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TigerVNC viewer

Open source

Connect to a VNC server from Windows, macOS or Linux.

TigerVNC viewer connects to a VNC server by address and port on Windows, macOS and Linux. TigerVNC 1.16.2 README (accessed 5 October 2026).

What it provides

The viewer offers Tight and ZRLE encodings; it does not provide file transfer or chat. TigerVNC 1.16.2 viewer manual (accessed 5 October 2026).

What you must provide

Provide the network path: TigerVNC has no connection broker or relay, so reaching hosts behind NAT requires an SSH tunnel, a VPN or your own infrastructure. TigerVNC 1.16.2 viewer manual (accessed 5 October 2026).

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Distribution packages

Fedora viewer package

Written for TigerVNC 1.16.2 on Fedora 44. Install the viewer on the connecting computer. These commands require administrator rights through sudo.

# Fedora viewer computer
sudo dnf install tigervnc

Fedora 43 and 44 package the viewer as tigervnc. Fedora package index.

Debian trixie and Ubuntu 24.04: tigervnc-viewer installs xtigervncviewer. See the TigerVNC project site.

See the TigerVNC overview, the TigerVNC server and the Viewers directory.

Sources accurate as of 5 October 2026.

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