Download TightVNC for Windows (Version 2.8.90)
TightVNC 2.8.90 runs on Windows XP and all later versions (see more details here).
- Installer for Windows (64-bit) (2,543,616 bytes)
- Installer for Windows (32-bit) (2,113,536 bytes)
- download the GPL-licensed C++ source code (3,018,194 bytes)
See What's New in TightVNC 2.8.90 and all previous versions.
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TightVNC Licensing Terms
There are two licensing options available for TightVNC 2.x software:
- GNU GPL (GNU General Public License version 2) – completely free but does not allow mixing with closed-source products.
- Commercial source code license. Unlike GPL, it allows integrating the software into proprietary products, although it's not free. Read more about commercial licensing.
System Requirements
TightVNC 1.3.10 is available for both Windows and Unix-like systems. Java viewer is available as well.
TightVNC 1.3.10 for Windows supports all client and server versions of Microsoft Windows starting at Windows 95 and Windows NT 4 SP6. However, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and the corresponding server versions of Windows are supported with limitations (service mode is not supported on those systems). If you would like to run TightVNC in Windows Vista or Windows 7/8/8.1/10, consider downloading TightVNC 2.8.90 instead:
Licensing and Support
TightVNC version 1.3 is absolutely free for both personal and commercial usage. TightVNC is available under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
Download Stable Version, TightVNC 1.3.10
| Platform | Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Windows | download (1,421,291 bytes) |
Self-installing package for Windows |
| download (943,591 bytes) |
Complete set of executables, no installer | |
| download (248,165 bytes) |
Viewer executable, does not require installation | |
| download (1,617,947 bytes) |
Source code in Tar+Bzip2 archive | |
| download (2,378,726 bytes) |
Source code in Zip archive | |
| Unix / Linux | download (1,780,510 bytes) |
Unix source code in Tar+Bzip2 archive |
| download (2,250,547 bytes) |
Unix source code in Tar+Gzip archive | |
| Java (viewer only) |
download (166,364 bytes) |
Binary *.class and JAR files in Zip archive |
| download (159,057 bytes) |
Binary *.class and JAR files in Tar+Gzip archive | |
| download (105,492 bytes) |
Java viewer source in ZIP archive | |
| download (89,641 bytes) |
Java viewer source in Tar+Gzip archive |