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macrumors 6502
Have you tried the built-in VNC viewer? In a Finder window, press Command + K and type vnc://example.local to connect.
Is it compatible with any VNC server app on Windows machine?
EDIT.
It is not connecting well to Windows Machine.
southerndoc
Contributor
I use RealVNC. Great product, but it's not free. It offers macOS/Windows interconnectivity (as well as Linux machines). It's Apple Silicon native as well.
moongravy
macrumors member
Chicken of the VNC used to be a popular Mac client. This looks to be based on it: https://sourceforge.net/projects/chicken/
I have not personally used this software.
I have not personally used this software.
arw
macrumors 65816
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worldofpies
macrumors newbie
Just for anyone who lands here.
RealVNC is no longer free and just threw all its free users off.
I'm now using one called Remote Ripple, which has scaling.
Works with My OSX High Seirra. probably works with most Macos, Linux, Windows and is FREE
RealVNC is no longer free and just threw all its free users off.
I'm now using one called Remote Ripple, which has scaling.
Works with My OSX High Seirra. probably works with most Macos, Linux, Windows and is FREE
chrfr
macrumors G5
They still offer a (more limited) free "Lite" plan https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/202...-plan-and-barely-noting-its-free-lite-option/
I tried that today ( and many others ) , still haven't got one to connect to my Raspberry Pis on local network . It used to be a breeze. Remote Ripple didn't work. I don't get why Raspberry OS is bundled with RealVNC still - I guess that is the root of the problem .
Update - I have wasted so long looking for an alternative to Real VNC , then I asked their support "is there a free 'Lite ' version and there is! Really. And it will have to do ( 3 devices and only one at a time ) because my devices are raspberry pis and I couldn't get anything else to work on them. As before , RealVNC works very well.
This is the link that the support person gave me, necessary because the free plan called Lite is extremely well camouflaged on their site .
Lite - RealVNC®
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www.realvnc.com
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At my work, we're using Microsoft Remote Desktop (free) to control from our Macs the two PCs we have in the office. Seems to work really well. Is that what we're talking about doing-- screen sharing into a PC?
