TurboVNC/turbovnc
Main TurboVNC repository observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 74
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 121
- age_days: 4054
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1031 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TurboVNC is a high-performance VNC (Virtual Network Computing) remote display system derived from TightVNC, with a tuned Tight encoding optimized for image-intensive 3D and video workloads. It includes a cross-platform viewer with a session manager, built-in SSH tunneling and SSO support, and pairs with VirtualGL for remotely displaying 3D applications with interactive performance.
Use cases
- remotely display a Linux desktop over the network
- run 3D OpenGL applications remotely with interactive performance
- stream video or image editing workloads over VNC with low CPU usage
- connect to VNC sessions securely through SSH tunnels
- manage and start remote VNC sessions from a viewer
- set up remote visualization on GPU cloud instances
When to choose
- you need maximum performance for 3D or video workloads over remote display
- you want secure-by-default VNC with built-in SSH tunneling and one-time password auth
- you use VirtualGL for remote hardware-accelerated OpenGL
- you need an enterprise-quality, actively maintained open-source VNC solution
When to avoid
- you only need simple screen sharing or remote help desk access where TigerVNC or standard VNC suffices
- you need Wayland-native remote desktop rather than X11-based sessions
- you want a lightweight browser-based remote desktop without installing clients
Facets
application · maturity stable
compression security gui developer-tools graphics cross-platform windows cross-platform vnc remote-desktop virtualgl ssh-tunneling 3d-visualization video-streaming remote-display linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc · fetched 2026-08-28 · f1f5828eedf0
- homepage: https://TurboVNC.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5b82799841f3
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 97789cc574d2
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Features · fetched 2026-08-29 · dd4b09a2cb2c
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Videos · fetched 2026-08-29 · 590b2c68a26d
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/ProfessionalServices · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7605b57fc35a
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Sponsors · fetched 2026-08-29 · 84aefe852fcb
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Software · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1396d46b4f93
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/TigerVNC · fetched 2026-08-29 · 822de19b21e3
- site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/MailingLists · fetched 2026-08-29 · 54609a3491cc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| TurboVNC/turbovnc | main | 90 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="TurboVNC/turbovnc")
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