127kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · AndroidAGPL-3.0App
RustDesk is a free program that lets you view and control another computer over the internet. It is for people who need remote access to their own machines or to help others with theirs.
7.5kActiveWindows · Mac · Linux · AndroidApache-2.0Runs on your own server
MeshCentral is a web-based tool for remotely managing and controlling computers over a local network or the internet. You run its server yourself, install a small agent on each computer, and then control those computers from a browser.
UltraVNC lets you see another Windows computer's screen on your own screen and control it with your mouse and keyboard, over a network or the internet. It is aimed at IT staff, help desks and people who want to reach their home PC from elsewhere.
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Read the list of open-source alternatives at https://opensourceeverything.org/data/groups/remote-desktop.json. Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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Here is a list of open-source alternatives to AnyDesk, from Open Source Everything (CC BY-SA 4.0):
- RustDesk (AGPL-3.0, https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk; replaces fully): RustDesk is a free program that lets you view and control another computer over the internet. It is for people who need remote access to their own machines or to help others with theirs.
- MeshCentral (Apache-2.0, https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral; replaces fully): MeshCentral is a web-based tool for remotely managing and controlling computers over a local network or the internet. You run its server yourself, install a small agent on each computer, and then control those computers from a browser.
- UltraVNC (GPL-3.0, https://github.com/ultravnc/UltraVNC; replaces fully): UltraVNC lets you see another Windows computer's screen on your own screen and control it with your mouse and keyboard, over a network or the internet. It is aimed at IT staff, help desks and people who want to reach their home PC from elsewhere.
Compare it with my project or idea below. Tell me which projects overlap, what I could reuse instead of rewriting, and what mine does that none of them do.
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