TightVNC Java Viewer

TightVNC Java Viewer is a Java-based software application which gives you the possibility to connect to a remote computer and view its desktop. It comes packed with several handy settings that should be easy to figure out by users.

No installation necessary, aside from Java

As long as you have Java installed on the PC, there are no other setups necessary. You can just drop the program files to a custom location on the HDD and click the JAR file to launch the tool.
Another possibility is to save it to a USB flash drive to be able to directly launch it on any PC effortlessly. Plus, it does not add new entries to the Windows registry or Start menu.

Quick configuration for remote connection

At startup, TightVNC Java Viewer shows a small window with a plain look and neatly organized structure, where you are required to specify the remove host address and port number to connect to.

Configure connection settings

Additionally, you can use SSH tunneling by setting the server, port number and user name, choose the preferred encoding method and color format, set the custom compression level, as well as allow JPEG and tweak the quality level, along with CopyRect encoding.
Several restrictions may be imposed. For example, you can only view the remote desktop (inputs will be ignored) and disable Clipboard transfers. You can also set the mouse cursor and its shape, as well as request a shared session.
The remote desktop can be viewed in a normal-sized frame, where you can refresh content and send a Ctrl+Alt+Del signal.

Evaluation and conclusion

We have not come across any stability issues in our tests, since TightVNC Java Viewer did not hang, crash or pop up error messages. It has a good response time and runs on low CPU and RAM, so its impact on PC performance is minimal.
All in all, TightVNC Java Viewer comes packed with some handy settings for remotely connecting to a computer to view its desktop, accessible to all Java users.