VNC is platform-independent, which means it can easily be used across Mac, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi, and other platforms to share a desktop across different computers, and there are no limits in using VNC applications to connect to different computers on different platforms. It is pixel-based, which means it is more flexible than RDP.

Virtual Network Computing, or VNC, is a graphical desktop sharing system that lets its users remotely control a computer while the main user can interact and watch. Being Microsoft’s proprietary protocol, RDP works only with Windows systems, although the client is available for nearly all operating systems such as Mac, Android, and Linux. RDP is usually intended for 1:1 usage, and many remote computers can share the resources of a main computer through different profiles. Remote Desktop Protocol, or RDP, is a proprietary protocol that allows its users to graphically control a remote computer.

Luckily, this is all possible using either RDP or VNC, so let’s break down the two methods so you can see their similarities and differences. Maybe you need to retrieve work files and documents or quickly take control of a co-worker’s computer for ad-hoc support.

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