TigerVNC
Shares rank 17 of 22 game streaming software by recommenders
Recommended as a dedicated VNC client that reduces latency compared with using a browser or other viewer, and as a reliable way to reach remote desktops over SSH tunnels.
Recommended as a dedicated VNC client that reduces latency compared with using a browser or other viewer, and as a reliable way to reach remote desktops over SSH tunnels.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
VNC itself is slow
“VNC is slow and inefficient”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Show HN: Running Linux GUI Apps on Android via Integrated TigerVNC and AOSP”
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 |
| TigerVNCThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the tigervnc viewer is good too... I patched it to make it handle larger desktops better”
“I can easily form an ssh tunnel to it and then use tigervnc on my workstation laptop.”
“VNC is slow and inefficient”
“Connect using a dedicated VNC client like TigerVNC. This reduces latency by roughly 50 ms.”
“then connect via tigervnc”
“Go look into tigervnc if you want to see the source.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.