# TurboVNC/turbovnc

Main TurboVNC repository

Repository: https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/turbovnc
Homepage: https://TurboVNC.org
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-20T14:01:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4054, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 121, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1031, forks 156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.141835+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: compression, security, gui
- domain: developer-tools, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: vnc, remote-desktop, virtualgl, ssh-tunneling, 3d-visualization, video-streaming, remote-display, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- TurboVNC/turbovnc (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.141835+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:25.239061+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TurboVNC/turbovnc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.141835+00:00, sha f1f5828eedf0)
  - homepage: https://TurboVNC.org (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.763610+00:00, sha 5b82799841f3)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Introduction (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.766160+00:00, sha 97789cc574d2)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Features (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.768156+00:00, sha dd4b09a2cb2c)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Videos (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.769989+00:00, sha 590b2c68a26d)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/ProfessionalServices (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.771589+00:00, sha 7605b57fc35a)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Sponsors (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.773364+00:00, sha 84aefe852fcb)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/Software (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.775271+00:00, sha 1396d46b4f93)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/TigerVNC (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.777009+00:00, sha 822de19b21e3)
  - site_page: https://turbovnc.org/About/MailingLists (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:48.779338+00:00, sha 54609a3491cc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.