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Beta Releases

Newer versions with many new features, but also potentially more bugs, may be found here (if this directory is empty, there is no beta available)

Source

The source for Window Switch, Xpra and many other components can be found here, for more information see the development pages.


windows Windows

Simply download and run this installer.
The application will appear in your system tray once started. (Windows Vista and Windows 7 may require that you "unhide" it for easier access)
The server is limited to exporting the local display in full, you will not be able to launch individual applications or remote desktops when connected to a Microsoft Windows computer.

linux Linux

mac os x Mac OS X

  • For newer Intel based Macs, download this disk image
  • For older PowerPC based Macs, download this disk image (no longer updated/supported)
You can run the application directly from the disk image or copy it to your hard disk.

Note: this is a work in progress and may not be quite as stable as the other platforms.
You can also find checksums and raw archives here

android Android (beta)

This version is a work-in-progress and is not available through the android market.
You will need to download:

To install these packages, you may need to enable "unknown sources" (in the phone's "Settings" for "Applications")

bsd FreeBSD

You can find some (generally old) pre-built binaries here.
Check the build instructions to install from source and also to ensure that all the required libraries are present.

(there are no TigerVNC server binaries at present as it fails to build, but you should be able to use the standard Xvnc server in its place)

opensolaris OpenSolaris

You can find some (generally very old) pre-built binaries here.
Check the build instructions to install from source and also to ensure that all the required libraries are present.

(there are no TigerVNC server binaries at present as it fails to build, but you should be able to use the standard Xvnc server in its place)

java Generic Java Client (alpha)

For unsupported platforms which have access to a Java virtual machine, you can use the Java Client.

package Installation from source for other platforms

This software uses distutils to install, which means that you should be able to install from source on any platform which has the required dependencies.

see here for more detailed instructions.

Once installed, the Window-Switch client software will be shown in your application/start menu.
See usage information for more details.