# TeamViewer

7 Hacker News commenters recommended TeamViewer and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend TeamViewer as an easy remote desktop tool with a web client that works without Windows; critics find it annoying to use and closed source.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [RustDesk](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rustdesk.md): 32 recommend
- [Microsoft Remote Desktop](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-remote-desktop.md): 10 recommend
- [GNOME Remote Desktop](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gnome-remote-desktop.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.teamviewer.com/en-us/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TeamViewer", https://hackerapproved.com/p/teamviewer/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).