gtk-vnc ☆

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Description:
VNC viewer widget for GTK

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: vnc gtk remote-desktop networking gui

Install: brew install gtk-vnc

About:
GtkVnc provides a GTK widget that acts as a VNC client, allowing developers to embed remote desktop viewing capabilities directly into their applications. It leverages the GTK drawing primitives to render the remote framebuffer and forwards user input events back to the VNC server. This library is essential for building integrated virtualization management tools or remote support solutions on Linux desktop environments.

Key Features:

Native GTK widget for seamless GUI integration
Supports standard VNC protocol features including clipboard sharing
Built on the libvncclient library for robust connectivity
Provides GObject introspection bindings for modern development

Use Cases:

Embedding a VNC client window within custom virtualization managers like GNOME Boxes
Building proprietary remote technical support tools for Linux desktops
Creating kiosk systems that display remote content

Alternatives:

Remmina – Remmina is a full-featured standalone application, whereas GtkVnc is a library for building custom applications.
libvncclient – GtkVnc is built on top of libvncclient but adds specific GTK+ GUI integration and event handling.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 10:49pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	17761ed4
Jan 11, 2025 3:46pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	a01c3257