Command-line tool

tiger-vnc

brew/tiger-vnc

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

High-performance, platform-neutral implementation of VNC remote-access remote-desktop vnc remotedesktop remoteaccess

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id TigerVNC.TigerVNC -e
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/ultravnc
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/vncviewer

macOS

brew install tiger-vnc

Linux

brew install tiger-vnc

Launch a VNC client which connects to a host on a given display

vncviewer host:display_number

Launch in full-screen mode

vncviewer -FullScreen host:display_number

Launch a VNC client with a specific screen geometry

vncviewer --geometry widthxheight host:display_number

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