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Spec sheet

Purpose
TurboVNC is a VNC derivative tuned for high performance with 3D and video workloads.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Free plan
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · turbovnc.org
Integrations
The site lists VirtualGL, noVNC, LibVNC, TigerVNC, and UltraVNC among software that integrates with or uses TurboVNC.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Security
The viewer supports SSH tunneling, multi-level SSH tunneling, TLS encryption, and configurable authentication policies.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Access mode
bothRead 20 Sep 2026 · turbovnc.org
Browser access
Built-in WebSockets support allows noVNC and other browser-based VNC viewers to connect without a proxy.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Community support
Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, openSUSE, Ubuntu interim releases, and other listed open source environments receive community-level support.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Compression
TurboVNC uses accelerated Tight encoding and SIMD-accelerated JPEG and zlib processing.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
GPU workloads
Integration with VirtualGL enables GPU-accelerated OpenGL for an entire TurboVNC session.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Intended use
The project describes TurboVNC with VirtualGL as a solution for remotely displaying 3D applications over different types of networks.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Operating systems
Officially supported systems include RHEL and Ubuntu LTS on x86-64 and AArch64, macOS for the viewer, and Windows for the viewer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Professional services
Paid professional services include custom features, environment integration, performance evaluation, and enterprise or long-term support.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Release integrity
The project says files in each official release are signed and provides instructions for verifying release signatures.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Remote display
It sends remote framebuffer updates using the RFB protocol and is compatible with other VNC distributions that support Tight encoding.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Support limits
Enterprise Linux other than RHEL derivatives and Ubuntu LTS, and architectures other than x86-64 and AArch64, require a paid support contract for testing and support.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org
Supported platforms
Linux,macOS,Windows,web browserRead 20 Sep 2026 · turbovnc.org
Two-factor authentication
The server can use the OATH Toolkit PAM module to add TOTP-based two-factor authentication.Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org

Plans and prices

TurboVNC Free Free of charge; sponsorship and paid support services are available Read 12 Oct 2026 · turbovnc.org

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