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Free Remote Desktop Sharing Applications
Remote desktop sharing applications are the ones which sometimes save the day of a developer (specially the freelancers) or anyone who works with computers.
- Working as a distributed team and need desktop collaboration?
- Supporting a remote web application that you had built?
- Need to manage the work computer from home?
There are great free remote desktop applications which helps to build this remote connection.
I have collected the best ones on the net as of now. Here they are:
LogMeIn
Free version works like a charm, you can manage multiple remote computers. This is a web-based application and you only have to install clients to the PCs to be managed. Downside of the free version is you can not transfer files.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a software and both PCs need to install applications. You can control remote PCs (unlimited) with the free version. You can transfer files, chat, establish a VPN connection & more.
Yuuguu
This is a very different one. Besides controlling remote computers, Yuuguu enables a team of up to 30 people to share their desktops and chat.
DimDim
Dimdim is a free web conferencing service where you can share your desktop, show slides, collaborate, chat, talk and broadcast via webcam with absolutely no download required for attendees. It also has an opensource version.
Mikogo
With Mikogo, users can host smooth-running screen sharing sessions and invite up to 10 participants simultaneously to any one Mikogo meeting. It is genuine freeware with no costs and there are no installations on the participants’ side (thanks Andrew for the suggestion).
TightVNC
TightVNC is a very famous open source remote desktop management application. It is lightweight and has versions for both Windows and Unix.
Conclusion
All the applications are very easy to use and has lots of users. Except TightVNC, all of them are firewall friendly, which will probably not cause any problems while connecting. But only TightVNC is a standalone product that does not require any registration or depend on any web-based service (and DimDim opensource).
If there are any other free remote desktop sharing solutions that you know, please share them to make the list better.
3 comments:
As you can see I've tried a few ways to achieve desktop collaboration. If you don't mid spending a bit of money, then Logmein IT Reach is probably the best solution.
Thanks for including Mikogo in your list of free desktop sharing apps. I just wanted to let you know that we released a press release regarding our Mikogo Skype Extra along with a new tutorial web page that includes screenshots, how-tos, and videos for the Extra.
Check out the Mikogo Skype page and feel free to use the videos and resources for your own blog, if you're interested.
FYI, we also have a new Mikogo version about to be released - something to keep your eye out for.
If you have any questions about Mikogo, feel free to contact me.
Cheers,
Andrew
The Mikogo Team
andrew(at)mikogo.com
My name is Jonah and I work for Yugma. If you’re looking for an easy to use, reliable desktop sharing and web conferencing solution for the Mac—stop by our site and try us out.
Yugma launched in January of 2007 as a Java-based web conferencing and collaboration service that is for EVERYONE...Mac, Windows and Linux. We encourage your colleagues and friends to try our service out.
Our Personal version is free to use for desktop sharing and allows you to invite up to 10 attendees at anytime. After signing up, you’ll be able to use the Professional version of Yugma for 15 days. Test drive the full set of collaboration tools with your team and let us know what you think.
Don’t forget your attendees can join a Yugma meeting using our View Only viewer - no download required.
I hope you try us out. If you have any comments or suggestions, we’d love to hear from you (email to: info@yugma.com).
Further info for you from Web Worker Daily.