Which are the best free or open source remote computer access support programs and systems for 2012? Can they provide fully-featured solutions for remote desktop controlling and monitoring? This article will provide a download list and a simple comparison guide for choosing a good remote assistance freeware tool in Internet.
Remote access is a mature sector in the software industry. A remote access application can help a user remotely manage another computer through a network by a Graphical User Interface (GUI). There are a lot of kinds of excellent commercial PC and server remote access assistance programs available for buying in Internet. On the other hand, many software developers provide free or open source remote controlling solutions for personal and business users.
Best Free Remote Access Software Tools Download and Comparison
There are a lot of types of remote PC access programs available for free downloading online. Some of them are free or open source applications supported by software developers or communities. For example, Chicken of the VNC is a free open source VNC client for Mac OS X that allows a user to display and interact with a remote computer screen; FreeNX is a free implementation of the NX Server and Client Components for remote display.
Others are free editions of their professional products with limitations and restrictions. For example, Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager provides a free remote desktop access software package for network management. But if a user buys a licence and enters a serial number, the freeware will turn to be an enterprise edition with additional features. To download Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager for free, just go to the Download Page and click the button “Download setup installer.”
Top Free and Open Source Remote Computer Access Support Software List
There is a long list for free and open source remote management programs. For example, iTALC is free remote computer desktop educational software for Linux and Windows XP that allow a teacher to view and control other computers in a school network; KRDC (KDE Remote Desktop Connection) is a free remote client support application that allows a user to view and control the desktop session on other computers; and xpra (X Persistent Remote Applications) is a remote computer assistance tool that allows users to run X programs on a remote host and direct their display to a local PC.
Other remote desktop support freeware or open source programs include RealVNC Free, EchoVNC, TigerVNC, TightVNC, rdesktop, UltraVNC, TeamViewer, Mikogo, X11VNC, FreeRDP, and Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Service (formerly known as Terminal Services). A user can download and compare them for free before choosing a right remote assistance solution.
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