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any1/wayvnc

A VNC server for wlroots based Wayland compositors observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/any1/wayvnc · C · ISC (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

91/100

  • Activity 95
  • Release rhythm 80
  • 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: 72
  • age_days: 2523
  • days_rel: 55
  • days_push: 32
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1807 stars · 98 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

wayvnc is a VNC server for wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as sway. It attaches to a running Wayland session, exposes the display via the RFB protocol, and supports headless sessions.

Use cases

  • remotely control my sway desktop over vnc
  • share a wayland session screen with a vnc client
  • run a headless wayland session and connect remotely
  • vnc server for wlroots compositors
  • access my linux desktop from another machine
  • remote desktop on wayland without gnome or kde

When to choose

  • you use sway or another wlroots-based Wayland compositor
  • you need a lightweight VNC server that attaches to an existing Wayland session
  • you want to run a headless Wayland session accessible via VNC

When to avoid

  • you run GNOME, KDE, or Weston, which are not supported
  • you need a cross-platform remote desktop solution for Windows or macOS
  • you need features like session recording or multi-display exposure

Facets

application · maturity active

http-server security desktop-applications self-hosted cross-platform vnc wayland wlroots sway rfb remote-access headless remote-desktop linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
any1/wayvncmain91

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