TeamViewer
Shares rank 11 of 22 game streaming software by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 6
- approval share
- 54%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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Other game streaming software people recommend
The four most recommended other game streaming software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlight | 68 | 10 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Sunshine | 55 | 16 | 77% | 10 | — | Approved |
| RustDesk | 32 | 20 | 62% | 8 | — | — |
| Sunshine and Moonlight | 18 | 6 | 75% | 7 | 3 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| TeamViewerThis page | 7 | 6 | 54% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is fully closed source then and you never know what these clients really do!”
“Bye, bye, TeamViewer, Windows RDP, and RealVNC.”
“VNC/TeamViewer/Remote Desktop setups are all mediocre imho”
“Next they'll be installing a font like TeamViewer did”
“Endless chasing of the versions upgrades/matching, to the point of rendering itself unusable.”
“Both are so much better than Remote Desktop.”
“It even has a web client so you don't have to use Windows if you don't want to.”
“you can try it very easily yourself!”
“works, albeit annoying to use”
“specialized apps like Chrome Remote Desktop, TeamViewer, or Microsoft Remote Desktop”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.