TightVNC Documentation

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Important Note

Currently, the documentation is incomplete. Please read the official VNC documentation and FAQ for a description of features common to both the standard VNC and TightVNC. Also, we would be happy if somebody would like to help with the documentation (we are not native English speakers, maintaining documentation is not easy for us).

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question about TightVNC, or experience a problem, the first place you might want to look is the TightVNC FAQ (under construction!).

Windows Version

A brief document covering TightVNC installation and use in Windows systems:

• TightVNC for Windows: Installation and Getting Started

The documents included into the source distribution:

• BUILDING.txt
• BUILDING-bcc32.txt

Unix Version

If your OS is compatible with Red Hat Linux 7.x, you don't have to compile the code yourself, as there are RPM packages available. For other Unix users, here is the README file from the source distribution describing how to build and install the Unix version:

• Unix Installation Help

Each program found in the Unix TightVNC distribution has a corresponding manual page:

• vncviewer (1)
• vncserver (1)
• Xvnc (1)
• vncpasswd (1)
• vncconnect (1)

Java Viewer

Here is the README file from the Java Viewer distribution which describes all parameters supported in the TightVNC Java Viewer:

• Java viewer README