Download TightVNC for Windows (Version 2.8.90)

TightVNC 2.8.90 runs on Windows XP and all later versions (see more details here).

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:

  1. GNU GPL (GNU General Public License version 2) – completely free but does not allow mixing with closed-source products.
  2. 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

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