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> Seems the only correct way of using TeamViewer is to uninstall it and never use it again. For anyone seeking alternatives, I found NoMachine[0] to be the clo

> Seems the only correct way of using TeamViewer is to uninstall it and never use it again. For anyone seeking alternatives, I found NoMachine[0] to be the closest free remote desktop experience similar to TeamViewer. My criteria was essentially: - free tier like TeamViewer, but with no nagging - needed to "feel" fast and responsive like TV, which I wasn't getting with every VNC/RDP flavor - autoscaling resolution, or the option to have native resolution with "black bars" viewport when window is maximized - option for shared clipboard (so copy/paste works between machines) - file drag/drop between machines The only thing NoMachine doesn't support is automatic tunneling; you need to connect with IP:Port similar to RDP. But I let that slide because all the other TeamViewer-like features were supported. [0] https://www.nomachine.com/ https://www.nomachine.com/

bick_nyers 5y ago
If your host PC has an NVIDIA GPU, I strongly recommend Moonlight. It's for game streaming, but you can pass it an .exe to enable desktop streaming, and it is much better quality, latency, and bandwidth than any remote desktop experience I have tried. I'm pretty sure you can't use Linux as a host machine though, which really sucks.
- xnyan 5y ago
  Second for moonlight. NVIDIA pulls the data right from the GPU framebuffer and compresses in-hardware. There are solutions that offer better quality (if you're a pro streamer it may not be rightfor you), but at the cost of more CPU and latency.
- neurostimulant 5y ago
  > I'm pretty sure you can't use Linux as a host machine though, which really sucks. There is a moonlight host for linux called Sunshine [1]. Works great on Ubuntu and Arch. Just note that it'll use software encoding unless your nvidia driver is patched to enable NvFBC, using nvlax or nvidia-patch [2]. But for non-gaming use, software encoding is more than sufficient with minimal latency compared to vnc. [1] https://github.com/loki-47-6F-64/sunshine https://github.com/loki-47-6F-64/sunshine [2] https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch
nyuszika7h 5y ago
> The only thing NoMachine doesn't support is automatic tunneling; you need to connect with IP:Port similar to RDP That's a major drawback, especially when you're trying to help non-tech-savvy people. You have to explain to them how to port forward or set up something like ngrok (just do it for them via TeamViewer - oh wait)
- degenerate 5y ago
  Yeah, I still use TeamViewer portable to help friends and family. For my own work purposes, I've switched to NoMachine.

bick_nyers 5y ago

If your host PC has an NVIDIA GPU, I strongly recommend Moonlight. It's for game streaming, but you can pass it an .exe to enable desktop streaming, and it is much better quality, latency, and bandwidth than any remote desktop experience I have tried. I'm pretty sure you can't use Linux as a host machine though, which really sucks.

xnyan 5y ago
Second for moonlight. NVIDIA pulls the data right from the GPU framebuffer and compresses in-hardware. There are solutions that offer better quality (if you're a pro streamer it may not be rightfor you), but at the cost of more CPU and latency.
neurostimulant 5y ago
> I'm pretty sure you can't use Linux as a host machine though, which really sucks. There is a moonlight host for linux called Sunshine [1]. Works great on Ubuntu and Arch. Just note that it'll use software encoding unless your nvidia driver is patched to enable NvFBC, using nvlax or nvidia-patch [2]. But for non-gaming use, software encoding is more than sufficient with minimal latency compared to vnc. [1] https://github.com/loki-47-6F-64/sunshine https://github.com/loki-47-6F-64/sunshine [2] https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch

nyuszika7h 5y ago

> The only thing NoMachine doesn't support is automatic tunneling; you need to connect with IP:Port similar to RDP That's a major drawback, especially when you're trying to help non-tech-savvy people. You have to explain to them how to port forward or set up something like ngrok (just do it for them via TeamViewer - oh wait)

degenerate 5y ago
Yeah, I still use TeamViewer portable to help friends and family. For my own work purposes, I've switched to NoMachine.