Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer? • Hacker News Board

Cosigning. Works great on Windows, Mac, and Android (client only). It's been around for 12 years and has actually improved in the switch from Android native app to web app. Amazing testament to what web apps are now capable of.

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by ahofmann » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:29 PM UTC

incahoots wrote: post #22

I’m a fan of RustDesk for my IT consulting needs. https://rustdesk.com/

This was downvoted, why?

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by archfrog » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:29 PM UTC

BuildTheRobots wrote: post #4

AnyDesk seems like the most obvious drop-in replacement. It's not awful either, I've used it for remote video editing quite successfully. I'm less thrilled that for both AD and TV the client and server is the same application. I want to be able to connect to other people's computers without ever having something hook into or have the possibility to display my own desktop.

I agree fully with you. AnyDesk is pretty cool and mostly works well.

There's a small trick you can use: Run but don't install AnyDesk, that way it won't install its services and so on.

Simply don't ever click on the "Install" button in the app.

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by oldandboring » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:30 PM UTC

Chrome Remote Desktop.

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by inhumantsar » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:31 PM UTC

neon5077 wrote: post #12

Try NoMachine. IME, performance is pretty sub-par, but if it's a once in a while thing you probably don't care that much. It's also got a "clean" and "modern" UI that would look right at home on a toddler's toy.

I've used nomachine quite a bit and I definitely wouldn't qualify its performance as sub-par, tho I have no experience with TeamViewer.

it's not as good as parsec, but still much better than VNC, RDP and some of the other remote desktop software people have recommended.

imho the only bad thing about nomachine is the UI.

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by mlvljr » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:33 PM UTC

badbart14 wrote: post #6

frankjr wrote: post #3

I haven't tried it but there's https://remotedesktop.google.com

I've tried remote desktop, feel like its decently easy to use and works well enough (it might require a download, I forget)

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Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by systems » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:33 PM UTC

would webex free plan work you can share screens and she can give you control

Re: Ask HN: Free alternative to Teamviewer?

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Post by orev » Thu, Apr 11, 2024, 2:35 PM UTC

whitefang wrote: post #7

RDP built into windows should work well?

No. RDP exposed to the Internet will get hacked in a matter of hours.