | Java viewer | Encryption | File Transfer | Audio Support | Multiple Sessions | Operating Systems |
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| Apple Remote Desktop | VNC | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes AES 128-bit | Yes | Yes | Mac OS X | |
| Chicken of the VNC | VNC | Yes | No | Yes GPL | Mac OS X | |||||
| Citrix Presentation Server | RDP, ICA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes SSL/TLS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, DOS |
| FreeNX [1] | NX, RDP, RFB | No | Yes | Yes GPL | No | Yes AES | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Unix |
| Idokorro Mobile Desktop | VNC | Yes | No | No | Yes RC4 | Mobile | ||||
| MetaVNC | VNC | Yes | Yes | Yes GPL | Yes | Linux, Windows | ||||
| NX Client [2] | NX, RDP, RFB, VNC | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes Depends on protocol | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, Windows |
| NX Server [3] | NX, RDP, RFB | No | Yes | No | Yes AES | Yes | Yes | Yes | Linux, Unix | |
| RealVNC Free | VNC | Yes | Yes | Yes GPL | Yes | No | No | Linux, Windows | ||
| RealVNC Personal | VNC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes 128-bit AES | Yes | Windows | ||
| RealVNC Enterprise | VNC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes 128-bit AES | Yes | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
| Remote Desktop Connection | RDP | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Depends on OS/Client Options | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows |
| TightVNC | VNC | Yes | Yes | Yes GPL | Yes | No | Yes (Windows) | Linux, Windows | ||
| UltraVNC | VNC | Yes | Yes | Yes GPL | Yes | Yes (with plugin) | Yes | Windows | ||
| Vine Server (OSXvnc) | VNC | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 | ||
| XDMCP | X11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X |