What is the best alternative to Chrome Remote Desktop?
Pro File sharing
You can transfer files over TeamViewer simply by dragging and dropping.
Pro Reliable
TeamViewer has been around since 2005 with an excellent track record.
Pro Free for personal use
As long as you don't use TeamViewer for commercial use, it's free.
Con Compromised leading to many users having their personal information stolen
Users are reporting that TeamViewer has been compromised, leading to these users having their personal computers and browsers used in a remote session in order to purchase copious amounts of online codes.
Con Naggy
Each time the application is in the process of being closed it stops to try to sell you the paid version.
Con Linux version's performance could be better
TeamViewer is powered by Wine, an emulator, on Linux and as such it runs slower than a native application would.
Pro Gesture support
There's gestures support on mobile devices for easier navigation.
Pro Cross-platform
Available for iOS, Android, Windows, OS X and Linux.
Con Too many variations of clients and servers (apps) and paid subscriptions to choose from for different scenarios
There's a host of downloads involved. It shouldn't be so complex to decide what software to download because of their respective services or featuresets. It should just be one client and one server with options to turn on or off different feature sets.
Pro Access through a website
You can access a computer that you've previously installed LogMeIn on from any computer that has an internet connection through their browser. There is nothing to install on the computer you are accessing from.
Pro Easy setup
To set up, you need to create an account on LogMeIn, download and run their software on the computer you wish to be able to access, and set the software to allow accessing that computer from the Internet.
Con The sound and chat can be buggy
The quality of the sound and chat is fairly inconsistent.
Pro Joining a meeting is straightforward
To join you need only enter a 9-digit code on the join.me website, that you get from the person sharing.
Pro Easy to set up
To start sharing, download and run a file from join.me. You'll be given a 9-digit code to share with anyone you wan't to be able to access your screen.
Pro Collaborative
You can give others the ability to control your screen.
Con Bought out by Logmein
Logmein is notorious for buying out small companies and disregarding the wants and needs of the customer base of the newly bought-out company.
Con No Linux support
Only available on Windows and OSX.
Pro Part of Windows
If you're on Windows XP or later, Remote Desktop Connection is already installed on your machine.
Pro Cross-platform
Works on Windows, OS X, iOS and Android.
Con It's not for screen sharing, but for remote management
Microsoft Remote Desktop is developed for mostly enterprise users for remote control, not to share the screen with a friend. It lacks firewall support, and is much more complicated to setup properly than some other apps, designed for fast and easy sharing.
Pro Freee / Paid licenses
A free seat license is offered to anyone who requests it on the product website. Paid license cost $24.95.
Pro Online collaboration / Presentation
You may share only one app or your entire desktop with up to 16 remote users. No plugins needed.
Pro Screen sharing
Besides the RDP mode, there is an VNC-like connection mode to share the desktop that is secure and fast.
Pro Very lightweight file size
At 1.1MB, it's a lightweight program that you can set up quickly.
Pro Free version has no time restrictions
The free version of the program has no time restrictions or nag screens, and you don't need to give your email when signing up.
Pro Cross-platform
Available for Windows, Mac OSX, Android, iOS, and Linux.
Con No whiteboard
There are no whiteboard tools for drawing on the screen in order to clarify points.
Con Unskippable tutorial
The app plays a 7 minute unskippable video tutorial once the first connection is established. Even closing the app and starting it back up doesn't skip the video.
Con Requires an account
Does not work without an account.
Pro User friendly
Discord follows the same type of interface design popularised by Slack, which is extremely clean and attractive, and doesn't clutter the interface with unnecessary chrome and cruft.
Pro Free for unlimited users
Unlimited amount of users.
Pro Can be used in browser
Users can invite others to join a Discord channel via a web link, which means no installation is required to use the software - which is one of the big typical barriers to entry for social software.
Con No self-hosting avaliable
Discord is wholly hosted by Discord (the company), you cannot run private instances, and all servers are hosted on their infrastructure. For most people, this won't really impact their usage.
Con Proprietary software
Discord is closed-source, meaning their code isn't available for inspection or reproduction
Con Developer's previous company was sued for privacy violations, among other things
See: http://classactionlawsuitsinthenews.com/class-action-lawsuit-complaints/openfeint-green-international-privacy-class-action-lawsuit-complaint/ https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/closing-letters/openfeint-inc Discord's privacy policy also states that while they might not se...
Pro Straightforward user interface
It's easy and fast to find what you want, nice for daily use.
Pro All connections are organized in groups
All connection profiles can be neatly organized into groups, making managing a large of machines simple.
Pro You can manually adjust the quality of connection
To more effectively manage the available bandwidth, you can change the speed of your connection. This lets you sacrifice some of the quality of multimedia in favor of more speed.
Con No RDP server, only client.
Remmina is only a remote client (VNC, RDP). It has no server features.
Pro Other useful functions
ApowerMirror also supports to record screen, control phone from PC, take screenshots, and mirror system sound to PC.
Pro High resolution
The mirroring screen on PC is high quality, and we can adjust the resolution.
Con Spends lots of battery
It drains the phone battery very quickly.
Con Installs 3rd party software
It installs the 3rd party software Bonjour, which works permanently as a service in the background.
Pro Mobile support
Hangouts offers both an Android and iOS app so users can participate from nearly any mobile device in addition to his Desktop.
Pro Screen sharing
Any user can share his screen (or only a specific desktop or window) while still continuing an audio conversation.
Pro Free group video support
Hangouts works with up to 10 participants using video out of the box or up to 15 if you are a business, government or school. It determines who is the primary speaker at any given time, and the camera view automatically switches to that user.
Con Poor video call quality
Only goes up to 720p30 + low bitrate.
Pro Easily connect with others due to how popular the service is
There's a good chance that whoever you're trying to reach has Skype already set up and familiar with it, avoiding the hassle of installing and getting to know new software.
Pro Screen sharing
You can show your whole desktop, a select part of the screen or a specific window over Skype.
Pro Cross-platform
There's software for Windows, Mac & Linux and apps are available on iPhone, Android, and Windows Phone.
Con Plagued by bugs on all platforms
Crashes and other bugs are prevalent on Android, Windows and other platforms.
Con Not a feasible alternative as a professional team chat
Missing key feature such as centralized mgmt, centralized billing, data retention policies, ...
Con Poor quality when screensharing
It is not possible to manually set resolution or bitrate, and Skype often defaults to a resolution so low that text is unreadable. It is also not possible to transfer control over mouse and keyboard.
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