WayVNC
Shares rank 17 of 22 game streaming software by recommenders
Free VNC server for Wayland desktops that people recommend for remote access, including headless setups. Support depends on the compositor, so it works with many but not all Wayland compositors.
Free VNC server for Wayland desktops that people recommend for remote access, including headless setups. Support depends on the compositor, so it works with many but not all Wayland compositors.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good answer for Wayland VNC
“But wayvnc is a good answer to the question, even including that caveat.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Wayland-Exclusive in Dropping X11 Session Support” Works with many Wayland compositors
“For VNC, it really depends on your compositor, but wayvnc works for many of them.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X server and Xwayland” Used on headless setups
“Of course there is, waypipe, ssh -X, wayVNC on a headless cage”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Stop Making TUIs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Depends on your Wayland compositor
“For VNC, it really depends on your compositor, but wayvnc works for many of them.”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 in “X.org Security Advisory: multiple security issues X.Org X server and Xwayland” “But wayvnc is a good answer to the question, even including that caveat.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Wayland-Exclusive in Dropping X11 Session Support”
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 |
| WayVNCThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Of course there is, waypipe, ssh -X, wayVNC on a headless cage”
“But wayvnc is a good answer to the question, even including that caveat.”
“For VNC, it really depends on your compositor, but wayvnc works for many of them.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.