TightVNC is a free remote control software application derived from the popular VNC software.

With TightVNC, you can see the desktop of a remote machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard, just like you would do it sitting in the front of that computer.

Here are some key features of "TightVNC":

· Free, GPL-licensed, with full source code available;
· Useful in remote administration, remote customer support, education, and for many other purposes;
· Cross-platform, available for Windows and Unix, compatible with other VNC software;
· Well maintained and being actively developed.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· All platforms: Added support for the standard RFB protocol version 3.8 with TightVNC extensions.
· All platforms: Made "host:port" parsing maximally compatible with VNC4. Interpreting a number in host names like somehost:5900 as an actual port number if it's not in the range [0..99].
· Windows Server: Various user interface enhancements - changes in GUI labels, tray icon with a red border when incoming connections are not possible for any reason, more information in the tray icon tip, smarter logic in displaying the Properties dialog, and more.
· Windows Server: Fixed a problem introduced in TightVNC 1.3.8 - default passwords were not respected if user passwords were not set.
· Windows Server: Slightly improved handling of passwords. One of the notable changes is that now it's enough to enter a view-only password without providing primary password.
· Windows Server: Fixed problems with running WinVNC service and Terminal Services. When a Remote Desktop (RDP) client connected to the consol...