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Chrome Remote Desktop 
Apr 3, 2018
TeamViewer
Sep 12, 2017
Remmina
Feb 27, 2018
KRDC
Feb 22, 2018
X2Go
Jan 13, 2018
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Chrome Remote Desktop 

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Simple set-up 

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All you need to do is install a Chrome extension.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Cross-platform 

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Works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Completely free 

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There are no restrictions on how you use it.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Impressively fast 

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Faster than most similar applications.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Single user only 

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If multiple users want to connect to a device, they have to take turns.
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TeamViewer

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Free for personal use

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As long as you don't use TeamViewer for commercial use, it's free.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Cross-platform

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Works on Windows, Linux, OS X, iOS and Android. Works seamlessly independent of platform and accessible for web, mobile, and desktop app usage.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Good docs on installing on a variety of distros

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TeamViewer provides rpm (RedHat, CentOS, Fedora, SUSE ) and deb (Debian, Mint, Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu) packages along with installation instructions for those distributions. An archive that contains only the files without an installer is available and can be run without installation as long as t...
Andris Pelcbergs
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Clipboard passthrough 

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Things that you copy to your clipboard (ctrl + c), can be pasted on the remote computer (ctrl + v).
Andris Pelcbergs
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Two-step authentication support 

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In tandem with TeamViewer mobile app, you can choose to set up two-factor authentication.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Supports multiple remote sessions 

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You can connect to multiple computers at the same time and navigate them via tabs.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Wake-on-LAN  

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TeamViewer has the ability to wake up a sleeping computer and return it to sleep state on disconnect.
Andris Pelcbergs
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File sharing 

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You can transfer files over TeamViewer simply by dragging and dropping.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Naggy

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Each time the application is in the process of being closed it stops to try to sell you the paid version.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Proprietary

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thermoplastics
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Compromised leading to many users having their personal information stolen

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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.
Andris Pelcbergs
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Poor performance

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TeamViewer is powered by Wine, an emulator, on Linux and as such it runs slower than a native application would.
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Remmina

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ElectronWill
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Straightforward user interface

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It's easy and fast to find what you want, nice for daily use.
Alex
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All connections are organized in groups

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All connection profiles can be neatly organized into groups, making managing a large of machines simple.
Alex
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You can manually adjust the quality of connection

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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.
Alex
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Supports multiple remote desktop protocols

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Remmina supports a number of protocols for accessing remote desktops - RDP, SSH, XDMCP, NX, and SPICE.
Chloe Montanez
Nacho
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No RDP server, only client.

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Remmina is only a remote client (VNC, RDP). It has no server features.
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KRDC

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Free & Open Source

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KRDC is free and open-source under GPL.
André Figueiredo
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Tabbed Interface

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André Figueiredo
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Client only

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If you are looking for a complete client-server solution, it isn't for you as it requires server pre-configured.
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X2Go

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Open source

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Endolith
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Has the ability to disconnect and reconnect to a session

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Chloe Montanez
Endolith
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Works well over both low bandwidth and high bandwidth connections

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Chloe Montanez
Endolith
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Secured by SSH

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Chloe Montanez
Nacho
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Undocumented features

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X2Go have very interesting features but they are not documented, or they are poorly documented, which makes difficult to use.
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NoMachine

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Free for personal use

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Can be used to remotely access any number of devices on your LAN

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ReflectiveTonacacihuatl
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It is really fast

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You can, for example, watch movies or play games.
Chloe Montanez
ReflectiveTonacacihuatl
Kristian Nejsum
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Remote access to devices outside your LAN requires enterprise license

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Ammyy Admin

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pICO
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Customizable

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pICO
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Not expensive for pro

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pICO
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No installation require

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You just need to share your .exe file.
pICO
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Easy to use

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pICO
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Non-existent support

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pICO
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Slow interactions

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pICO
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Non-secure website

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Endi Sukaj
pICO
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Can only be used through Wine

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Only for Windows.
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Splashtop

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Free to use for personal use

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Easy to use

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Andris Pelcbergs
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Can't transfer files

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Remmina
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Remmina is and has been a perfect remote desktop client for my personal and professional use.
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 All connections are organized in groups
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 You can manually adjust the quality of connection
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 Supports multiple remote desktop protocols
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